Entities and workflows
- Last UpdatedSep 10, 2026
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Some entities in Operational Safety Management can have a workflow with statuses and workflow actions.
To learn more about configuring entities with workflows, see Entities and workflows.
What is an entity?
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An entity in AVEVA™ Operational Safety Management refers to a class of items, such as work permits, work orders, isolation plans, or isolation lists. One instance of an entity refers to one work permit. Some entities can have a workflow with statuses and processes. |
Open Entities and Workflow
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On the System Management menu, double-click Entities and workflow.

The Maintenance of entities and workflow window opens. The default view shows only entities that have the ability to configure workflows.

View the full list of entities
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Perform a query.
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Clear the Only entities with workflow checkbox.

Next step
Proceed to Entities and workflows.
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- Open Entities and workflow window
- Change default prefix and digits for entity
- Add statuses to an entity
- Add processes to an entity
- Create signature definitions for entity
- View business rules for an entity
- View dynamic functionality for an entity
- View log for an entity
- Add attachment classes to an entity
- Accessible programming values