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FilaOps User Guide

Welcome to the FilaOps User Guide. Whether you're setting up for the first time or running a busy print farm, this manual walks you through every part of the system step by step.

Where to Start

New to FilaOps? Follow this path:

  1. Installation & Setup -- Get FilaOps running on your machine
  2. Your First Day -- Create your admin account, seed sample data, and explore
  3. Understanding the Dashboard -- Learn what the home screen is telling you

Already running? Jump to the section you need:

Daily Operations

These are the pages you'll use most. They cover the core work of running a 3D print farm.

Guide What You'll Learn
Managing Your Product Catalog Create items, set up BOMs, define routings, and organize your product line
Taking and Fulfilling Orders Handle quotes, sales orders, customers, and the full order lifecycle
Running Production Create production orders, track operations, manage work centers, and record quality
Tracking Inventory Monitor stock levels, record transactions, track spools, and run cycle counts
Ordering Supplies Manage vendors, create purchase orders, and receive inventory
Monitoring Your Printers Connect printers via MQTT, monitor status, and schedule maintenance

Planning & Finance

Guide What You'll Learn
Material Planning (MRP) Run MRP to detect shortages, generate planned orders, and firm them into real POs or production orders
Basic Accounting Review your sales journal, track payments and COGS, and prepare for tax time

Administration

Guide What You'll Learn
Users & Permissions Add team members, assign roles, and review security logs
System Settings Configure your company, locations, materials, scrap reasons, and system preferences

Workflows & Recipes

These end-to-end guides show how multiple modules work together for common tasks.

Workflow Scenario
Quote to Cash From customer inquiry through production to payment
New Product Launch Setting up a new product with BOM, routing, pricing, and initial stock
Weekly Planning Cycle Running MRP, reviewing shortages, and creating purchase orders
Month-End Close Reconciling sales, verifying inventory, and closing the books
Onboarding a Printer Adding a new printer to your fleet with MQTT monitoring

Reference

Page Contents
Troubleshooting Common problems and how to fix them
Glossary Definitions of terms used throughout FilaOps

How the Modules Connect

graph TD
    A[Sales & Quotes] --> B[Production Orders]
    B --> C[Inventory]
    B --> D[Printers]
    B --> E[MRP]
    E --> F[Purchasing]
    F --> C
    C --> G[Accounting]
    A --> G
    F --> G

Every module in FilaOps feeds data to the others. A sales order can trigger production, which consumes inventory, which MRP detects as a shortage, which generates a purchase order. Accounting records flow automatically from sales, purchasing, and inventory movements.

Getting Help

FilaOps v3.1.0 | February 2026