Define Resources
Explanation
Use this activity to define different resources in a work center.
When you register a work center, a resource with the same name as the work center is
defined automatically. You can create records for multiple resources in the same
work center, for example several different machines within the center.
Prerequisites
This activity has the following prerequisite:
- A work center must have been created.
System Effects
There are no system effects.
Window
Work Center
Related Window Descriptions
Work Center
Work Center/Resource
Procedure
- Open the
Work Center window.
- Populate, or query for the work center of your choice. In the Work Center combo box, select the work center for which you want to
define a resource.
- Click the
Resource tab.
- Click New.
- Using no more than 5 alphanumeric characters, enter a short code in the Resource ID
field, and a description of the
resource in the Description field.
- In the Object ID field, specify the object in IFS
Maintenance to which the resource corresponds. Click List of Values to
select from available objects. This field is optional.
- Specify the validity range of the resource in the Start Date
column. If desired, specify an end date in the End Date column. Note that you do not
need to specify an end date.
- Specify the efficiency of the resource in the Efficiency column. This is
expressed in percent, with 100 percent as the default.
- Save the record (F12).