Setup · onboarding · roles

Live with your first customer in 3 days.

No ERP rip-and-replace. PackFlow sits customer-facing; your shop floor keeps working. Here’s the exact setup path, who does what, and what data moves where.

Day 0–1

Branded workspace

We create your portal: logo, plant(s), machine list (flexo, gravure, corrugator…), users & roles. Your domain or ours. Supabase project with RLS per org.

  • Admin + CS + Prepress logins
  • Customer orgs created
  • Email invites ready
Day 1–2

SKU + history import

Bulk-upload SKUs across formats — code, material, specs, size, colours, dieline PDFs, MOQ, rate, revision. We map open job cards + pending proofs so day-one login already shows live work.

  • Excel/CSV template provided
  • Dieline + proof PDFs linked
  • Rates + MOQs validated
Day 2–3

Invite customers

Brand Owners (canApprove), Procurement (POs/forecast), Quality Viewers (view-only). Each sees only their org. 10-min Loom + 1-page PDF does the training.

  • Role matrix per org
  • Approval routing set
  • Ship-to addresses saved
Day 3+

Go live: PO → dispatch

First forecast released → PO created → Job Card acknowledged → proof approved (view-gated) → printing → QC → dispatch with COA + packing list → invoice. Support tickets ride on job cards.

  • First 5 Job Cards live
  • First COA issued in-app
  • Weekly review call

The daily loop (after go-live)

  1. 1Customer releases forecast month → Create PO (or raises PO directly)
  2. 2You Acknowledge → Job Card JC-xxxxx + promised date
  3. 3Prepress uploads proof → customer views → Approves (or rejects with reason)
  4. 4Production → Finishing → QC (batch verdicts) → Dispatch + COA + packing list
  5. 5Invoice raised · customer downloads · ticket if anything’s off

Roles & what each can do

Administrator (vendor)Everything: users, SKUs, rates, archive clearance
Production / Prepress / CS (vendor)Acknowledge, upload proofs/COAs, advance stages, dispatch
Brand Owner (customer)Approve artwork, track, reorder, download COAs
Procurement (customer)POs, forecasts, ETAs, invoices — no approval unless granted
Quality Viewer (customer)View-only: QC, batches, COAs for audits

Vendor checklist (bring to demo)

  • SKU list + rates + MOQs
  • Dieline PDFs + latest proofs
  • Open orders + ETAs
  • 2–3 customer emails to invite
  • Machine + QC naming
  • Invoice format

We’ll import your first 50 SKUs with you.

On the demo call. Bring the Excel — leave with a portal.

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