Verify Resource Availability
Explanation
This activity is used to verify the resource availability for the defined
work scope. For maintenance orders which are distributed and followed up in
IFS/Work Order Management, employees can be searched for and allocated to the
operations planned on a work order. For maintenance orders which are distributed
as simplified work orders, allocating resources will be a manual process but the
resource demand can be viewed.
Prerequisites
To perform this activity, a maintenance order must have been created and
released.
System Effects
- The resource availability for the defined work scope can be verified if
the maintenance order is distributed and followed up in IFS/Work Order
Management. Employees can also be allocated to the operations on a work
order.
- If the maintenance order is distributed with the Simplified Work
Order distribution type, verification of resource availability will be a
manual process.
Window
Maintenance Order
Prepare Work Order
Work
Order Execution Logic
Related Window Descriptions
Maintenance Order
Maintenance Order/Maint. Order Str.
Maintenance Order/Maint. Order Str./Demand Roll Up
Maintenance Order/Maint. Order
Str./Demand Roll Up/Resources
Maintenance Order/Exec. Logic/Demand
Roll Up
Maintenance Order/Exec.
Logic/Demand Roll Up/Resources
Prepare Work Order
Prepare Work Order/Operations
Work Order Execution Logic
Work Order
Execution Logic/Operations
Allocate Employees
Procedure
Follow this procedure to view resource demand on a maintenance order. Be
aware that verifying if resources are available is a manual process when working
with maintenance orders distributed as simplified work orders.
- Open the Maintenance Order window
and query (F3) for the necessary maintenance order.
- Depending on your requirements you can either
click the Maint Order Str. tab or the
Exec. Logic
tab.
- In the relevant graphical object structure, select
the structure node for which demand information is to be displayed.
- Click the Demand Roll Up tab.
- In the Period Type list, select the period
type by which data is to be aggregated.
- Click the Resources tab and
view or analyze the resource demand.
Follow this procedure to allocate employees to the operations planned on a
work order:
- Open the
Prepare Work Order window and query
(F3) for the necessary work order. This activity can also be performed in
the Work Order Execution Logic window.
- Click the Operations tab.
- Right-click on the operation line and then click
Allocate Employees. The Allocate Employees window
opens. The fields on the window will be populated based on the information
entered on the operation line.
- Enter additional details or change the existing
ones according to your requirement. Use the List of Values where applicable.
- Select the Exclude Schedule check box if the
employee is considered to be available twenty four hours a day.
- Clear the Include Sub Craft check box if
you want to exclude the sub crafts (if applicable) in the search. Note:
The Include Sub Craft is selected by default if the craft contains a
structure.
- Select the Show All check box if you want
to view all the employees who fulfill the search criteria regardless of their
availability.
- Click Search.
- Click the
Allocate Employees/Results
tab and select the Allocate check box against the employees that
should be allocated to the operation (alternatively you can select multiple
rows, right-click and then click Allocate).
- Click OK.