# Launching productions

## Overview

This page covers **all aspects related to production launch**, including the process of launching products, working with launched production items, and handling performers in the production process. 

You will learn how to create and configure products for launch, manage launched production items, and assign and track performers. 

By reading this article, learn how to launch production, manage its elements, and optimize the work of performers in the production process.

## Product Launching 

Working with productions is the most interesting thing. But first, the production needs to be launched. 

<figure><img src="/files/q7eWRKuJcIT4Mvuj9lcp" alt=""><figcaption><p>Product Launch modal window</p></figcaption></figure>

Production launch can happen in following ways:

* by pressing “In progress” status from “To do” on the production item
* by pressing Launch button in More actions menu on on the production item
* by pressing “Add and Launch” button on the “New production” pop-up
* by pressing “Start” button on a production workflow canvas
* by pressing “Status” icon on a production workflow canvas
* by pressing Launch button after multi select function

{% hint style="warning" %}
New production can be launched only for products/components with active items: product, version, configuration, workflow and variant.
{% endhint %}

**Let get closer to one of the way:**&#x20;

1. Open Production page.
2. Click on production status and change it from "To do" to "In progress".
3. In lauch modal window select following parametrs - version, configuration, variant, workflow, production method.
4. Select the same parametr for components.
5. Check your product before launchig.
6. Click on "Lauch" button for saving.

{% hint style="info" %}
The system selects the same variants for the components of the main production if they are identical.&#x20;

For example, for the S/Red main production and the S/Red component. And S/Red and Red/S will be considered different.
{% endhint %}

{% @arcade/embed flowId="HXD9SiiqJoGHOeET2j8e" url="<https://app.arcade.software/share/HXD9SiiqJoGHOeET2j8e>" %}

{% hint style="info" %}
By default, the latest published production version, the first configuration, and the first available workflow are pulled up.
{% endhint %}

**Let's consider other ways to lauch productions:**

* by pressing Launch button in More actions menu on on the production item

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* by pressing “Add and Launch” button on the “New production” pop-up

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* by pressing “Start” button on a production workflow canvas

{% @arcade/embed flowId="ElQ2rdYWK32hBLXUUE6V" url="<https://app.arcade.software/share/ElQ2rdYWK32hBLXUUE6V>" %}

* by pressing Launch button after multi select function

{% @arcade/embed flowId="exkEiYwQFsdGGyeTPTpm" url="<https://app.arcade.software/share/exkEiYwQFsdGGyeTPTpm>" %}

## Default info about launched production item

* Production in To do status and newly launched production always have 0% progress bar

<figure><img src="/files/lhX06jpJGHc8qVTrKvJv" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* A production progress bar has the same color as a status icon.

<figure><img src="/files/HQdeqnHnC1lJPpyDstEp" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* The progress bar formula (%): 100% / number of all tasks in production) \* number of tasks in Done/From stock/Canceled statuses (*include tasks inside components)*.

<figure><img src="/files/S8iKIVYcXxk3aKiD8ms9" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* The progress bar of a component is calculated according to the component's readiness and affects the progress bar of the entire production.

<figure><img src="/files/9amTS1gAr4NUZd74easm" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* By default, the production priority is medium and priority changes are not inherited by all components or tasks.&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/mDlQ1KgEL3gzPS6d8Je9" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* By default, the order's priority is medium and changes in priority are followed by all production components.&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/UykB6uSo25S9z1wvstSw" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* Hesh calculates and shows "Time spent" information on every press of Info button.

<figure><img src="/files/efUfcaZKjdg9S9JqQHjO" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Learn more about each part of the Hesh functionality in the articles ahead...


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