# Work equipment

# Overview

**[Work equipment](https://placeholder.erp/work-equipment "Go to work equipment")** represents products/materials that are required by a certain work position.

![image.png](https://how-to-erp.dewesoft.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/6Qximage.png)

<p class="callout info">One **work equipment** can hold multiple versions of the same **product** (eg. shirts with different confection numbers: M, S, L, XL...).</p>

# Create work equipment

<p class="callout danger">This action requires the **"create work equipment"** permission.</p>

New work equipment can be created through the "[**Create new work equipment**](https://placeholder.erp/work-equipment/create)" form.

![image.png](https://how-to-erp.dewesoft.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/tQBimage.png)

<p class="callout info">When creating a work equipment, at least its name is required.</p>

- **Name**: 
    - The name should be descriptive, to avoid confusion with other work equipment.
- **Products**: 
    - On or more products, that are used as this work equipment (safety goggles or shoes with different sizes...)
    - Only **products that have define confection size**, will appear here.
- **From:**
    - The date, when this work equipment becomes active (starts being used)
- **To:**
    - The date, when this work equipment becomes obsolete (stops being used)
- **Restore** **interval (days):**
    - Define the renewal period for employee equipment (they will get new equipment every **X** days).
- **Safety** **standards:**
    - Select which safety standards include this work equipment.
    - One work equipment can be used by multiple safety standards

# Update work equipment

<p class="callout danger">This action requires the **"update work equipment"** permission.</p>

![image.png](https://how-to-erp.dewesoft.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/ekLimage.png)

Through the update form, you can update:

- **Name** of the work equipment
- **Products,** that are used as this work equipment
- How long the work equipment is valid **(From** and **To)**
- **Restore interval** (employees receive new work equipment every X days)
- **Safety standards,** that this work equipment is used by

<p class="callout info">Safety standards for work equipment can also be set from the safety standard update form.</p>

# Delete work equipment

<p class="callout danger">This action requires the **"delete work equipment"** permission.</p>

Work equipment can be deleted by toggling their checkbox when viewing in table or by clicking the "trashcan" button on the right.

<p class="callout warning">You **can** only **delete** **work equipment** that is **not attached to any safety standards or work positions**. </p>

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<p class="callout danger">If the work equipment is **attached** **to any** **safety** **standards** or **is set on any work positions**, deleting will **not** **be** **allowed**.</p>

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