Production Maintenance
Vendor Products
Last Updated: July 15, 2026Go to Maintenance > Production > Vendor Products to open your vendor’s products. You can use these products in Production Orders.
Production Order Types
Last Updated: July 15, 2026NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. The software provides you with three production order types to start with but you can add others, for example “Restoration Order” or “Sports/Event Order.” Follow these steps to set up your production order types: Go to Maintenance > Production...
Production Statuses
Last Updated: July 15, 2026NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. HERE’S A FLASH FOR YOU! A production order is used to order prints from the lab or other products from your vendors. Where an invoice is used to record your client’s order with you, production orders are used...
Preproduction Statuses
Last Updated: July 15, 2026NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. HERE’S A FLASH FOR YOU! A preproduction order is used to record images being sent to the lab for processing and proofs being returned to your studio. Preproduction orders are created from the session record. In the same...
Reorder Reasons
Last Updated: July 15, 2026NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. Reorder reasons can be used to track various reasons why a reorder is necessary. A reorder reason can be chosen when creating a production order. By using a Dashboard report, you can see what trends are causing an...
Vendors
Last Updated: July 15, 2026Go to Maintenance > Production > Vendors to open your vendor list. Click New to add a new vendor or Delete to delete an existing listing. General: Enter your account number with the vendor, along with the vendor number, name, address, and any notes. If the vendor allows you to assign the order number or reference number, check Automatically Assign...