Edit Resource

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This page allows you to modify the resource details. Tell me more

The “Edit Resource” page appears

Resource No.

The number identifying the resource entered manually. Mandatory.

 

Help facility available.

Short Desc.

The short description of the resource. Mandatory.

 

Zoom facility available.

Status

Use the drop down list box to select the appropriate status of the resource. Mandatory. The system displays “Active” by default on launch of the page. The options available are

 
  • Active – indicates valid resource.

 
  • Draft – indicates incomplete resource.

 
  • Inactive – indicates invalid resource.

Full Desc.

The full description of the resource.

 

Zoom facility available.

Resource Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the user-defined type of the resource. The system retrieves the types as defined in the types master from the “Organization Model” business component. The system displays “Blank” by default on launch of the page.

Resource Class

Use the drop-down list box to select the classification of the resource. Mandatory. You can select from “Others”, “Labor”, “Machine”, “Tool” or “Vendor”. The system displays “Machine” by default on launch of the page.

In Charge

The person who is in charge of the resource.

Maintained By

Use the drop-down list box to select the “Maintained By” control units for which the login user has “View” access permission. Mandatory. The system displays “First Available Value” by default on launch of the page.

Purpose

Use the drop-down list box to select the purpose as defined in the control unit. Mandatory. The system displays “CRP” by default on launch of the page. The options available are

 
  • RCCP – indicates the process of converting the master production schedule into requirements for key resources rough-cut capacity plan.

 
  • CRP – indicates the function of establishing, measuring and adjusting limits or levels of capacity.

Department

Use the drop-down list box to select the control units defined for departments for which the login user has “View” access permission. Mandatory. The system displays “First Available Value” by default on launch of the page.

Resource Calendar

The number identifying the resource calendar that must have been defined in the “Resource Calendar” page Mandatory. The resource calendar should not be left blank. The resource calendar should exist in the resource calendar master and should be in “Active” status. It should be valid for the Business Unit to which the “Maintained By” control unit is mapped.

 

Help facility available.

The system displays the following in the “Capacity Details” group box:

Plg. Horizon (Days)

The planning horizon of the resource.  This field is defined for the control unit to which the resource is attached.

Plg. Bucket

The time bucket in which the schedules for the resource are displayed. Mandatory. This is defined for control unit to which the resource is attached. It can be “Exact Time”,  “Shift”, “Day”, “Week” or “Month”.

Note: The planning horizon and planning bucket is defaulted based on the value set for the department.

Capacity Units

The number identifying the capacity of the resource being created. Mandatory. The system displays “1.0000” by default on launch of the page. The capacity units should not be blank and should be greater than zero. If capacity planning type is “Discrete”, then the value to this field should be a whole number.

 

The unit of measure of the resource capacity specified alongside. The capacity unit of measure (UOM) should be a valid UOM as defined in UOM Master.

 

Help facility available.

Capacity Check At

Use the drop-down list box to select the status at which the capacity is checked and scheduling of the resource is done. Mandatory. You can select from “Order Under Request”, “Order Accepted”, “Order Firmed Up” or “No Capacity Booking”. The system displays “Order Under Request” by default on launch of the page.

Capacity Basis

Use the drop-down list box to select the basis for calculating capacity requirements on the resource. You can select from “Fixed” or “Variable”. The system displays “Fixed” by default on launch of the page.

No. Of Activity Cards

The number of job tickets to be printed. The system displays “0” by default on launch of the page. The number of activity cards should be greater than or equal to zero.

Prodn. Reporting Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the production reporting types of the activities using the resource. Mandatory. You can select from “Start/Break/End”, “Start/End”, “Start of Activity”, “End of Activity” or “Backflush”.  The system displays “Start/Break/End” by default on launch of the page.

Capacity Plg. Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the planning type of the resource. Mandatory. The system displays “Aggregate” by default on launch of the page. The options available are

 
  • Discrete – indicates the capacity planning of discrete resources, which are group of similar resources where each resource can handle only one job at a time.

 
  • Aggregate – indicates the capacity planning of aggregate resources, resources that can handle more than one job at any given time.

Queue Time

The time buffer that is to be given at the beginning of an activity, which uses this resource. This is useful when the actual start time of an activity differs from the planned time. If the actual start time is within the buffer time, no rescheduling is done. The system displays “0.00000” by default on launch of the page. Queue Time should be greater than or equal to zero.

 

Use the drop-down list box to select the queue time provided alongside. You can select from “Hrs”, “Mins”, “Secs” or Days”.  The system displays “Mins” by default on launch of the page.

Wait Time

The time buffer that is to be given at the end of an activity, which uses the resource being defined. This is useful when the actual end time of an activity is different from the planned time. If the actual end time is within the buffer time, no rescheduling is done. The system displays “0.00000” by default on launch of the page. Wait Time should be greater than or equal to zero.

Transport Time

The time required for the job on this resource to move to the next resource. The system displays “0.00000” by default on launch of the page. Transport Time should be greater than or equal to zero.

Costing Required

Select the check box to specify whether costing is required for the resource. The system leaves the box “Checked” by default on launch of the page.

Cost Center

The code identifying the cost center under the specified Management Accounting (MAC) location to which the resource is to be attached. If the costing required field is “Checked”, then the cost center cannot be left blank. The cost center should be valid for the Business Unit to which the “Maintained By” control unit is mapped.

 

Help facility available.

Costing Basis

Use the drop-down list box to select the costs based on the requirements. You can select from “Standard”, “Actual Time”. The system displays “Standard” by default on launch of the page.

The system checks the status of the resource. If the status is set to “Draft”, then the system saves the resource details without generating the validations. The resource cannot be created in “Inactive” status. The system ensures that the login user should have “All” or “Modify” access permission to the “Maintained By” control unit to create the resource. If the resource details are updated successfully and the costing required field is “Unchecked”, then the system removes the reference to the cost center and costing basis of the resource.

The login user ID and the system date are updated in the “Created By”, “Created Date”, “Edited By” and “Edited Date” fields.

To proceed, carry out the following

The system displays the following:

Created By

The login user ID of the person who has created the resource.

Created Date

The date on which the resource was created.

Edited By

The login user ID of the person who has modified the resource.

Edited Date

The date on which the resource was modified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edit Resource – An overview

Activity overview

You can specify the resource or can make use of the help facility to modify the details of the resource. On entering the details in the help screen the system retrieves the corresponding details. Once the details are retrieved, you can modify the type and classification together with the resource calendar when a different calendar is to be followed.

You can modify the capacity planning, production reporting and time details defined for the resource. If the costs are assigned to the resource and if there is a change in costs, those details can also be modified using this screen. You can make use of the help screens to search for the resource calendar, capacity units and cost center details. On making the necessary modification, you can update the changes made to the selected resource.