How You Add and Edit Operation Resources

You can add and edit operation resources in the Edit Operation Resources dialog box. To open the Edit Operation Resources dialog box, click the Resources link of the operation on the Operations tab of the Edit Work Order page. Alternately, select the operation, then from the Edit icon menu, select: Edit Operation Resources.

In the Edit Operation Resources dialog box, in the Operation field, you can select the operation for which you're adding or editing the operation resources.

These are the operation resource attributes:

Attribute	Description
Sequence	The resource sequence of the operation resource.
Name	The name of the resource.
Basis	The valid values are: Fixed and Variable.
Usage Rate	The usage amount of the operation resource.
Required Usage	The resource usage required for the work order quantity. The required usage is calculated and populated by default from the Usage rate depending on the Basis type. The calculation is done as follows: If Basis is equal to Fixed, then the Required Usage is equal to Usage Rate. If Basis is equal to Variable, then the Required Usage is equal to Usage Rate multiplied by Work Order Quantity. Note: The work order quantity is always 1.
UOM Name	The usage unit of measure as defined in the resource definition.
Scheduled	The indicator that the resource is a scheduled resource. A resource can be scheduled if the Usage UOM belongs to the UOM class defined in the profile option RCS_DEFAULT_UOM_SRVICE_DURATION_CLASS.
Charge Type	Indicates whether the resources are charged manually or automatically when completing the operation. The valid values are: Automatic and Manual.
Description	The description of the resource.
Code	The code of the resource.
Inverse	The inverse of the usage rate. This attribute is applicable when the resource usage rate is fractional but its inverse is an integer.
Assigned Units	The number of resource units assigned to perform the operation.
Principal	The indicator that a resource is the principal resource within a group of simultaneous resources (resources sharing the same resource sequence number).
Resource Instances	Icon to open the Resource Instances dialog box in which you can add or edit the resource instances for the specific resource. For Equipment type of resource, the Resource Instances dialog box contains the following fields: Name, Identifier, Asset Description, Asset Number, Actual Usage, and Additional Information. For Labor type of resource, the Resource Instances dialog box contains the following fields: Name, Identifier, Person Type, Person Name, Actual Usage, and Additional Information. Note: You can predefine labor resource instances for assignment or self-assign in the My Maintenance Work or Report Work pages. The logged in user must have a resource instance defined to support pre-assignment or self-assignment.
Start Date	The start date of the resource and also referred as scheduled start date. The resource start date is generally calculated by the scheduling engine. The resource start date must be encompassed within the operation start and completion date.
Completion Date	The completion date of the resource and also referred as scheduled completion date. The resource completion date is generally calculated by the scheduling engine. The resource completion date must be encompassed within the operation start and completion date.
Activity	The predefined values are: Setup, Run, and Tear Down. The lookup can be configured by adding new values.
Actual Resource Usage	The net actual usage of the assigned resource.
Attachments	The attachments in the resources. It can be of file, text, or URL type.