Production
Recording production steps
Working through a batch on the production floor: completing each stage's items, recording measurements, and handling critical control points.
Once a batch is in progress, you record production on the production floor, Crown's stage-by-stage view of the recipe. You complete each item as you do it, and Crown stamps who recorded it and when. When every item in a stage is done, the stage closes and the next one opens.
Completing items
Each stage lists its items in order. The control you get depends on the item type:
- Ingredient: select the lot you're using (see Assigning lots to a batch), enter the actual quantity, and complete. Crown deducts what you used from inventory.
- Task: read the instruction and mark it Done. If the task requires a photo, attach one before you can complete it.
- Measurement: enter the reading. Crown checks it against the item's range and won't let you complete the item until a value is entered.
- Wait / hold: start the hold, log any scheduled check-ins, and complete it when the time or condition is met.
- Verification: confirm the check.
- Timestamp: tap Record now to stamp the current time.
Required vs. optional items
Items the recipe marked as must-complete (or, for checks, required) have to be finished before the stage can close. Items marked optional show a Skip button; use it when the step doesn't apply to this run. Skipping is recorded, so the batch record reflects exactly what was and wasn't done.
Critical control points
A measurement flagged as a critical control point (CCP) is enforced.
Substituting an ingredient
If you have to swap an ingredient mid-run, use the Substitute option on the ingredient item and record the reason. Crown keeps the substitution on the batch record; any measurements that were tied specifically to the original ingredient are skipped automatically.
What's next
When every stage is complete, the batch is ready to wrap up. Select Enter yield & complete to record output and move toward release. See Releasing a batch.