Progress parts (Workflows Backlog)

The Backlog is your production team’s command center. Found under Planning > Backlog, it provides a real-time, visual overview of all workstations and the parts assigned to them.

From this dashboard, you can:

• Track progress across all of your workstations in real time.
• Move parts through each stage of the workflow with full visibility and control.
• Scrap & reschedule parts for production with ease.

This guide explains how to track, progress, and scrap parts across your workstations.

Access the planning backlog

To open the backlog:

1. Navigate to Planning > Backlog from the main sidebar.
2. You’ll be taken to the production management dashboard, where you can view, track, and manage all workstation activity.

Backlog layout

The Backlog displays all workstations in an expandable accordion format.

Each workstation appears as a row that includes:

• Workstation name.
• Number of assigned parts.

Click a row to expand it and view the individual parts or groups present in that workstation.

Toggle between Part view and group view

The backlog supports two display modes:

• Part View shows individual parts with full detail — including thumbnails, order numbers, material specs, and customer. This view is ideal for managing parts one-by-one with complete traceability.
• Group View displays parts that are grouped and processed together. This view focuses on batch management, showing group-level data like total part count, unique geometries, and shared material specifications.

Each workstation row includes a toggle button to switch between View Parts and View Groups.

To make Groups the default view, see how to manage workstation settings.

Step 1. Progress parts to a workstation

This step covers how to move parts from your backlog into the next stage of production.

Part View

1. View assigned parts

   Click the Play button [▶] next to a workstation to see all assigned parts.

2. Move individual parts to the “Progressed Parts” swimlane for review

   Click the arrow icon [→] next to a part.

   If the part has multiple units, you can specify how many units to move.

Group View

1. View parts in a group

   Click the Green Play Button [▶] at the group level to open a focused view of all parts within that group.

2. Move individual parts to the “Progressed Parts” swimlane for review

   Click the arrow icon [→] next to a part.

   If the part has multiple units, you can specify how many units to move.

Step 2. Click Progress to send parts to the next workstation

Once you are ready, click the Progress button (top-right).

👉 This will send all items in the ”Progressed Parts” swim lane to their assigned workstation.

Fast-forward parts to the next workstation

Alternatively, you can skip manual steps and instantly move all parts in a group to the next workstation:

1. Click the Blue Double Play Button [▶▶].
2. In the confirmation modal, click Fast-forward to proceed.

All parts in the group will be sent to the next workstation.

⚠️ This option is only available when all parts in the group share the same next workstation.

Manage groups

Groups help organize parts into logical batches for production.

• Automatic group creation:

  When parts are moved to the ”Progressed Parts” swim lane, they're automatically grouped if no group exists. By default, all selected parts go into one group unless manually split.

• Create multiple groups:

  To organize parts into separate batches, click the + button next to the destination workstation— this is ideal for batching by material, priority, or processing time.

  

Workstation-specific integrations

Depending on the workstation type, you can:

• Download parts: Export part files as a ZIP archive, useful for offline or third-party processing.
• Upload 3MF/G-code: Download and Batch upload machine-ready files, commonly used in FDM or powder bed workflows.
• Use external integrations: Sync with external applications such as nesting software to optimize build preparation.

👉 For implementation examples, see our guides on Adding New Workstations and workflows for Powder Bed Printing and [FDM Printing](/workstations/workflow-example-fdm).

Scrap a part from a workstation

To scrap a part during production:

1. Click the red scrap icon [🗑️].

2. In the popup modal, enter the required details:

   1. Scrap Reason: For quality tracking and traceability.
   2. Schedule Replacement: Toggle to auto-create a replacement (enabled by default).
   3. Replacement Quantity: Adjust if different from the scrapped quantity.

3. Click Confirm to proceed.

   This will move the item to the “Progressed Parts” swim lane for review.

4. Once ready, click the Progress button (top-right).

   This will send all items in the “Progressed Parts” swim lane to their assigned workstation.

   Parts for which Schedule Replacement scheduled activated will be assigned to the first workstation of their workflow