Update Resource Availability Job

Use the update resource availability job scheduled process to refresh the availability data for all resources in either a manufacturing plant or a work center within the plant.

As an administrator, you want to ensure that the collected data for planning work orders is done against the current state of resource availability.

When to Use

Updating the resource availability should be done when new resource or shift exceptions are defined for the manufacturing plant, as these exceptions will alter the availability of resources. Because exceptions are typically future effective, we recommend that you schedule the process to be run after exception data is entered.

Privileges Required

  • ZSF_DEFINE_SALES_FORECAST_PRIV
  • ZSF_MANAGE_SALES_FORECAST_PARTICIPANT_PRIV

Specifications

Review the following before setting up this scheduled process:

Specification Description
Job Type Scheduled
Frequency As often as exceptions are entered for the manufacturing plant. Exceptions should be entered as part of a scheduled business process, so you can schedule this process to coordinate with this activity, such as weekly.
Time of Day After work hours at 00:00:00 a.m.
Duration Typically less than ten minutes.
Compatibility Multiple instances of this process may run at the same time for different manufacturing plants.

Parameters

Parameter Optional or Required Description Parameter Value Special Combinations Required
Organization Required By default, all resources for all work centers in the plant will be updated. N/A None
Work Center Optional Use this option if a resource exception is defined for more than one resource within a single work center. N/A None
Resource Optional Use this option and the work center if the resource exception is specified for a single work center resource within the plant. N/A None
Start Time Optional N/A None
End Time Optional N/A None
Exclude Resource Exception Data Optional Use this option if resource exceptions should be ignored. N/A None

Troubleshooting Information

  • You can view the status of the update resource availability job in the Scheduled Processes work area.
  • The validation errors and warning messages that prevented the refresh forecast are displayed in the error log.
  • Any interactive warning validations are not performed.
  • When the program is submitted, you can resubmit, put on hold, cancel, or release the process as provided by the Scheduled Processes work area.