Screen Statuses

Both an individual stencil , and the stencil set to which it belongs have life-cycles, although the life-cycle for each differs.

The status indicator for each object denotes where each is in its respective life-cycle.

Terminology

Member Stencil Status

The status for an individual member stencil is very straightforward and denotes its manufacturing state.
That is, whether it is:-

not made,
in process of being made
made.

Screen status Colour	Meaning
Red	The screen stencil does not exist.
Amber	The screen stencil is in the process of being manufactured.
Green	The screen stencil has been constructed.

Stencil Set Status

A stencil-set is made up of one or more individual member stencils. By contrast to the individual screen, the life-cycle of a stencil-set is more complicated.

It begins with the screen-set's creation, to its final checking, to its usage in the print process, post usage washing, and then its filing.

Additional statuses denote whether the screen set exists as a :-

full set
or
partial set.

Screen sets can also be flagged as a priority for checking, or indeed flagged for reclaiming.

The Statuses for a Stencil -set can be summarised as follows :-

Stencil Set Colour	Status	Meaning
Red	Does not exist	No member stencils in the set exist.. (see note 1 below)
Amber	In Progress	One or more member stencils in the set is in the process of being manufactured. (see note 1 below)
Navy Blue	Final Check	All the member stencils in the set have been constructed, and are placed in the final check area awaiting a final check before usage. (see note 1 below)
Green	Out to Print	All member stencils have been manufactured, and are currently employed (or just about to be used) on a production screen print job.
Yellow	In Wash	The stencil-set is being washed. (post usage)
Sky Blue	Filed - Full Set	The stencil set has been washed and is filed as a full set (that is, all member stencils in the set are present.) The set will either be filed in:- the warehouse's stencil archiving area - in which case the location field will be populated with its whereabouts. the pre-check area (i.e. the stencil set is required again) - in which case, the check-over flag will be enabled as black
Pink	Filed - Partial Set	The stencil set has been washed and is filed as a partial set (that is, one or more member stencils in the set are missing / damaged and will require construction before the set can be used again.) The partial set will either be filed in:- the warehouse's stencil archiving area - in which case the location field will be populated with its whereabouts. the pre-check area (i.e. the set is required again) - in which case, the check-over flag will be set as black
Dark Pink	Partial - Part Check	Following on from the partial set status, above, when one more member stencil in a set are missing, and the whole set is required on a another job, the missing stencil(s) will need to be constructed before the job can be done.. Whilst, this re-manufacture occurs, the partial set is placed in the part check area to await the replacement(s) to be made, and then the whole set is reconciled and subject to a final check before being used again.. The dark pink status indicates the partial set is in part check awaiting the manufacture of the missing screens.
Note: Should a screen split during a print run, the screen-set statuses will flash on and off to denote this and the urgency with which the replacement screen(s) should be constructed and provided back to the print job.