# Is There an Official Abbreviation for Flow Production Tracking? **URL:** \ **Category:** Flow Production Tracking\ **Created:** [July 24, 2024, 8:28am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/is-there-an-official-abbreviation-for-flow-production-tracking/19042 "2024-07-24T08:28:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sean](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/Sean)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 8:28am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/is-there-an-official-abbreviation-for-flow-production-tracking/19042/1 "2024-07-24T08:28:39Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve recently come across Flow Production Tracking after it was rebranded. However, I’ve encountered multiple abbreviations for it and I’m a bit confused about which one is officially recognized. - An Autodesk employee referred to it as **FPT**. - An engineer I met at a recent DevCon called it **Flow**. - The development documentation mentions **FPTR**. Could someone clarify which abbreviation is officially used for Flow Production Tracking? Any insights or official references would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![Ricardo\_Musch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/ricardo_musch/32/405_2.png) [@Ricardo\_Musch](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/Ricardo_Musch)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/is-there-an-official-abbreviation-for-flow-production-tracking/19042/2 "2024-07-24T10:34:17Z")
**Flow** is the overall M&E product/infrastructure under which `Flow Production Tracking` (Formerly ShotGrid/ShotGun) and `Flow Capture` (formerly Moxion) are now bundled. **FPT** → Flow Production Tracking (Formerly ShotGrid/ShotGun) **FPTR** → Same? It aims to create interoperability between these products and a way for productions and their 3rd party vendors to share data in a more effective and standardized way. > **[Autodesk Flow | Cloud-based Platform for Media & Entertainment](https://www.autodesk.com/company/autodesk-platform/me)** > > Autodesk Flow utilizes cloud technology to connect media and entertainment workflows, from earliest concept to final delivery. ---
**Author:** ![Fabian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/fabian/32/3508_2.png) [@Fabian](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/Fabian)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/is-there-an-official-abbreviation-for-flow-production-tracking/19042/3 "2024-07-24T16:19:04Z")
Hi @Sean ! I want to follow this thread to get a clear answer to this as well. To add to the confusion the abriviation inside of tk-core is **PTR** as you can see in [this “rebranding” commit](https://github.com/shotgunsoftware/tk-core/commit/c2edb1be25a72ef84d2fb82986ccbf7574417344). An official statement would be nice on what to use. PS: You can also see in the commit that “Shotgrid” and “Shotgrid Toolkit” were both replaced by “Flow Production Tracking”, which is also wildly confusing to me. But I guess that is another topic. ---
**Author:** ![StephenAnimates](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/stephenanimates/32/6740_2.png) [@StephenAnimates](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/StephenAnimates)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/is-there-an-official-abbreviation-for-flow-production-tracking/19042/4 "2024-07-24T16:49:50Z")
> [@Sean](#): > > Could someone clarify which abbreviation is officially used for Flow Production Tracking? Any insights or official references would be greatly appreciated! As you have indicated, there does not appear to be a consistently recognized abbreviation. I have even seen FlowPTR referring to Flow Production TRacking. I still refer to it as ShotGrid, but for coding and referencing, that’s probably not very helpful. ---
**Author:** ![lampronf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/lampronf/32/280_2.png) [@lampronf](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/lampronf)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/is-there-an-official-abbreviation-for-flow-production-tracking/19042/5 "2024-07-25T18:26:14Z")
Hi all! The official abbreviation of Flow Production Tracking (ShotGrid/Shotgun) is FPTR 😉 The documentation is right and the logo of the app is also right about it! ![Is There an Official Abbreviation for Flow Production Tracking? - Flow Production Tracking - Community @ Flow Production Tracki… 2024-07-25 14-27-26](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/original/2X/a/afeb3b195c2ca9a367d0b16d69b7e101b073fcfb.png) Have a great day! Francisca ---
**Author:** ![Halil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/halil/32/4697_2.png) [@Halil](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/Halil)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/is-there-an-official-abbreviation-for-flow-production-tracking/19042/6 "2024-07-31T00:06:57Z")
This lost nuance between the Toolkit framework and the product is the one that hurts the most. I guess as with all things, historical context is key. Being an Aussie I guess I can’t complain. Now excuse me while I go any eat some chips. (fries, crisps, hot chips, woodchips? who knows!) ---
**Author:** ![Patrick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/patrick/32/4767_2.png) [@Patrick](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/Patrick)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/is-there-an-official-abbreviation-for-flow-production-tracking/19042/7 "2024-07-31T13:12:09Z")
> in a more effective _ **and standardized way** _. 🤣 🤣 😂 🥲 😢 😭 😖 ---
**Author:** ![flipthefrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@flipthefrog](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/flipthefrog)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 10:21am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/is-there-an-official-abbreviation-for-flow-production-tracking/19042/8 "2024-08-02T10:21:42Z")
The correct abbreviation is FTrack