System Administration

What are these articles about?

These articles form the complete guide to the system administration of Maintenance Planning. In the underlying articles, you will find a detailed explanation for each part of system administration – such as user authorisation, general settings, data management, and report management – of the available options and the impact of your choices on how Maintenance Planning works. Where relevant, examples and practical scenarios are used to show how to apply these settings safely and effectively in day-to-day administration.

Who should read these articles?

This guide is intended for anyone responsible for the functional and technical administration of Maintenance Planning / Workplace as an administrator, including:

  • System administrators who manage page definitions and settings
  • Functional administrators who configure processes, permissions, fields, and page layouts
  • Key users and application administrators who implement customer-specific customisations (overrides, custom fields, layouts)
  • Consultants and implementation specialists who configure and optimise environments

New administrators can use these articles to learn how the system is structured and what each setting is intended for, while experienced administrators can use the documentation as a reference when analysing or modifying existing pages and configurations.

Articles in this section

Use the overview below to quickly find the right topic. In the underlying articles, you will find a detailed explanation for each part of system administration – such as user authorisation, general settings, data management, and report management – of the available options and the impact of your choices on how Maintenance Planning works. Where relevant, examples and practical scenarios are used to show how to apply these settings safely and effectively in day-to-day administration.