# Manage the production order

> Users can manage the Production Order by creating, editing, and monitoring all production activities efficiently.

Source: https://docs.vestislabs.com/production/manage-the-production-order/

**Where to find it:** Production → Order Management
**Requires:** permission `VIEW_BRAND_PRODUCTION`

## Open the actions menu

On the **Production Orders** page, select the three-dot action button at the end of the order's row.

There are **three action buttons** available to manage your production orders:

1. **View/Edit** **–** Open and modify the details of the selected production order.
2. **Purchase Orders** **–** View or create related purchase orders for the selected production.
3. **Delete –** Remove the selected production order from the list permanently.

![The three-dot menu of an order with View/Edit, Purchase Orders, Materials Breakdown and Delete](https://docs.vestislabs.com/assets/production/assets/manage-the-production-order/60-menu.webp)

> [!NOTE]
> **Delete** only appears for users with the **Delete** production permission. If the materials breakdown feature is switched on for your brand, a fourth action, **Materials Breakdown**, appears between **Purchase Orders** and **Delete**.

## View or edit an order

Click **View/Edit**. The order details open in a dialog with six tabs: **Overview**, **Items & Details**, **Production Status**, **Purchase Order**, **Communication** and **Shipping**. The order number is the title of the dialog, and the order's status, health and priority badges sit beside it.

The buttons at the bottom of the dialog are **Close**, **Update actual date**, **Confirm with supplier**, **Amend agreed dates** and **Edit**. Some of them only appear for users with the right permission. See [View/edit the production order detail](https://docs.vestislabs.com/production/view-edit-the-production-order-detail/).

## View the purchase orders of an order

Click **Purchase Orders**. A dialog opens with the purchase orders for the order: the **Purchase Order No.**, **Created At** and **Actions** for each. See [Purchase orders](https://docs.vestislabs.com/production/purchase-order-manage/).

## Delete an order

1. **Open the actions menu**
   Select the three-dot action button on the row of the order you want to remove.

   ![The three-dot action button at the end of the order row](https://docs.vestislabs.com/assets/production/assets/manage-the-production-order/61-actions-button.webp)

2. **Click "Delete"**
   Click **Delete**, shown in red at the bottom of the menu.

   ![The Delete item in red at the bottom of the three-dot menu](https://docs.vestislabs.com/assets/production/assets/manage-the-production-order/62-delete-action.webp)

3. **Confirm the deletion**
   The **Delete Production Order** dialog asks: "Are you sure you want to delete this production order? This action cannot be undone." Click **Delete** to confirm, or **Cancel** to keep the order.

   ![The Delete Production Order dialog asking whether to delete the order, with Delete and Cancel](https://docs.vestislabs.com/assets/production/assets/manage-the-production-order/63-delete-confirmation.webp)

The order disappears from the list.

> [!WARNING]
> Deleting a production order cannot be undone.

## Select several orders

Each row has a checkbox, and the header checkbox selects every order on the current page. Your selection is kept when you move to another page, so you can combine orders from several pages. When at least one order is selected, a bar appears above the table with the number of selected orders and these buttons:

- **Clear selection** – Unselect all orders.
- **Materials Breakdown** – Show the materials the selected orders need together. Only shown when the materials breakdown feature is on. See [Materials breakdown](https://docs.vestislabs.com/production/materials-breakdown/).
- **Delete** – Delete all selected orders. Only shown to users with the **Delete** production permission.

### Delete several orders

1. **Select the orders**
   Check the box at the start of each row you want to remove.

   ![Two orders checked in the list, with the selection bar above the table](https://docs.vestislabs.com/assets/production/assets/manage-the-production-order/64-select-orders.webp)

2. **Click "Delete"**
   Click **Delete** in the selection bar.

   ![The selection bar with the number of selected orders and the Clear selection, Materials Breakdown and Delete buttons](https://docs.vestislabs.com/assets/production/assets/manage-the-production-order/65-bulk-delete-button.webp)

3. **Confirm**
   The dialog is titled **Delete selected production orders?** (or **Delete selected production order?** for a single order). It says that it permanently deletes each production order and all order items on it, and that it cannot be undone. Click **Delete orders** (or **Delete order**) to confirm.

   ![The Delete selected production orders? dialog with the Delete orders button](https://docs.vestislabs.com/assets/production/assets/manage-the-production-order/66-bulk-delete-confirm.webp)

The orders are deleted one after another. When it finishes, a message tells you how many were deleted. If some orders could not be deleted, they stay selected so you can try again.