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title: Overview
description: "The Workplace Framework (WORK) Cell manages and stores project specific i2b2 XML data objects for a user of a given project. **Chapter 11. Table of Contents** ###### [11.8 Verify Workplace Installation](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-8-verify-workplace-installation/) ###### [11.4 Configuration](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-4-configuration/) - [11.4.1 Configure the Workplace Build…"
url: "https://i2b2.org/docs/chapter-11-workplace-work-cell-install/"
updated: "2026-09-15"
category: "i2b2 Installation Guide / Chapter 4. Server Install Guide / B. Legacy Approach - Build Each Cell from Source / Chapter 11. Workplace (WORK) Cell Install"
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# Overview

The Workplace Framework (WORK) Cell manages and stores project specific i2b2 XML data objects for a user of a given project.

  **Chapter 11. Table of Contents**

###### [11.8 Verify Workplace Installation](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-8-verify-workplace-installation/)

###### [11.4 Configuration](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-4-configuration/)

- [11.4.1 Configure the Workplace Build Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-4-1-configure-the-workplace-build-properties/)
- [11.4.2 Configure the Workplace Application Directory Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-4-2-configure-the-workplace-application-directory-properties/)
- [11.4.3 Configure the Workplace Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-4-3-configure-the-workplace-properties/)
  - [11.4.3.2 Project Management Cell Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-4-3-2-project-management-cell-properties/)
  - [11.4.3.1 Set Metadata Schema Name](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-4-3-1-set-metadata-schema-name/)
- [11.4.4 Data Source Configuration](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-4-4-data-source-configuration/)

###### [11.6 Start Services](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-6-start-services/)

###### [11.9 Next Steps](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-9-next-steps/)

###### [11.3 Stop Services](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-3-stop-services/)

###### [11.1 Prerequisites](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-1-prerequisites/)

###### [11.5 Deployment](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-5-deployment/)

###### [11.7 Update WORK Cell Data in i2b2 Standalone Admin](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-7-update-work-cell-data-in-i2b2-standalone-admin/)

###### [11.2 Workplace Installation Overview](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-2-workplace-installation-overview/)

- [11.2.1 Source Code and Directory Structure](https://i2b2.org/docs/11-2-1-source-code-and-directory-structure/)