Production worksheets give your production team a clear, printable summary of the job details required to complete an order accurately. Worksheets can be printed directly from Business Hub while reviewing a production job and are useful for production, packing, and quality-control workflows.
In This Article
- Prerequisites
- Why Print Production Worksheets
- Step 1: Open the Production Queue
- Step 2: Open the Production Job
- Step 3: Print the Production Worksheet
- Understanding Worksheet Print History
- Best-Practice Tips
- Troubleshooting
- FAQs
- Additional Resources
Prerequisites
- You must have Administrator, Production Manager, or Production Team permission to use this feature.
- The job must have the status, "Awaiting production"
Why Print Production Worksheets
Production worksheets help your team organize and process jobs consistently by providing the important production details in a single printable document.
- Give production staff quick access to artwork, quantities, sizing, colors, and job instructions.
- Support quality-control checks during production and packing.
- Provide a printed reference for shop-floor workflows.
- Help reduce mistakes caused by missing or incomplete job information.
- Record worksheet print activity for production visibility.
Step 1: Open the Production Queue
- Log into your DecoNetwork website.
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Browse to Business Hub → Production.
Open the Production page in Business Hub.
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Step 2: Open the Production Job
- Locate the production job you want to process.
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Click view beside the job.
Open the production job using the View command.
You can also click anywhere within the production job row to open the job details.
Step 3: Print the Production Worksheet
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Click on Production Worksheet in the Actions menu, then select Print.
Select the Print option from the Production Worksheet menu.
The system Print dialog will open.
Configure the print settings if required.
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Click OK or Print to print the worksheet.
Note: Production worksheets are generated in PDF format and can be printed or saved digitally.
Understanding Worksheet Print History
Whenever a production worksheet is printed or downloaded, DecoNetwork records the event against the production job.
A printer icon appears beside the order number on the Production page.
Hover over the printer icon to see when the worksheet was printed or downloaded.
- The date and time the worksheet was printed or downloaded are displayed.
- Multiple worksheet print events can be recorded for the same job.
Hover over the printer icon to view worksheet print history.
Best-Practice Tips
- Print worksheets after artwork approvals and production details have been finalized.
- Use printed worksheets as part of your production and quality-control process.
- Save worksheets as PDFs when sharing job details with remote staff.
- Review worksheet print history if a worksheet appears to have been printed more than once.
- Keep worksheet templates consistent so production staff know where to find key job details.
Troubleshooting
The Production Worksheet option is missing
- Check that your user account has permission to access production job actions.
- Confirm that the job is available in the production workflow.
The worksheet does not print
- Confirm that your printer is installed and available from your workstation.
- Try saving the worksheet as a PDF first to confirm that the worksheet generated correctly.
- Check your browser popup or PDF settings if the print dialog does not appear.
The print dialog does not appear
- Make sure your browser allows popups from your DecoNetwork website.
- Try using another supported browser, such as Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.
FAQs
Can I save the production worksheet as a PDF instead of printing it?
Yes. Use your system print dialog and select a PDF printer or Save as PDF option.
Does DecoNetwork track worksheet printing activity?
Yes. Each worksheet print or download event is recorded and can be viewed from the Production page by hovering over the printer icon beside the order number.
Can I customize the worksheet template?
Yes. Worksheet templates can be configured under Settings > Email & Order Templates > Order Templates > Edit (Worksheet).
Can I choose between different worksheet templates?
Yes. You can configure either Worksheet 001 or Worksheet 002 as the default worksheet template.
Can I use a variable in the order template to choose which worksheet template is printed?
No. There is no variable available for applying conditional logic in an order template to determine whether Worksheet 001 or Worksheet 002 is displayed. You can choose which worksheet template is used by configuring the default worksheet template under Settings > Email & Order Templates > Order Templates > Edit (Worksheet) > Default Template.
Additional Resources
- Download production worksheet (and production files)
- View production job history
- Using Barcodes in Order & Production Processing
- Business Hub Barcodes
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Comments
4 comments
is there a way get the field to use in the order template, so I can use it for some logic about how the worksheets are displayed once printed.
Hello Daniel Spooner,
Thanks for your question.
Just to confirm, it sounds like you are asking whether there is a template field/variable available that identifies which worksheet template (Worksheet 001 or Worksheet 002) is being used, so that you can apply conditional logic in the order template to control how the printed worksheet is displayed.
Currently, there is no variable available for use in the order template that exposes the selected worksheet template for conditional logic.
However, you can control which worksheet template is used by configuring the default worksheet template under:
Settings → Email & Order Templates → Order Templates → Edit (Worksheet) → Default Template
From there, you can choose either Worksheet 001 or Worksheet 002 as the default worksheet template.
If you need more advanced assistance with implementing a specific workflow, we recommend contacting our Client Services team for more in-depth support and guidance.
Hi
im just looking for the production staff account field or the downloaded field that i can add to y paperwork can you provide this ?
Thanks for clarifying, Daniel Spooner
You can include the assigned Production Staff Account name in the worksheet template using this following variable: item.production_team_member.
See this article for an example of how to add the production team member name to the worksheet template:
How to Include Production Team Member Name in the Worksheet Template
However, there is currently no variable available for the worksheet downloaded/printed status that can be added to the template.
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