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VBS Configuration

Level: System Administrator

This section contains a quick Reference to the configuration, to help you find out where to complete the task. 

Configuration

Menu Quick Reference

Allow Blocking of Flexible Teams in Neighborhoods

If you want to visualize and report on neighborhoods on a floor while maintaining the ability to support both fixed and flexible team blocking within those spaces. You can enable the VBS to allow blocking of flexible teams in neighborhoods.

Refer to Configure blocking of Flexi Teams in Neighborhoods

Navigate to Admin Settings > System Config > General > VBS.

Always Use Org Unit Color

If you want your teams color to display in the VBS as the same color as the Org Unit.

Refer to Configure Org Unit Color

Navigate to Admin Settings > System Config > General > VBS.

Auto Allocate and Auto Allocate - Org Unit Roll Up Level

The Auto Allocate feature allows allocations to be automatically updated based on the occupant's cost center when the occupancy of a space changes, to learn more see Auto Allocate in the Block and Stack and to turn on the setting see Configure Auto Allocate in the VBS.

Navigate to Admin Settings > System Config > General > VBS.

Auto De-allocate Unoccupied Desks

Navigate to Admin Settings > System Config > General > VBS.

Use Capacity and Opportunity

For building you can view by default the statistics, either:

  • workpoints and opportunity or the
  • workpoints and unoccupied. 

Refer to View Building and Floor Statistics.

Navigate to Admin Settings > System Config > General > VBS.

VBS Comment Prompt

Navigate to Admin Settings > System Config > General > VBS.

VBS Move Projects Quick Reports

This sets the Scenario VBS quick reports, refer to Scenario Planner Quick Reports and Configure Quick Reports.

Navigate to Admin Settings > System Config > General > VBS.

VBS Quick Reports

The VBS module has a set of quick reports that can be run without having to go to the Serraview Reporting module. 

Refer to Block and Stack (VBS) Quick Reports and Configure Quick Reports.

Navigate to Admin Settings > System Config > General > VBS.

VBS Show Space Types

Navigate to Admin Settings > System Config > General > VBS.

VBS Show Validation History

Navigate to Admin Settings > System Config > General > VBS.

Additional Configuration

Menu Quick Reference

Default Target Occupancy Ratio

The default Target Occupancy Ratio can be set.

Refer to Configure the Default Target Occupancy Ratio and this can be overridden in Change Flexible Team's Target Ratio.

Navigate to Admin Settings > System Config > General > General.

Retention Statuses

Retention statuses are mainly used by Workplace Administrators using Workplace, and they can be used within the VBS.

Refer to Retention Statuses

Navigate to Admin Settings > System Config > General > Select Retention Statuses.

Utilization Statistics - Badge Swipe or SVLive data

The VBS Information Panel can display utilization statistics that based on Badge Swipe data (Speedgate data) or SVLive data. Note that if you do not have utilization data then the Peak Utilization statistics will be hidden.

Refer to Configure Utilization for VBS - Information Panel.

Navigate to Admin Settings > System Config > General > Utilization.