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title: "FLOC Overview"
slug: "plss-floc-overview"
tags: ["PLSS"]
updated: 2026-10-27T23:12:05Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:12:05Z
canonical: "ims-handbook.cenosco.com/plss-floc-overview"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ims-handbook.cenosco.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# PLSS FLOC Overview

**This online manual explains the Functional Locations (FLOCs) in IMS:**

- How to interpret and use the FLOC Main Screen (Grid List).
- How to interpret and use the FLOC Details Page.
- How to create a new FLOC.

Locations are organized in Site – Plant – Unit – Functional Location (FLOC). These are the highest hierarchy levels in IMS.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/PLSS,%20RCM%20&%20FCM%20Hierarchy%20(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-03T12%3A56%3A30Z&se=2026-11-03T13%3A56%3A30Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=k0E1rFD3W3r0L6m1aDaSs4mDGiBKZ6kaTJN5DAftc08%3D)Locations are organized in Site-Plant-Unit. Functional Location (FLOC)

FLOCs typically have specific operating parameters: flow rates, temperatures, pressures, and fluid composition. FLOC IDs never change, at least until the Unit or the FLOC is retired. Generally, each FLOC has one child, which is a piece of Equipment (with an Equipment ID).

Details for Sites, Plants, and Units are registered and organized in Settings\Company\Toplevel (see [Configuring the Toplevel via Settings](/v414/docs/configuring-the-toplevel-via-settings)), while the Functional Locations (FLOCs) are registered in the **FLOC** Main Screen (see [Creating PLSS FLOCs](/v414/docs/creating-plss-flocs)).

The **FLOC** Main screen shows an overview grid, with a list of FLOCs (see [PLSS FLOC Main Screen](/v414/docs/plss-floc-main-screen)). The FLOC Details Page is where the FLOC is defined. From here Equipment can be added to the FLOC (see [PLSS FLOC Details Page](/v414/docs/plss-floc-details-page)).