Shop Floor Live: Colour Status Guide

Shop Floor Live uses colour highlighting to help you quickly identify operations and jobs that are approaching their estimated time, have exceeded their estimates, or may be at risk of missing delivery targets. The meaning of each colour depends on the tab and display option currently selected.

Live Operations Tab

On the Live Operations tab, colours compare an operation's actual time against its estimated time.

Indicator	Status	Meaning
🟩 Green	Within Estimate	Less than 80% of the operation's estimated time has been used.
🟨 Yellow / Amber	Approaching Estimate	Between 80% and 100% of the operation's estimated time has been used.
🟥 Red / Pink	Overrun	Actual time exceeds the operation's estimated time.
⬜ No Colour	No Time Status Applied	Both the operation and job estimates are zero, or the booking type is L.

Notes

At exactly 100% of the estimate, the operation remains yellow.
The row only turns red once the actual time exceeds the estimated time.

Example

For an operation estimated at 10 hours:

Actual Time	Colour
0 to 7.99 hours	🟩 Green
8 to 10 hours	🟨 Yellow
More than 10 hours	🟥 Red

Jobs Tab

On the Jobs tab, colours compare the total actual time spent on a job against the job's estimated time.

Indicator	Status	Meaning
🟩 Green	Within Estimate	Less than 80% of the job's estimated time has been used.
🟨 Yellow / Amber	Approaching Estimate	Between 80% and 100% of the job's estimated time has been used.
🟥 Red / Pink	Overrun	Actual time exceeds the job's estimated time.
⬜ No Colour	No Estimate	The job's estimated time is zero.

Notes

At exactly 100%, the row remains yellow.
The row turns red only when actual time exceeds the estimate.

Important: The colours shown on the Live Operations and Jobs tabs indicate time usage against estimates only. They do not indicate whether a job is on schedule to meet its delivery date.

Due Date Tab

The colour rules on the Due Date tab depend on whether Due Date or Scheduled End is selected.

Due Date Selected (Default)

Colours compare the job's due date with today's date.

Indicator	Status	Meaning
🟩 Green	Due Later	Due in more than 5 calendar days.
🟨 Yellow / Amber	Due Soon	Due within 1 to 5 calendar days.
🟥 Red / Pink	Due Today or Overdue	The due date is today or earlier.

Notes

Calculations use calendar days, including weekends.
A red row does not always mean the job is overdue. It may simply indicate that the job is due today.

Scheduled End Selected

When Scheduled End is selected, colours compare the scheduled finish date against the required due date.

Indicator	Status	Meaning
🟩 Green	Scheduled On Time	Scheduled to finish on or before the due date.
🟥 Red / Pink	Scheduled Late	Scheduled to finish after the due date.

Notes

There is no yellow/amber status when using the Scheduled End view.

Using the Colour Indicators

Use the different views to monitor specific areas of production:

View	Purpose
Live	Identify individual operations approaching or exceeding their estimated time.
Jobs	Monitor overall job performance against estimated hours.
Due Date	Highlight jobs due soon, due today, or overdue.
Scheduled End	Identify jobs whose planned completion date falls after the required due date.

Summary

Colour statuses in Shop Floor Live are calculated using information held within RedAnt, including:

Estimated operation times
Estimated job times
Actual recorded labour time
Job due dates
Scheduled completion dates

Regularly reviewing these colour indicators can help identify potential production delays, time overruns and scheduling issues before they impact delivery commitments.