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# Equipment
The Equipment section stores and maintains all physical equipment used in scheduling — from production lines and individual machines to tools and devices.
## Navigation
***Scheduler*** > ***Data Templates*** > select a template > ***Equipment***
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## Equipment Classes
An Equipment Class groups similar equipment types so they can be assigned to operations interchangeably. During scheduling, the system selects any available instance from the class to fulfil the requirement.
**Example:** A facility has five 50-tonne injection moulding machines that can all produce the same products. Group them into a "50t Injection Moulding" class. The optimiser automatically selects the most appropriate available machine.
### Creating an Equipment Class
1. Click the **Manage Classes** icon.
2. Click **Add** and enter the **Code** and **Description**.
## Creating Equipment
1. Click the **+** button at the top of the equipment list.
2. Enter the **Code**, **Name**, and **Description**.
To edit an existing one, click on the class and edit the information in the popped up fields.
### Assigning Classes
Once equipment is created, assign it to one or more classes. Equipment can belong to as many classes as required.
### Adding Availability
Apply availability templates to equipment to define when it can be scheduled:
1. Click the **+** button in the **Availability** section of the equipment detail.
2. Select an availability template and set the **Start Date** and **End Date**.
A resource can have different availability templates at different times — for example, switching from day shift to night shift. Enter the start and end dates for each assignment.
### Bulk Updating Equipment Availability
To update availability for multiple equipment items at once:
1. Hold **Ctrl** (Windows) or **Cmd** (Mac) and click on each equipment item.
2. Enter the availability information to apply to all selected items.
### Adding a Downtime Period
Add planned maintenance or downtime periods to prevent scheduling during those times:
1. Click the **+** button in the **Downtime Periods** section.
2. Enter the reason and start/end timestamps.
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## Optional Configuration
| Field | Description |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Display Order** | The position of this equipment in the list (1 = top) |
| **Min Order Quantity** | Minimum quantity an order must produce to be scheduled on this equipment |
| **Max Order Quantity** | Maximum quantity an order can produce to be scheduled on this equipment |