How You Manage Work Center Resource Calendars

A resource exception is a change in the availability of units of a resource belonging to a work center. The exception is applicable to the specific work center resource only and doesn't affect the whole plant. You can't define resource exceptions for the resources that are 24 hours available. The exceptions created in the work center resource calendar overrides the shift exceptions created in the production calendar. The shifts and exceptions displayed in the work center resource calendar are interpreted in the plant time zone as defined in Manage Inventory Organization Parameters.

Manage Resource Exceptions

A resource exception is a collection of changes to one or more resources. The exception is applicable to one or many resources of the work center and doesn't affect the whole plant.

Example scenarios for such exception are:

• A few workers coming to work on a weekend to address a backlog.

• A few workers leaving the work on a workday to attend a mandatory training.

You use the Manage Work Center Resource Calendar page to perform the following tasks:

• Creating a resource exception

• Editing a resource exception

• Deleting a resource exception

The Manage Work Center Resource Calendar page can be accessed from the Work Execution Overview page and the Edit Work Center page.

Creating a Resource Exception:

You can create a resource exception to do the following:

• Add a new shift for one or more resources.

• Change the start time or duration of an existing shift for one or more resources. The start time entered on this page is assumed to be in the plant time zone.

• Change the resource availability in an existing shift.

Refer the Create a Resource Exception: Worked Example topic for instruction on creating the resource exceptions to achieve different results.

Editing a Resource Exception:

You can only edit a future resource exception. However, you can edit the end date of a current resource exception.

To edit a resource exception, perform the following steps:

1. On the Manage Work Center Resource Calendar page, click the resource exception in the calendar that you want to edit. Then, from the right-click menu or the Actions menu, select Edit Resource Exception.

2. On the Manage Work Center Resource Calendar: Edit Work Center Resource Availability page, edit the fields that you want to change.

3. Click the Save and Close button.

Deleting a Resource Exception

You can delete a future resource exception only. To delete a resource exception, on the Manage Work Center Resource Calendar page, click the resource exception in the calendar that you want to edit. Then, from the right-click menu or the Actions menu, select Delete Resource Exception.