# Scan work and record completion

Acquire a station, scan the order and save a production report for independent review.

Source: https://help.smartfact.ai/orders/guides/orders-record-production

Audience: Operator

Sam Ashworth is signed in with only the Operator role. This is a fictional Hartwell & Pryce Engineering example. Approved rules, a prepared source file and an issued two-unit order are already present. Every answer comes from the real product using isolated test services.

## Scan work and record completion

1. **Choose the floor menu**

   Choose the floor menu.

   Use the floor menu for your station and physical work.

2. **Open Workstation**

   Open Workstation.

   The office has issued this example work. Find the station assigned to you.

3. **Take control of your station**

   Take control of your station.

   Take control before reporting work. This prevents another sign-in from using the same station at once.

4. **Get ready to scan**

   Get ready to scan.

   Select the scan box. Scanning finds the work but does not record completion.

5. **Scan the order**

   Scan the order.

   Read the order reference and check that the work shown matches the item in front of you.

6. **Choose the fact you observed**

   Choose the fact you observed.

   Choose production completed only when the actual work is complete.

7. **Record whether the check passed**

   Record whether the check passed.

   Choose Satisfied for this completed fictional task. Do not use it to hide a problem.

8. **Name who observed the work**

   Name who observed the work.

   Keep the responsible person or source with the report.

9. **Add the evidence reference**

   Add the evidence reference.

   Use a reference the Supervisor can check.

10. **Record when the work was observed**

   Record when the work was observed.

   This example was checked at 10:00 UTC. Record the real observation time in normal use.

11. **Save the production report**

   Save the production report.

   Wait for the saved answer. A different Supervisor still needs to review this report.

12. **Hand over the station**

   Hand over the station.

   Release the station when the next person takes over. Your report remains in history.

[Watch or practise this chapter](https://help.smartfact.ai/orders/demo?guide=orders-record-production&chapter=record-production)

Keep accepted orders, issued packs, reviewed reports and physical departure separate. A demonstration is not permission to release customer work. Ask a Supervisor about a hold or unclear result.