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title: "Add, edit, and delete workload plans"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BPEdc/2533392843/Add%2C%20edit%2C%20and%20delete%20workload%20plans"
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## Create new workload plans

To create a new workload plan:

1. Click the **Add new plan** button.
2. Provide:

- Name
- Code
- Description (optional field)

A newly created plan is not assigned to any resources. To specify workload plan information, go to a workload plan’s **Details** page.

![image](media://c6c2ee8e-ddd5-461c-986b-8846ffba206f)

## Edit workload plan details 

To access workload plan details, click the name of the plan or the **Details **button:

![image2022-1-26_16-57-44.png](media://cd69fafc-7e9d-4b26-9408-a486f59e0990)

The following options are available on a page of each workload plan: 

| **Feature** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **Section on the Left:** | ![image](media://317f4a2f-b589-4a47-8885-b54c597c6780) |
| Name | Workload plan name. |
| Code | Workload plan code. |
| Description | Optional description field. |
| Max weekly workload | Set a weekly workload limit. |
| **Section on the right:** | ![image](media://17f31f0c-4266-4fbc-9c86-f33163694a83) |
| Save | Save changes. |
| Delete | Remove a Workload Plan. |
| Weekly workload total | Displays a sum of distributed weekly hours.<br>![image2021-5-17_13-28-27.png](media://8aeedee5-956c-4275-9027-5b327bd6280c) |
| Workload distribution | Workload hours are marked in purple on the weekly calendar. The sum of daily working hours results in the weekly workload total.<br>To change the number of daily working hours, modify the number at the top of a given column.<br>![image2021-5-17_14-27-52.png](media://cda23bdc-cf0d-410c-b6d1-39f0d71e99cb)<br>To move a working hour block, use the drag-and-drop mechanism.<br>![Drag-and-drop.mov](media://0395fc80-8b79-4f8e-bcdb-af6050a60465) |
| Assigned resources | View and manage the list of resources assigned to a workload plan.<br>The list shows:<br>- All resources assigned to a given workload plan.
- Total number of resources assigned to the plan.<br>A resource can be assigned to the same workload plan over different periods.<br>![image2022-1-26_17-16-36.png](media://f1521ebf-a5a2-41e0-b751-dee22a5bd9a9) |
| Max weekly workload | Specified the weekly workload limit of a workload plan.<br>Max weekly workload will affect the weekly workload total display color. If the workload distribution of a plan (total of the purple weekly calendar on the right) exceeds the maximum weekly workload, BigPicture won't let you save a workload plan.** **<br>The Max weekly workload doesn't influence resource capacity—capacity is impacted by the actual purple workload distribution on the right. A resource's capacity is simply a sum of the actual workload distribution in the purple section on the right.<br>![image2022-1-26_17-4-23.png](media://76380116-c28f-41ef-9e5b-0552594f8219) |
| Weekly workload total | BigPicture automatically calculates how many hours have been distributed over all weekdays in total.<br>The color of the font indicates that:<br>- Yellow - total distributed workload < Max weekly workload
- Green - total distributed workload = Max weekly workload
- Red - total distributed workload > Max weekly workload<br>![image2022-1-26_17-8-8.png](media://9a779ad4-cf90-4d35-8cbe-e226c38c6533) |
| Daily working hours | The daily working hours are the daily capacity of resources used by the Gantt, Resources, and Board modules. |

## Delete workload plans 

> ℹ️ You **can’t **delete the default plans. If a resource is assigned to a deleted plan, BigPicture assigns the default workload plan instead.** **

To delete a plan, click the **Delete** button on:

- The workload plans overview page
- The workload plan details page