‘Available Resources’ Trend Line

View the Available Resources trend line when you select a particular capacity category or time-slot from the View drop-down options.

You can associate a Resource with multiple capacity categories and time slots. When you do this, the Available Resources for a particular capacity category or time slot depends on the time shared with other capacity categories and time-slots. Based on this information, Available Resources is displayed as three different values for each day:

Min. Available Resources: Denotes the minimum available resources for a particular view, assuming that the resources shared with another view, are not included in this view. This value is calculated based on the worst case scenario, where only resources that don't share their time with other capacity categories or time slots are included.
Max. Available Resources: Denotes the maximum available resources for a particular view, assuming that all the shared and not-shared resources are available in this view. This value is calculated based on the best case scenario, where the entire time of all resources in that view are included.
Average Available Resources: Denotes the actual number of resources available, assuming that the resource time is divided equally among each capacity category and time slot that the resource is associated with. This represents the most realistic quantity of resources available for that particular view.

Example to calculate available resource values:

A resource has these associated time slots and capacity categories:

Time slots: 11-1, 1-3
Capacity Categories: Install, Uninstall

Min. Available Resources: Only the undivided resource time is considered, as shown in this screenshot:
This screenshot shows minimum available resource values, where the undivided resource time is considered for each time slot

This screenshot shows minimum available resource values, where the undivided resource time is considered for each time slot

Average Available Resources: Overlapping time is split proportionately, as shown in this screenshot:
This screenshot shows average available resource values, where the overlapping time is split proportionately for each capacity category

This screenshot shows average available resource values, where the overlapping time is split proportionately for each capacity category

Max. Available Resources: Maximum availability of the resources
This screenshot shows maximum available resource values, where the maximum available time is displayed for each capacity category

This screenshot shows maximum available resource values, where the maximum available time is displayed for each capacity category

The resulting available resource details are plotted as a graph, as shown in this screenshot:
This screenshot shows the Demand Forecaster graph, where the number of minutes for which resources are available is plotted against the date on which they are available.

This screenshot shows the Demand Forecaster graph, where the number of minutes for which resources are available is plotted against the date on which they are available.

In the graph, select a particular capacity category or time slot, the Available Resources are plotted based on the values of Min. and Max. Available Resources. The Average Available Resources trend is displayed as a separate line. All three trend values (Min., Max. and Available Resources) are displayed in the grid below the graph. Overrides can be added only to the Available Resources trend line.

Note: The three values of the Available Resources is run as a script once a day. If you modify the resource calender, the changes are shown only on the next day.