Confirmed and Gathering Work Orders collect or reserve inputs before processing; cancellation returns exactly the accepted inputs once.

Confirmed and Gathering Work Orders

Confirmed and Gathering is the pre-processing state of a Work Order. Its inputs are collecting or reserved, and cancellation returns exactly the inputs accepted so far once.

State meaning
Inputs are collecting or reserved
Cancellation window
After confirmation and before processing
Cancellation result
Exactly accepted inputs return once
Draft comparison
Draft accepts no inputs and remains freely editable
Next completed state
Ready to apply

Input acceptance

Gathering records the inputs contributed to the order. A Collect All receipt reports reserved goods alongside ordinary output. Multiple eligible buildings contribute in proportion to their rates with stable rounding.

Cancellation

Cancellation is available after confirmation and before processing. It returns exactly the inputs accepted at that point once. A Draft has no accepted goods, while an incomplete order can also move to Blocked when a named input, capacity, or expiry condition interrupts progress.

Next states

Once processing starts, the batch completes as a whole and becomes Ready to apply. Apply delivers the complete result. This completed transition does not create a further cancellation return.

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