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The logical hierarchy based on the building categories is Geographical area -> Site(s) -> Building(s). Buildings with the same category can also have a hierarchy. For example Building -> Sub building(s). The categories do not impact the use of parent/sub buildings. Technically it is possible to have a deviating hierarchy like Building -> Geographical area(s), but this is not advised because this can lead to issues when using Workplace Experience. |
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A logical hierarchy based on the area categories is Main area -> Floor(s) -> Meeting room(s) / Workplace(s) / Parking places. It is possible to add another level in the hierarchy between the Floor and the Meeting room / Workplace(s) / Parking places to combine several areas or if it is a specific room with multiple workplaces for example. This extra level can be added with the 'Area (general)' category. |
1.2 Area types
Areas also have an area type:
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The area type is automatically set based on the category. The type is from a fixed list and is used for integration and standardized (Workplace Analytics) dashboarding purposes.
The following types are available:
Building (Automatically set as the type of the main area (main area is automatically created when creating a building)
Floor
Building section
Room
Workplace
Parking
Especially when also using the Workplace Analytics dashboards, the area types in combination with the area hierarchy is important and one of the following hierarchy options should always be adhered to:
Building > [Optional] Building section -> Floor > Room
Building > [Optional] Building section -> Floor > Room > Workplace
Building > [Optional] Building section -> Floor > Parking
Building > [Optional] Building section -> Floor > Room > Parking
Area hierarchies that have this set up differently (e.g. a floor being part of a room or a workplace directly part of a building) can result into errors in the Workplace Analytics dashboards.
To view the area hierarchy including the area type, either use the ‘Areas' navigation menu option directly, or the ‘Areas’ tab in a building:
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1.2.3 Manage the area categories and area types
Creating custom area categories and managing the correct area types per (custom) categorie can be done via the module settings → Master data → Buildings and Areas. On this page, an include is shown to manage the area categories:
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Via this option, new custom categories can be created (these categories are also used as filter options within Workplace Experience and Workplace Analytics). Custom categories can, for instance, be used to specify workplace in sub categories (e.g. ‘Standing desks’, ‘double screen desks’, ‘Electric parking’ etc).
It is also possible to use this overview to quickly update the area type of any area that has a certain category, if for instance a custom categorie had the wrong area type before.
2. General buildings and areas module settings
To navigate to all the general building and areas model settings, go to Modules settings → tab buildings and areas. Hover over the available settings to get more information about a specific setting:
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3. Additional information on this module
More information on the Buildings and Area module can be found via the following related articles:
For an (end) user manual, see: User manual: Buildings and Areas
For more detailed implementation information (including how to enable the module, which system groups are involved, data imports, and more information on the startboard and navigation menu options), see: Masterdata: Buildings and areas module activation and information
If the Buildings and areas module is enabled, it is also possible to activate Space Management options via module settings → Buildings and areas: Space Management. This additional sub module is enabled by the following setting:
For more information about this sub module, see: Space Management