You must have a Space management role in EG Optimaze to manage capacity object types.


What are capacity object types

Capacity object types are managed in EG Optimaze Space application. Capacity object types represent company's resources that are displayed and monitored via EG Worksense. Capacity objects have main and subtypes. Some of the features in EG Worksense require making changes in capacity object types.

Editing capacity object types

  1. Log in to EG Optimaze
  2. Navigate to Space application
  3. Click Administration -tab and select Capacity object types
  4. Click + next to the main type to edit its subtypes
  5. Click Edit.. to make changes to main or subtypes

Adding reporting type for a capacity object type

Reporting type determines how are the resources displayed in EG Worksense. There are five different reporting types: workstation, meeting space, restaurant, parking space, phone booth.

You can add reporting type only for main capacity object types, not subtypes. 

  1. Click Edit.. next to main capacity object type

  2. Select a reporting type from the drop-down list 

    1. Select Meeting space as a reporting type, if you are using meeting room booking feature

    2. Select Workstation as a reporting type, if you are using workstation booking feature
    3. Select Phone booth as a reporting type for phone booths
    4. Select Parking space as a reporting type, if you are using Parking setup feature

    5. Select Restaurant as a reporting type if you are using restaurant sensors

  3. Click Save

Adding time delay for a capacity object type

Time delay means the duration how long a sensor-monitored place (e.g. meeting room, workstation, parking spot) is shown as recently occupied in EG Worksense. Generally speaking the time delay gives a signal to an employee that the room or seat has recently been in use.

Time delay is set for a capacity object main type or its subtype. 

  1. Click Edit.. next to main capacity object type or its subtype
  2. Add Time delay 
  3. Click Save

  4. Time delay for a capacity object main type will automatically be applied to its subtypes

Best practices for choosing the duration for time delays

  • Workstations - We recommend to set up a time delay based on your company’s clean desk policy OR at least for the duration of lunch / a one-hour meeting

  • Meeting rooms - We recommend to set up a 5-10 minute time delay for meeting rooms to signal it has been recently used

  • Phone booths - Phone booths don’t necessarily need a time delay, they are generally meant for quick ad hoc use

Enabling usable capacity for a capacity object type

If you want to edit the usable capacity of a capacity object, you need to enable usable capacity for a capacity object type. This is necessary if you want to make capacity objects out of use.

  1. Click Edit.. next to main capacity object type or its subtype
  2. Enable usable capacity by ticking the box on 
  3. Click Save