Work breakdown elements

An element of the project work breakdown, with a code, planned dates, and status.

Fields

The API name is what the API, MCP and the CLI use.

NameAPI nameTypeRequiredDescription
IDidRecord IDYes
ProjectprojectIdReferenceYes
PositionrankOrder rankYes
NamelabelTextYes
CodecodeTextYesFixed option from the allowed set for this field.
Work breakdown elementprojectwbselementIdParentReference
Planned start datedateStartPlannedDateCalendar date without time of date.
Planned end datedateEndPlannedDateCalendar date without time of date.
StatusstatusConstantYesLifecycle or processing state from the allowed values for this record.
TagstagIdsTags
DescriptiondescriptionText Area
Created bycreatedByUser
Created atcreatedAtDate and TimeYes
Updated byupdatedByUser
Updated atupdatedAtDate and TimeYes
Closed byclosedByUser
Closed atclosedAtDate and Time
Canceled bycanceledByUser
Canceled atcanceledAtDate and Time
Blocked byblockedByUser
Blocked atblockedAtDate and Time
Archived byarchivedByUser
Archived atarchivedAtDate and Time

Relations

Owned records (solid line) are deleted with their owner. Grouped records (dashed line) can exist alone.

Work breakdown elementsProjects
FieldPoints toKind
Project projectIdProjectsowned by
Work breakdown element projectwbselementIdParentWork breakdown elementsreference
Tags tagIdsTagsreference

Actions

What you can do with a record. Every action also sends the webhook event projectwbselements.<action>. Reads (find, get, count) work on every table.

NameAPI nameDescriptionWhere
CreatecreateAdd a new wbs element.App · WebMCP · API · MCP · CLI
EditupdateSave changes to this wbs element.App · API · MCP · CLI
ClosecloseStop new references to this wbs element. It stays, and existing documents stay. Unclose to allow new references again.App · API · MCP · CLI
ReopenuncloseAllow new references to this wbs element again.App · API · MCP · CLI
CancelcancelReverse the posted effect of this wbs element.App · API · MCP · CLI
DeletedeleteDelete this wbs element and the data that belongs with it. This cannot be undone.App · WebMCP · API · MCP · CLI

States

How a record moves from state to state. Archive and block can happen in any state.

CloseCancelReopenCancelReopenCreatedClosedCanceledClosed · Canceled