---
alias: user-guide-workgroup-index
tags:
  - workspace
---

# Workgroup

:lock: Workgroup.**Show**

## Overview

The **Workgroup** feature enhances collaboration and flexibility within the MES **Workspaces** environment. It bridges the connection between **Users** and their assigned **Workspaces**, ensuring that each operator, engineer, or supervisor accesses only the relevant areas, resources, and steps for their responsibilities.

A **Workgroup** represents a shared operational context assigned to one or more users. It defines which **Steps**, **Resources**, and **Areas** are visible and actionable for that group, based on their Role and Position in the production process. When a user logs in - through RFID, card reader, or biometric authentication - the system automatically opens the default **Workspace** corresponding to the **Workgroup** assigned to that **User**.

A **Workspace**, on the other hand, is assigned to a Role and acts as the graphical user interface (GUI) or cockpit for that function. It accepts a **Workgroup** as input, filtering the data and views according to the scope of interest defined by that **Workgroup**.

With this model:

* You can define multiple **Workspaces** for each **Role** (for example, dashboards for production, quality, or maintenance). For more information, see [[user-guide-security-roles#managing-role-workspaces|Manage Role Workspaces]].
* You can assign each **User** to one or more **Workgroups**, each defining a specific operational scope. For more information, see [[user-guide-security-users#managing-user-workgroups|Manage User Workgroups]] and [[user-guide-security-users#copying-user-workgroups|Copy User Workgroups]].
* When you assign an **User** to a **Workgroup**, their Position within that context is automatically defined.
* You can standardize and reuse **Workspace** configurations across similar functions to ensure consistency and simplify setup.

## Tying Everything Together

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    Main[Workgroup] -->B[Resource]
    Main --> C[Step]
    Main --> D[Area]
    E[User] --> Main
    F[Role] --> E
    G[Workspace] --> F

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 B,C,D,G mermaid_businessdata
class E,F mermaid_nonbusinessdata

click Main "../../business-data/workgroup"
click B "../../business-data/resource"
click C "../../business-data/step"
click D "../../business-data/area"
click E "../../administration/security/users/"
click F "../../administration/security/roles/"
```

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### Related Operations

* [[user-guide-security-users#managing-user-workgroups|Manage User Workgroups]]
* [[user-guide-security-users#copying-user-workgroups|Copy User Workgroups]]
* [[user-guide-security-roles#managing-role-workspaces|Manage Role Workspaces]]
* [[user-guide-uipages-workspaces|Create Workspace UI Page]]