Getting started as a Production Manager - Advanced Users
Create Task for Episode
When you are in a TV Show production, you can create specific Task type for the episode. It's especilay usefull when you have macro task to track, like script, SFx, editing, mix etc.
To use this page your need to first create dedicated task type on your Global Library with the Episode attribut
See Pipele csutomization Section to create new Task Type.
Once you have create your Task Types on your Global Libray, and add them to your Production Library, you will see the Episodes displayed on the navigation drop-down menu.
This new page behave like the asset and shot global page. You can add your taks with the
button.
You can add custom column, fill the description, etc.
You can Rename and Delete the Episodes entity on this page, as for the asset and shot entity.
If you click on the name of an episode, you will see the detail page of this episode.
On the detailled page, you have access to the casting of the episode. You can see all the assets used on the whole episode.
You also have access to the schedule, Preview Files, Activity and Timelog of the episode tasks.
Create Task for Sequence
When you are in a production, you can create specific Task type for the sequences. It's especilay usefull when you have macro tasks to track, like Story and color Board, Color Grading etc.
To use this page your need to first create dedicated task type on your Global Library with the Episode attribut
See Pipele csutomization Section to create new Task Type.
Once you have create your Task Types on your Global Libray, and add them to your Production Library, you will see the Sequences displayed on the navigation drop-down menu.
This new page behave like the asset and shot global page. You can add your taks with the
button.
You can add custom column, fill the description, etc.
You can Rename and Delete the Sequence entity on this page, as for the asset and shot entity.
If you click on the name of a sequence, you will see the detail page of this sequence.
On the detailled page, you have access to the casting of the sequence. You can see all the assets used on the whole sequence.
You also have access to the schedule, Preview Files, Activity and Timelog of the sequence tasks.
Create Task for Edit
When you are in a production, you can create specific Task type for the Edit. It's especilay usefull when you have several to track, like Story and color Board, Color Grading etc.
To use this page your need to first create dedicated task type on your Global Library with the Edit attribut
See Pipele csutomization Section to create new Task Type.
Once you have create your Task Types on your Global Libray, and add them to your Production Library, you will see the Edit displayed on the navigation drop-down menu.
This new page behave like the asset and shot global page. You can add your taks with the
button.
You can add custom column, fill the description, etc.
You can Rename and Delete the Edit entity on this page, as for the asset and shot entity.
Add Custom columns
To add more information on the general spreadsheet pages, you have to create a Custom column.
Click on the + near the Name column.
You may have extra information to add on your pages as the level of difficulties, the name of the studios, when a production is split, the shot order, etc.
You can store all kinds of text information in the custom column: a list of value, a free value or a Checklist.
The free value is different for each entity.
The list of value and Checklist give you the same choice for each entity. Moreover, it has to be filled now.
Type the list elements below Available values, and confirm them by clicking on Add value.
You can also link the custom column to one or several departments.
If you link a custom column to a departement, the artists will see this column on their todo page, and on their departement filtered view.
Validate the creation of the custom column with the Confirm button.
Back on the global spreadsheets page, you can fill this information directly on the global page. The cases are editable.
You can also modify the information with the edit button 
.
You now see a new line on the edit pop-up. You can select the information from the list, alternatively, enter the free values or use the checklist, depending on your previous choice.
Don't forget to press the Confirm button when you are done.
If you need to edit or delete the custom column, go back to the general spreadsheet page.
Nearby the name of your custom column, click on the arrow 
.
You can now sort your global page with this new column. For example, let's create a Sort Order custom column.
Then click on the arrow on the right of the column name to open his menu. Then click on Sort By
Now the shots are not sorted by name but by the custom column information.
You can also select in the menu if you want to edit the name of the custom column and its information or if you want to delete it.
You can also use the CSV Import to fill your custom column quickly. First, you need to create your Custom Column into kitsu, add it to your spreadsheet, and copy-paste your data into the CSV Import.
Update Shots information with CSV Import
Add multiple Preview
You can add multiple images simultaneously, or once you have uploaded an image, you can add another one.
The Add preview pop-up opens and asks you to choose a file.
You can navigate through the pictures uploaded.
You can change the preview order if you click on the number, then drag and drop them.
To delete an additional preview, you need to enlarge the comment panel and clck on the numbers.
And then click on the 
See detail of a shot
If you want to see a detail of a shot, click on its name.
A new page opens with the list of the tasks, the assignation, and the list of assets that appear on this shot (Shot casting).
You can click on the status of each task to open the comment panel and see the history of the comments and the different versions.
Change priorities
At some point in the production, you may want to prioritize some tasks, and pinpoint these urgent tasks to your team.
For this, we use the same technique as before. Click on the space near a status task (1).
The action box appears.
Click on the icone of the action menu to choose Change priority.
There are four levels of priority: Normal, which is the fundamental level of all the tasks, High, Very High, or Emergency. Save the changes with the Confirm button.
As we have done for the assignation or the status, select the shots (1), select the level of priority (2), and apply with Confirm (3).
You can now see next to the status of the task some exclamation marks. The more there are, the more urgent the task is.
- (1) is Normal,
- (2) is High,
- (3) is Very High
- (4) is for Emergency.
Change status per batch
Alternatively, you can do it per batch.
You can select multiple shots or assets by pressing the ctrl or shift key.
Then go to the Change status section on the action menu.
Choose the new status for your selected tasks (1). You can also add a comment for all the selected tasks (2) You validate the new status with the Confirm button.
Simplify the global page
You may need to reduce a task type column on a global page. For example, you may be only interested in layout and animation but not so much in the shipment for the client.
Close to each task type name, you can click on the arrow
to unfold a submenu.
You can choose to Minimize Sort by, Select column, Stick or Delete All the task type.
Once the column is minimized, only colored dots show the status.
You can also choose which Custom Column you want to display.
To hide your custom column, click on the arrow on the right border of the global page.
Here you can choose which column you want to hide or display.
You can also hide all the non-essential columns, like Description, Custom column, even the minimized columns.
Just click on the Hide additional information 
button on the top right of the page.
To make the information reappear, click on the same button,
it won't have the grey highlight.
Quotas stat
Kitsu has two ways to calculate the quotas per shot Task Type.
The first is linked to the timesheet : Shots are considered ended on the first feedback request. Then, quotas are weighted following time spent on the task (when the Artist filled his timesheet).
In this example, Kitsu has weighted the quota per day linked to the timesheet.
If no timesheet is filled, then Kitsu considers that:
The task was started at the first status change to WIP The task was done the day the feedback request was made. It splits the done frames among all business days between the start and the end.
Kitsu grabs the number of frames (or seconds, or number of tasks) submitted per day/week/month per Artist.
1: Select the Task Type
2: Select the level of details, Day, Week, or Month
3: Select the count mode, per Frame, Seconds, or tasks.
You can click on a number and see its detail on the right panel at any time.