!!! DEFINE WORK AREAS

A [Work Area|WORK AREAS] is a subdivision of a work division where work is performed, such as a production line, process, product, cost center, floor, ward or department.


The definition data for the Define Work Areas screen is stored in the [P2K_TS_WORK_AREAS] table.


;[Work Area|WORK_AREA_CODE]:This field displays a user-defined code that uniquely identifies the [work area|WORK AREAS]. Work area codes must be unique within a work division. e.g. FIRE STN 1 or OFFICE 10 Work_Area_Code is a 10-character alphanumeric field you must manually enter.
;[Standing|STANDING]: This field is used to indicate whether the record is `active', `frozen' or `obsolete'. Standing is an optional field which you may fill from the fixed lexicon [X_STANDING].
;[Work Division|WORK_DIVISION_CODE]:This field identifies the work division that the [work area|WORK AREAS] is a part of. e.g. FIRE DEPT or MAIN BLDG Work_Division_Code from [P2K_TS_WORK_DIVISIONS] is a mandatory field you must fill through the LOV.
;[Entity|ENTITY_CODE]:This field identifies the entity the [work area|WORK AREAS] is associated with. You cannot edit the field from this screen. This information will default once the work division has been selected

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!!Details tab
;[Description|DESCRIPTION]: This field provides a short description of the [work area|WORK AREAS]. Description is a 50-character alphanumeric optional field you may manually enter.
;[Work Area Status|WORK_AREA_STATUS]: Status is used to indicate whether an area is active at a SPECIFIC point in time, which is different from the standing of an area. For example, while a lifeguard station may have ongoing active standing (not obsolete or frozen), the station may only be active 9 months of the year. For remaining three months of the year, the area's status is non-active. Work Area Status is a mandatory field which you must complete with a value from the fixed lexicon [X_WORK_AREA_STATUS]
;[Work Area Type|WORK_AREA_TYPE]:The `Work Area Type' field allows the user to categorize [work areas|WORK AREAS]. e.g. department, production line, cost center, station, etc. Work_Area_Type is an optional field which you may complete with a value from the user-defined lexicon [X_WORK_AREA_TYPE].
;[Manager|??]: This field holds the person code of the employee who manages this area.

;[Minimum Hours Off|MINIMUM_HOURS_OFF]:The number of hours required off between shifts.  Used by some scheduling auto fillers.


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!!Stations tab
The ‘Stations’ tab provides a list of the associated workstations. This tab will be blank until a workstation is created for the [work area|WORK AREAS].

%%information Work Stations tab is for VIEWING ONLY.%%


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