Working with space usage
A space can have single space usage, multiple space usage or no space usage at all. Multiple simultaneous space usage is the most complex type of space usage.
Because spaces can be used in different ways, at different times and by different users (for example by various departments, cost centers, tariff groups), you can register the various kinds of space usage that exist in your organization in Planon and have these charged back separately to the appropriate department, cost center and so on. You can also visualize the existing space usage by applying space mapping in CAD Integrator .
 | User-defined space mapping in CAD Integrator is the only type of space mapping that does not support multiple space usages. |
It is possible to have new space usage automatically created when a new space is added. Your Planon administrator can make a setting to this effect in Field definer > Business object settings.
| | For more information, refer to Making settings for the Spaces business object. |
Procedure
1. Go to Spaces.
2. Select a space for which you want to add the space usage.
Go to > .
3. On the action panel, click Add.
4. Fill in the data on the data panel.
For the description of the fields available for space usage, refer to Space usage data fields.
Many space usage fields are derived from the connected components at the Components selection level. Refer to the Components section for more details on their meaning.
Many space usage fields are derived from the connected components at the Components selection level. Refer to the Components section for more details on their meaning.
5. Click Save.
| | If you are adding a space usage record with multiple space usage records selected, only the space dimensions of the selected space will be copied to the new space usage record. All other space usage-related fields must be filled in manually. |