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title: "Resource task setup"
slug: "bc-resource-task-setup"
updated: 2026-06-25T09:59:10Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:10Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/bc-resource-task-setup"
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# Resource task setup

## Steps

1. Choose the ![Lightbulb](https://cdn.document360.io/da662430-6a41-47b1-8c7e-7e4ac37a9756/Images/Documentation/search_small(3).png) icon, enter **Resource Task Setup**, and then choose the related link.
2. Complete the following fields on the **Task Setup** page.
  - **General**

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Task Nos | Select a number series. |
| Default Work Type | All time postings require a work type. Select the default work type for resources of the type **Person**. |
| Default Machine Work Type | Select the default work type for resources of the type **Machine**. |
| Back-flush Hours | When **on**, the planned hours for a resource are copied to the time sheet. When **off**, the resource must manually specify the worked hours. |
| Advance Start Date | Make the resource task starting date start earlier with this date formula. |
| Delayed End Date | Make the resource task ending date end later with this date formula. |
| Allow Working on Multiple Tasks | When **on**, the resource can have several resource tasks running at the same time (using the **Start/Stop** action). When **off**, Anywhere Mobility Solutions running resource task ends when a new resource task starts. |
| Assignment Mandatory | When **true**, the resource can only select assigned resource tasks. |
| Global Stop Time for Tasks | Specify a time of day when all resource tasks must be stopped by the **Global Stop TIL** task. Individual resource tasks can be set to **Exempt from Global Stop**. |
  - **Caption** Set the captions for the three user-defined fields on the resource task and the resource task assignment. Only one set of captions is available for the different sets of resource tasks.
  - **Project** Select three user-defined fields for the resource task from the project and/or the project task. Select three user-defined fields for the resource task assignment from the project planning line and/or the project budget line.
  - **Production** Set the **Resource Task Creation Type** to **For All Operations** or **For Point of Completion**, a resource task is only created for the operations marked as **Point of Completion**. Select three user-defined fields for the resource task from the production order and/or the production order routing line.
  - **Service** Select three user-defined fields for the resource task from the service header.
  - **Assembly** Select **Create Task on Assembly Release** when you want the resource task to be created when the assembly order is released. Select three user-defined fields for the resource task from the assembly header.

## Related

- [Resource tasks](/bc-resource-tasks.md)