--- title: 28 August 2023 | Makula Help Center description: Makula Help Center --- [Skip to content](https://help.makula.io/en/28-august-2023-makula-help-center#main-content) English Show submenu for translations Makula Technology GmbH Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - Contact us Contact us How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Makula Help Center](https://help.makula.io/en?hsLang=en) 2. [Makula Product Releases](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en) 3. [Release Notes - 2023](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en#release-notes-2023) # 28 August 2023 | Makula Help Center ### 28 August 2023 You can now define custom work order statuses, add custom fields to inventory, manage machines and facilities with Kanban boards, and use a new table view for quick, structured access to records across modules. Written by George Newman October 26, 2025 ### 1. **Status Customisation for Work Orders** We are thrilled to introduce the ability to define custom statuses for work orders in the **Main Settings** of the platform. This enhancement empowers you to tailor your work order workflow to better match your organisation's specific processes and terminology. ### What’s Included: - **Create Custom Ticket Statuses:** Define new statuses directly from Main Settings to reflect the unique steps in your workflow. - **Tailor Workflow to Your Needs:** Align work order statuses with your internal terminology and process stages. - **Visual Differentiation:** Assign a distinct colour to each custom status to make it easily recognisable. - **Enhanced Work Order Management:** Apply these statuses to work orders for a more accurate, flexible, and intuitive representation of progress. - **Efficient Communication:** Promote clarity and consistency among your team by aligning everyone on the status of each work order. **Create Custom Ticket Statuses:** Define new statuses directly from Main Settings to reflect the unique steps in your workflow. **Tailor Workflow to Your Needs:** Align work order statuses with your internal terminology and process stages. **Visual Differentiation:** Assign a distinct colour to each custom status to make it easily recognisable. **Enhanced Work Order Management:** Apply these statuses to work orders for a more accurate, flexible, and intuitive representation of progress. **Efficient Communication:** Promote clarity and consistency among your team by aligning everyone on the status of each work order. ### 2. **Custom Fields for Inventory** We are pleased to introduce **Custom Fields for Inventory**, allowing you to capture detailed, organisation-specific information for every inventory item. ### What’s Included: - **Create Custom Fields:** Define custom fields in Main Settings using multiple field types — text, date, number, single select, and more. - **Tailor Inventory Records:** Add custom fields to your inventory records to reflect batch numbers, warranty info, storage conditions, or any data critical to your operations. - **Capture Specific Info:** Define custom labels and field types to ensure consistency and accuracy in inventory documentation. **Create Custom Fields:** Define custom fields in Main Settings using multiple field types — text, date, number, single select, and more. **Tailor Inventory Records:** Add custom fields to your inventory records to reflect batch numbers, warranty info, storage conditions, or any data critical to your operations. **Capture Specific Info:** Define custom labels and field types to ensure consistency and accuracy in inventory documentation. ### 3. **Kanban Board for Machines and Facilities** We’re excited to roll out **Kanban Boards** for Machines and Facilities — giving you a visual way to manage your asset lifecycle and streamline operational planning. ### What’s Included: - **Kanban Board Interface:** Organise and monitor machines and facilities using customisable column stages. - **Drag & Drop Workflow:** Move assets between columns to reflect their current stage, such as planning, maintenance, in use, or decommissioned. - **Lifecycle Overview:** Quickly assess the status of each machine or facility at a glance. - **Improved Collaboration:** Enhance internal coordination by providing your team with a visual representation of asset progress and workload. **Kanban Board Interface:** Organise and monitor machines and facilities using customisable column stages. **Drag & Drop Workflow:** Move assets between columns to reflect their current stage, such as planning, maintenance, in use, or decommissioned. **Lifecycle Overview:** Quickly assess the status of each machine or facility at a glance. **Improved Collaboration:** Enhance internal coordination by providing your team with a visual representation of asset progress and workload. ### 4. **Table View for Work Orders, Machines, Facilities, and Inventory** The new **Table View** feature provides a structured way to manage your records across multiple modules. ### What’s Included: - **Tabular Data Management:** View and manage work orders, machines, facilities, and inventory in a clean, spreadsheet-like interface. - **Structured Data Display:** Access multiple records at once and identify key details without needing to open each individual record. - **Custom Field Support:** View and sort by custom fields directly within the table view, providing greater flexibility in how you manage your data. **Tabular Data Management:** View and manage work orders, machines, facilities, and inventory in a clean, spreadsheet-like interface. **Structured Data Display:** Access multiple records at once and identify key details without needing to open each individual record. **Custom Field Support:** View and sort by custom fields directly within the table view, providing greater flexibility in how you manage your data. - - - - - - [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Work Order Management](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#work-order-management) - [Help Desk and Ticketing](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#help-desk-and-ticketing) - [Quotes and Invoices](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#quotes-and-invoices) - [Reports and Analytics](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#reports-and-analytics) - [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Installed Base Management](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#installed-base-management) - [Makula Product Releases](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Release Notes - 2025](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en#release-notes-2025) - [Release Notes - 2026](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en#release-notes-2026) - [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Work Order Management](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#work-order-management) - [Makula Product Releases](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Release Notes - 2025](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en#release-notes-2025) - [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#main-content) - [AI](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#ai) - [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Customer Management](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#customer-management) - [New to Makula](https://help.makula.io/en/new-to-makula?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Account Setup](https://help.makula.io/en/new-to-makula?hsLang=en#account-setup) - [Teams](https://help.makula.io/en/new-to-makula?hsLang=en#teams) - [Upload Data to Makula](https://help.makula.io/en/new-to-makula?hsLang=en#upload-data-to-makula) - [Makula Product Releases](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Release Notes - 2025](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en#release-notes-2025) - [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Work Order Management](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#work-order-management) - [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#main-content) - [AI](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#ai) - [Makula Product Releases](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Release Notes - 2023](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en#release-notes-2023) - [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Customer Portal](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#customer-portal) - [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Digital Service Forms](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#digital-service-forms) - [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Work Order Management](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#work-order-management) - [Makula Product Releases](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Release Notes - 2024](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en#release-notes-2024) - [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Digital Service Forms](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#digital-service-forms) - [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Work Order Management](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#work-order-management) - [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Work Order Management](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#work-order-management) - [Makula Integrations](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-integrations?hsLang=en) - [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Work Order Management](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#work-order-management) - [Makula Product Releases](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Release Notes - 2025](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-product-releases?hsLang=en#release-notes-2025) - [Makula User, Team, Roles & Permissions](https://help.makula.io/en/makula-user-team-roles-permissions?hsLang=en) # Makula Technology GmbH [mailto:email@email.com](mailto:email@email.com) Copyright © 2026, Makula Technology GmbH