---
alias: user-guide-setup-matrix-index
description: "A setup matrix defines service changeover times for scheduling across resources"
---

# Setup Matrix

:lock: SetupMatrix.**Show**

## Overview

A **Setup Matrix** is used for Scheduling purposes to calculate the changeover times. The **Setup Matrix** is based on a matrix that relates **Services** as described in the picture below. A **Setup Matrix** can be shared across multiple **Resource**.

|    | Black | Red | White |
|----|-------|-----|-------|
| Black | 0 | 20 | 30 |
| Red | 40 | 0 | 20 |
| White | 10 | 30 | 0 |

Table: Setup Matrix example

## Tying Everything Together

```mermaid
graph LR
    A1[Service] ---|From Service| L1[Setup Matrix Transition] ---|To Service| A1
    L1 === Main[Setup Matrix] --- A2[Resource]

classDef mermaid_title color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, font-weight:200;
classDef mermaid_start color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, color:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, visibility: hidden;
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,A13,A14 mermaid_businessdata
class L1,L2,L3,L4,L5,L6,L7 mermaid_entitylinked
class C1,C2,C3,C4,C5,C6 mermaid_context
class N1,N2,N3,N4,N5,N6 mermaid_nonbusinessdata

click Main "../../business-data/setup-matrix"
click A1 "../../business-data/service"
click A2 "../../business-data/resource"
```

## Sequence Of Steps

The necessary steps for correctly using a Service are the following:

1. Create the necessary Services.
2. Create the Setup Matrix.

{{ generate_index() }}