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# Prepare for Work Plans

Create and design sample work plans in Field Service.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">The Field Service core features, managed package, and mobile app are available in <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Collaborate with your team and outline sample work plans. For example, to design work plans for wind turbine maintenance, you capture typical maintenance steps at 6-month and annual intervals. A table or spreadsheet can help you identify how to reuse and revise work plans.

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small ">
      <colgroup>
        <col style="width:20%">
        <col style="width:40%">
        <col style="width:20%">
        <col style="width:20%">
      </colgroup>
      <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
        <tr class="">
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d86843e74">Work Plan</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d86843e77">Work Steps</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d86843e80">6-Month</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d86843e83">Annual</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Work Plan" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e74 ">Safety &amp; PPE</td>

          <td data-label="Work Steps" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e77 ">
            <ul>
              <li>Log arrival</li>

              <li>Put on safety gear</li>

            </ul>
          </td>

          <td data-label="6-Month" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e80 ">
            <p>
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Annual" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e83 ">
            <p>
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Work Plan" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e74 ">Generator maintenance</td>

          <td data-label="Work Steps" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e77 ">
            <ul>
              <li>Lubricate generator bearings</li>

              <li>Change generator filter</li>

              <li>Replace gear oil</li>

            </ul>
          </td>

          <td data-label="6-Month" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e80 ">
            <p>
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/crossmark.png" alt="red crossmark"></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/crossmark.png" alt="red crossmark"></span>
            </p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/crossmark.png" alt="red crossmark"></span>
            </p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Annual" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e83 ">
            <p>
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Work Plan" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e74 ">Hydraulic systems</td>

          <td data-label="Work Steps" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e77 ">
            <ul>
              <li>Check fluid levels</li>

              <li>Refill reservoirs</li>

              <li>Drain and replace hydraulic fluid</li>

            </ul>
          </td>

          <td data-label="6-Month" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e80 ">
            <p>
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/crossmark.png" alt="red crossmark"></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/crossmark.png" alt="red crossmark"></span>
            </p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/crossmark.png" alt="red crossmark"></span>
            </p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Annual" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e83 ">
            <p>
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Work Plan" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e74 ">Blade/bearing maintenance </td>

          <td data-label="Work Steps" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e77 ">
            <ul>
              <li>Lubricate main bearings</li>

              <li>Lubricate pitch and yaw bearings</li>

              <li>Retorque bolts</li>

            </ul>
          </td>

          <td data-label="6-Month" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e80 ">
            <p>
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Annual" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86843e83 ">
            <p>
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
            <p>
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">
              <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support_field_service-264-0-0-production-enus/3f7dceb9-dd70-454a-b49e-bbb4526a158d/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="green checkmark"></span>
            </p>
          </td>

        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>

For this planned maintenance example, work plan selection rules use the work type field to represent the type of visit. Because the same safety and blade/bearing maintenance procedures occur at both visits, the rules can replicate the work plans for both visit types.