---
alias: user-guide-area-index
description: "This documentation outlines the structure and relationships of areas within a facility"
---

# Area

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## Overview

An **Area** is a logical grouping of **Steps** and **Resources** which may have a corresponding physical location. An **Area** always belongs to a **Facility**.

An **Area** is always associated to a **Facility** and a **Calendar**. Optionally, an **Area** is associated with a **Schedule**. **Steps** and **Resources** are associated to a **Facility** via an **Area**.

## Tying Everything Together

```mermaid
graph LR
    A2[Calendar] --- Main[Area]
    A3[Notification] --- Main[Area]
    A4[Facility] --- Main[Area]
    A5[Schedule] --- Main[Area]
    A6[Employee] --- Main[Area]
    A7[Resource] --- Main[Area]
    Main[Area] === L1[Step Area]
    L1[Step Area] --- A1[Step]

classDef mermaid_businessdata color:#000, fill:#65CDE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_nonbusinessdata color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#B7DEE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_entity color:#000, fill:#FB9F53, stroke:#FB9F53, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_entitylinked color:#000, fill:#FCD5B5, stroke:#FCD5B5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_context color:#000, fill:#B9CDE5, stroke:#B9CDE5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_optional color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:1px, font-size:100%, stroke-dasharray: 5 5;
class Main mermaid_entity
class A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6,A7,A8,A9,A10,A11,A12 mermaid_businessdata
class L1,L2,L3,L4,L5,L6 mermaid_entitylinked
class C1,C2,C3,C4,C5,C6 mermaid_context
class N1,N2,N3,N4,N5,N6 mermaid_nonbusinessdata

click Main "../../business-data/area"
click A1 "../../business-data/step"
click A2 "../../business-data/calendar"
click A3 "../../business-data/notification"
click A4 "../../business-data/facility"
click A5 "../../business-data/schedule"
click A6 "../../business-data/employee"
click A7 "../../business-data/resource"
```

## Sequence Of Steps

The necessary steps for correctly configuring and using an **Area** are the following:

1. Create a **Calendar**.
2. Create a **Facility**.
3. Create an **Area**.

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