Skip to main content
Eptura Knowledge Center

Assign an anchor desk in a Flexible Team or Neighborhood

  1. Last updated
  2. Save as PDF
There may be a need for a person to have a fixed position within a Flexible Team or Neighborhood. For example, manager placed in a fixed position so staff can locate them easily. A fixed desk within a Flexible Team is referred to as an anchor desk.

You can create an anchor desk within a Flexible Team's allocated space via:

  • drag and drop from the People tab
  • the Space Form

If you need to remove the occupant from the workpoint then this can be completed via:

  • Erase Occupant tool
  • the Space Form

Contents

Assign a Person using drag and drop from the People tab

Flexible Team Example

From the VBS, complete the following:

  1. Navigate to the floor.
  2. Click the toggle icon_right.pngicon to display the floorplan.
  3. Zoom into the floorplan to the team's allocation.
  4. From the left-panel, click the People icon_person.pngtab. This displays the occupants of the selected team(s).
  5. If you need to filter the list, click the filter icon_filter.png icon and enter in the name of the person.
  6. Click and drag the person to the workpoint on the floorplan. The message "This will set the space settings from "Do not allow occupants" to Single Occupant".
  7. Click the Proceed button. The workstation will be changed to a fixed seat and the person will become the occupant.

drag drop person in flexible team.gif

Neighborhood Example

From the VBS, complete the following:

  1. Navigate to the floor.
  2. Click the toggle icon_right.pngicon to display the floorplan.
  3. Zoom into the floorplan to the neighborhood's allocation.
  4. On the stack select the team.
  5. From the left-panel, click the People icon_person.pngtab. This displays the occupants of the selected team(s).
  6. If you need to filter the list, click the filter icon_filter.png icon and enter in the name of the person.
  7. Click and drag the person to the workpoint on the floorplan.  The message "This will set the space settings from "Do not allow occupants" to Single Occupant".
  8. Click the Proceed button. The workstation will be changed to a fixed seat and the person will become the occupant.

drag drop person in neighborhood.gif

Assign a Person via the Space Form

Flexible Team Example

From the VBS, complete the following:

  1. Navigate to the floor.
  2. Click the toggle icon_right.pngicon to display the floorplan.
  3. Zoom into the floorplan to the flexible team's allocation.
  4. Double click the workpoint. The Update Space form displays.
  5. From the Overview tab, change the Working Style option button to Fixed.

clipboard_e47e840c1f1ff97b6c35c8a9c6c6d0917.png

  1. Click the Space Data Tab.
  2. From the Occupancy Configuration drop-down, select either Single Occupant or Multiple Occupants.
  3. In the Occupied By field, enter in the occupant name(s).

clipboard_ef407d2be0334d7aac47b1ce6967ba01d.png

  1. Click the Update Space button. The workstation will be changed to a fixed seat and the person will become the occupant.

clipboard_ed697dc125f096a6c877efd24fc46948f.png

Remove a Person from the Workpoint using the Erase Occupant tool

Flexible Team Example

From the VBS complete the following.

  1. Navigate to the floor.
  2. For the floor, click the toggle icon-toggle.pngicon to display the floorplan.
  3. From the VBS Blocking Toolbar, click the Erase Occupant icon_erase_occupant.png icon.
  4. Erase the occupant. The workpoint changes back to a Flexible workpoint.

erase occupant tool flexible workpoint.gif

Remove a Person from the Workpoint via the Space Form

Flexible Team Example

From the VBS complete the following.

  1. Navigate to the floor.
  2. Click the toggle icon_right.pngicon to display the floorplan.
  3. On the floorplan, double click a space. The Update Space form displays.
  4. Click the Space Data tab.
  5. Click the X icon next to the occupant's name.

clipboard_ee97ec7bf12cc0e65e90fc2eda023487d.png

  1. Click the Update Space button. The workpoint changes back to a Flexible workpoint.

Remove a Person from the Workpoint and change allocation to Neighborhood

Neighborhood Example

If you need to change the Fixed wokpoint to a Flexible workpoint inside a neighborhood.

From the VBS complete the following.

  1. Navigate to the floor.
  2. Click the toggle icon_right.pngicon to display the floorplan.
  3. Use the Erase Occupant icon_erase_occupant.png tool to remove the person.
  4. Use the the Erase Allocation icon_erase_allocation.png tool to erase the allocation.
  5. Select the neighborhood or team.
  6. Use the Paint clipboard_e8c963174e8188aeba41a34bb8639192c.pngtool to paint the neighborhood on the workpoint.

paint neighborhood allocation.gif