A crew consists of labor and assets that are required to perform work. You use a crew type to build your crew and then assign the required positions, qualifications, and assets that the crew needs.
When you create a crew, you associate the crew with a calendar and shift. Crew records can be different from the original crew type.
The positions have craft and skill level requirements associated with them, which are the minimum standard for that position. There should be one position for each permanent member of the crew. An individual crew record can add additional positions that were not included in the crew type.
You can assign labor to positions on a crew. A labor can be assigned to only one crew at a time. You can also create overlapping assignments, by assigning multiple labors to the same position for the same time period. Overlapping assignments is useful when, for example, you must add another person to the crew temporarily. You can assign internal labor or outside labor (contractor) to a crew. When you create an overlapping assignment, you can replace the first labor with the second labor or assign both labors to the position.
You assign labor and assets to crews in the Crews application, or you can assign them graphically using the Graphical Crew Management application.
Crews can be assigned anywhere that you can assign a labor, and reporting for the crew can also be done in the same locations.