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Work Definitions
A work definition is a collection of work definition segments assembled together to outline and define the resources and data required to carry out a unit of work.
Work Definitions Details Tab
The Details tab offers general information about the selected work definition.

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  - Production Model
    The production model presents a set of resources used to describe a product as a collection of components and the processes applied to those components.
  - Add properties or parameters to a resource
  - Modify the name and description of a property or parameter
  - Modify the values for a property or parameter
  - Delete properties or parameters from a resource
  - Work Data Classes
    Work data classes are defined by users and associated with process segments.
  - Work Process Segments
    Work process segments define an activity and the resources required to carry out the activity. It outlines the data associated with a process.
  - Work Definition Segments
    Work definition segments reference a single work process segment and refine the details that describe what the work process segment will accomplish.
  - Work Definitions
    A work definition is a collection of work definition segments assembled together to outline and define the resources and data required to carry out a unit of work.
    - Work Definitions Details Tab
      The Details tab offers general information about the selected work definition.
      - Enter a related production rule
      - Set version control
      - Set the work type for a resource
      - Link a resource to a work definition
        Linking a resource to a work definition helps to identify the purpose for that work definition.
      - Set a work definition segment as a master segment
      - Remove a master segment designation
    - Master Segment Tab
      The Master Segment tab allows you to add a master segment (that is, a work process segment set as a master) to the selected work definition.
    - Work Definition Segments Tab
      The Segments tab allows you to associate work definition segments with the selected work definition.
    - Work Definition Parameters Tab
      The Parameters tab allows you to add, modify, and delete parameters that are specific to the selected work definition, and to view parameters that are inherited from an associated work definition segment.
    - Work Definition Specifications Tab
      The Specifications tab for the selected work definition displays the equipment, material, and personnel specifications inherited from the associated work definition segment.
    - Work Definition Work Data Tab
      The Work Data tab for the selected work definition allows you to view all work data classes that are inherited from an associated work definition segment.
  - Work Requests
    Work requests contain the information required to begin a production process.
  - Work Requests View
    The Work Requests View provides information at a glance of certain properties associated with production and equipment resources. You can also filter specific information related to these resources.
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Work Definitions Details Tab

The Details tab offers general information about the selected work definition.

You can change the name and description of this resource.

Attribute	Value	Description
Name	Required; user-defined up to 50 characters	Specifies a display name for a resource.
Description	User-defined up to 255 characters	Provides more information about a resource that a user may find helpful.

The following table describes the attributes specific to this resource type.

Attribute	Value	Description
Related Production Rule	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0 - 9) up to 20 characters	Specifies an identification for a rule.
Work Definition Version	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0 - 9) up to 20 characters	Specifies the current version of this resource.
Work Type	System-defined	Specifies the work type to describe the category of work that the work definition is associated with. Valid values are: Production, Maintenance, Quality, Inventory, Mixed, and Unspecified.
Linked Resource	System defined	Specifies a linked resource (such as a material definition) that the work definition is associated with. Valid values are: Equipment, Material, and Personnel resources.