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Production Model
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 Process Segment Details Tab
The Details tab offers general information about the selected work process segment.

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Resource Information and Configuration
- Resource Information and Configuration
- Material Model
- Material Inventory
- Equipment Model
- Production Model
  - 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.
    - Create a work segment response for a work request using a workflow
    - Work Process Segment Details Tab
      The Details tab offers general information about the selected work process segment.
    - Work Process Segment Parameters Tab
      The Parameters tab allows you to add, modify, and delete parameters that are specific to the selected work process segment.
    - Work Process Segment Specifications Tab
      The Specifications tab allows you to add, modify, and delete equipment, material, and personnel specifications for the selected work process segment.
    - Work Process Segment Work Data Tab
      The Work Data tab for the selected work process segment allows you to add, modify, and delete work data classes.
  - 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 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.
- Events Model
- Event View
- Actuals
- Property Groups and Aspects

Work Process Segment Details Tab

The Details tab offers general information about the selected work process segment.

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	Required; 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
Location: Change	N/A	Click to open the Universal Browser to select the equipment that you want to use for the process location. It identifies the associated element of the equipment hierarchy model. It may also define the scope of the process segment definition, such as the site or area it is defined for; therefore, it is not intended for locations outside of the scope.
Location: Clear	N/A	Click to clear the equipment location. Note: This button is available only if an equipment location is currently set.
Set as Master check box	N/A	Specifies whether the process segment is a master segment.
Process Duration: Duration	User-defined numeric value	Specifies the resource's duration. The duration can be defined at any level of the process. Duration is not inherited through an association with another resource.
Process Duration: Unit of Measure	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0 - 9) up to 20 characters	Specifies the duration's unit of measure, such as gallons, inches, tons.
Work Type	System-defined	Specifies the work type to describe the category of work that the work process segment is associated with. Valid values are: Production Maintenance Quality Inventory Mixed Unspecified
Workflow: Change	N/A	Click to open the Universal Browser to select the workflow to associate with this process segment. It identifies the associated element of the workflow hierarchy model.
Workflow: Clear	N/A	Click to clear the workflow association. Note: This button is available only if a workflow association is currently set.