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Production Workflows Overview

Understand the common patterns across all accessibility production workflows.

Workflow Lifecycle

All jobs follow a similar lifecycle with these stages:

graph LR
    A[Created] --> B[Pending]
    B --> C[In Progress]
    C --> D[QA Review]
    D --> E[Completed]
    D --> F[Needs Revision]
    F --> C
    E --> G[Delivered]
    C --> H[On Hold]
    H --> C

Common Workflow Features

Status Tracking

Status Description Color Actions Available
Created Job record created, not yet started Gray Start, Edit, Delete
Pending Awaiting assignment or resources Blue Assign, Start, Cancel
In Progress Actively being worked on Yellow Update, Pause, Complete
QA Review Awaiting quality assurance Purple Approve, Reject
Needs Revision Failed QA, requires fixes Orange Revise, Cancel
Completed All steps finished Green Deliver, Archive
Delivered Sent to recipient Dark Green Archive
On Hold Temporarily paused Red Resume, Cancel
Cancelled Job abandoned Black Delete, Restore

Step Management

Each workflow consists of configurable steps:

  1. Step Completion: Mark steps as complete
  2. Reversion: Roll back to previous steps
  3. Skipping: Optional steps can be skipped
  4. Notes: Add comments at each step
  5. Attachments: Upload files for each step

Event Logging

Every action generates an audit event:

  • Who performed the action
  • When it occurred
  • What changed
  • Previous/next states

Cross-Workflow Features

Student Linking

  • Single student: Track all jobs for one student
  • Group jobs: View all jobs for a class or school
  • History: Complete production history per student

File Associations

  • Source files: Original documents
  • Working files: Intermediate versions
  • Output files: Final deliverables
  • Reference files: Supporting documents

Metadata

All jobs support:

  • Dublin Core: Standard metadata fields
  • Custom Fields: Organization-specific metadata
  • Tags: Categorization and filtering

Workflow Comparison

Feature Braille Large Print eBraille EPUB/DAISY Tactile Graphics 3-D Print
Typical Steps 8-12 6-10 5-8 10-15 12-20 3-5
QA Tools LibLouis, BRLTTY - - DAISY Ace, EPUBCheck - -
File Types .brf, .brl .pdf, .docx .brf .epub, .html .svg, .png .stl, .gcode
Special Equipment Braille embosser Large format printer - - Thermoform machine 3D printer
Consumables Braille paper Large print paper - - Thermoplastic Filament
Avg. Turnaround 3-5 days 2-3 days 1-2 days 4-7 days 5-10 days 1-3 days