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Schedule Management > Creating and managing schedules > Defining tasks, milestones, and work breakdowns > Defining work breakdown

Rules for setting WBS codes

  • Codes must be unique and match the specified format.
  • Codes must comply with the location in the schedule. For example, a task with code 3.2.1 must be under a task with code 3.2.

Manually editing a task's WBS code

  • After you manually edit a code, that single code is automatically saved and displayed in bold.
  • Changing one entry may cause others around it to change.
  • If you want to regenerate a single task, you can simply delete the existing code and click outside the cell.

Upgrade note: Use this feature if you are upgrading from a prior version to version 11.2. In 11.2 and all subsequent versions, if a parent or previous task does not have a WBS code, the system does not generate a code for a newly created task. To prevent this problem, you must generate WBS codes for schedules that did not have WBS codes before the upgrade. Manually enter the WBS code for tasks whose previous task cannot be modified (for example, if the previous task was aborted).

Note: Teamcenter displays an error message if these rules are violated.

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.plm00054/id989581 · retrieved 2026-07-10