Create a Resource Exception

You can create a resource exception in the work center resource calendar to fulfill the following requirements:

• Make a work center resource available

• Make few or all the units of a work center resource unavailable

The following examples illustrate steps to create a resource exception with respect to each of these two scenarios.

Make a Work Center Resource Available

When you want a work center resource to be available during a nonworking time such as duration outside a regular shift, you can create a resource exception. To create a resource exception for making a work center resource available, perform the following steps:

1. On the Manage Work Center Resource Calendar page, in the calendar, click a specific date for which you want to create the resource exception. Ensure that you click outside the existing shift time. Then, from the Actions menu, select Create Resource Exception.

2. On the Manage Work Center Resource Calendar: Create Work Center Resource Availability page, in the Repeats Until field, enter the end date of the new exception. This is the date until which the exception is created. You can add a work center resource exception for only a day by leaving this field blank.

3. In the Start Time field, enter the start time from which the resource availability is required to be changed. Ensure that the start time is a nonworking time for the resource and is defined in the plant time zone.

4. In the Duration field, enter the duration for the resource availability change. Ensure that the duration is such that the computed end time is also a nonworking time for the resource.

5. In the Resource Availability and Overrides region, the Default Availability column shows zero. In the Availability Override column, against the specific resource, enter the quantity of the resource units that you want to assign to the duration.

6. Click the Save and Close button.

Make Few or All the Units of a Work Center Resource Unavailable

When you want a work center resource to be either completely unavailable or some units of the resource to be unavailable during a working time such as a duration within a regular shift, you can create a resource exception. To make few or all the units of a work center resource unavailable, perform the following steps:

1. On the Manage Work Center Resource Calendar page, in the calendar, click a specific date for which you want to create the resource exception. Ensure that you click inside the shift time that you want to change. Then, from the right-click menu or the Actions menu, select Create Resource Exception.

2. On the Manage Work Center Resource Calendar: Create Work Center Resource Availability page, in the Repeats Until field, enter the end date of the new exception. This is the date until which the exception is created. You can add a work center resource exception for only a day by leaving this field blank.

3. In the Start Time field, enter the start time from which the resource availability is required to be changed. Ensure that the start time is a working time for the resource and is defined in the plant time zone.

4. In the Duration field, enter the duration for the resource availability change. Ensure that the duration is such that the computed end time is also a working time for the resource.

5. In the Resource Availability and Overrides region, the Default Availability column shows the number of resource units that are available for that specific shift. In the Availability Override column, against the specific resource, enter either zero to make the resource completely unavailable or a lesser number than the current number of resources available as displayed to make few units of the resource unavailable for the duration.

6. Click the Save and Close button.