# Glossary
> Definitions of the core terms used across SyncroPlan instructions and screens.

- Canonical HTML: [https://syncroplan.com/en/docs/glossary](https://syncroplan.com/en/docs/glossary)
- Language: English
- Roles: owner, manager, worker
- Keywords: glossary, organization, member, worker, workstation, process, template, block, path

## Outcome
You will use consistent language when discussing planning, inventory, and audit data.

## Before you start
- None.

## Menu path
Help → Glossary

## Step-by-step instructions
1. Organization — one company's shared data and memberships.
2. Member — an account with access role/status; Worker — a skilled scheduling resource linked to an account.
3. Workstation — a type of work position; Workstation unit — one parallel instance of that type.
4. Process — reusable activity with workstation and default duration; Template — reusable definition of processes, materials, and product fields.
5. Order — specific production work with deadline, status, and its own copied operations and materials.
6. Block — a stage in process structure; Path — a sequence inside a block that can run in parallel with other paths in that block.
7. Technological break — a required delay before the successor, not worker labor time.
8. Product field — named text, number, or list value used on orders and in filters.
9. Material coverage — required quantity compared with issue, reservation, and shortage; Reservation — on-hand quantity allocated to an order.
10. Task — a scheduled segment for a worker and workstation; completion records progress.
11. Audit — non-editable history of selected changes; Archive — orders after they reach Archived.

## What you see on screen
- Role values are Owner, Manager, and Worker.
- Assigned and Reserved describe the same allocated material quantity in order and inventory contexts.

## Effects of changes
- The glossary is read-only and gives the team a shared vocabulary.

## Important warnings
- Do not equate member and worker: a management account can have access without being a scheduling resource.

## Common problems
### A label differs from this guide.
Check the selected language and context; report the screen if the mismatch remains.

### A quantity may be stock or reservation.
In Inventory, On hand is physical, Reserved is allocated, and Available remains free.

## Related articles
- [Roles and permissions](https://syncroplan.com/en/docs/roles-and-permissions.md): What owners, managers, and workers can do, plus the effect of membership status.
- [First production plan](https://syncroplan.com/en/docs/first-production-plan.md): The complete setup flow from organization data to a generated production schedule.
- [Troubleshooting](https://syncroplan.com/en/docs/troubleshooting.md): Fast checks for authentication, permissions, empty plans, materials, QR, printing, uploads, filters, and imports.