Order statuses

Status	What it means
Draft	Not created yet: saved with Save draft.
Staged	Dropped off and waiting to be processed.
Processing	Being cut and wrapped.
Complete	Processing is done and every line is checked off.
Ready for pickup	The customer has been told the order is ready.
Picked up	The customer has collected it.
Canceled	Canceled. It can be restored to Staged.

Moving an order

Select the status pill on the order page to see the moves allowed from its status:

From	Moves
Staged	Start processing
Processing	Mark complete, Mark ready for pickup (skipping Complete), Back to staged
Complete	Mark ready for pickup, Back to processing
Ready for pickup	Mark picked up, Back to complete, Reopen (administrators only)
Picked up	Back to ready for pickup
Canceled	Restore to staged

Every status except Canceled offers Cancel order, which asks first.

What moves an order on its own

Entering every yield: when Save changes enters the last missing yielded weight on a Staged order, it moves to Processing.
Checking the last Ready box: each line has a Ready box that saves as soon as you check it. Checking the last one on a Processing order moves it to Complete, if it passes the check below.

Nothing moves an order to Ready for pickup on its own. Mark it ready when you're about to tell the customer.

The yield check

An order can only be marked Complete or Ready for pickup when every animal has a yielded weight, and its per-pound lines take all of that weight. If it doesn't pass, a message says what's missing, for example "Animal 1: Per-pound lines total 13.0 lb; the yield is 20.0 lb." See Yields and pounds.

Complete and Ready for pickup check off every line and lock the lines. Going back to Processing unlocks them.

Emails to the customer

Only two status changes email the customer, when you have their email:

Create order: the order confirmation.
Every move to Ready for pickup: the ready email, with the invoice when the order is already paid in full.