Work Breakdown Structure
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Work Breakdown Structure


The work breakdown structure (WBS) is used to organize work into a series of components, such as projects, phases, tasks, etc. You can define up to 4 components, and name each level as you need. For instance, your organization might have the following WBS:


Client > Project > Phase > Task


Or


Task > Labor Code


WBS components have the following properties:


Property

Description

Enabled

Indicates whether the component is enabled.

Dependent

If checked then the component may depend on the previous component. For example, if you have a two level WBS composed of Projects and Tasks, checking the dependent check box for the Task would indicate that the list of tasks presented to an employee might depend on which project was selected.

Name

The singular name of the component.

Plural

The plural name of the component.