Manufacturing instructions, finally seen by the people who build it
Categorized, prioritized notes on Manufacturing Orders, Work Orders and component lines — with reusable templates, BOM auto-population and a branded QR print report, so critical instructions never get lost between the planner and the floor.
The problem
Odoo's native notes are order-scoped and buried in a single free-text tab. A raw-material substitution, a quality spec, or a rework instruction gets said out loud or scrawled on paper — and never reaches the operator who needs it. There is no line-level detail, no urgency signal, and no record of who wrote what.
The solution
Manufacturing Order Notes adds a structured notes layer across Orders, Work Orders and component lines — categorized, prioritized, template-driven and inline-visible on the forms your team already uses. Standing BOM instructions auto-populate onto every relevant order, and a branded QR-linked report carries them to the paper floor.
Everything a note needs to be seen
Every capability below is implemented in the module.
Line-Level Notes on MOs, Work Orders & Components
Attach instructions to the exact order, work order, or raw/finished product line they concern — not one order-wide text box.
Categorized & Prioritized
Classify every note by type — quality issue, rework, material shortage — so operators triage urgent warnings first.
Reusable Note Templates
Save standing instructions once and apply them to any order in one click instead of retyping them every time.
BOM Standing Notes, Auto-Populated
Attach recurring product instructions to the Bill of Materials; they copy onto every relevant Manufacturing Order automatically.
Inline Visibility on the MO Form
A Notes page, a smart button with review count, and per-line note icons keep instructions visible without hunting through tabs.
Has-Notes & Review Indicators on Lists
MO and Work Order list views show note counts and outstanding-review badges at a glance.
Review Workflow
Flag a note as needing review and mark it reviewed with one click, so nothing waits unnoticed.
Attachments & Chatter
Attach reference photos or PDFs to a note and track every edit through Odoo's chatter and message log.
Branded QR Print Report
Print a production note grouped by Order, Work Order and Component with priority badges and a QR code linking back to the digital MO.
How it works
Categorize & Write
Create a note on the MO, a Work Order, or a component line; pick a category and priority.
Reuse or Auto-Populate
Apply a saved template, or let standing BOM notes populate automatically when the order is created.
Surface & Review
Operators see notes inline on the form, in list badges, and on the Work Order screen; mark them reviewed as they act on them.
Print & Carry to the Floor
Generate the branded, QR-linked production note for paper-driven work centers, batch-printable across orders.
Frequently asked
No sales fog. If your question isn't here, email us and we'll answer it the same way.
No. It adds a dedicated, structured notes layer — categories, priorities, templates and scope — alongside chatter, which continues to track message history and attachments as usual.
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Manufacturing Order Notes
Categorized, prioritized notes on manufacturing orders, work orders and component lines, with reusable templates, BOM standing notes auto-populated, list indicators, a review workflow, attachments and a branded QR print report.
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