Resource

A resource is one machine, tool or person in the plant. It is what a maintenance request, order, reading or plan is about.

Where

Plant Maintenance › Resource › Resource

Who uses it

The maintenance planner

When

At setup, and when equipment is added

Needs first

Resource Group, sites and warehouses in Inventory, calendars in Company Setup

What it is for

Resource Type, Resource Group and Site are required. Picking the group fills the costing from it. The Calendar tab gives working calendars by date; two calendar lines may not overlap ("Calendar - Line ID: … overlaps with Line ID: …") and Date From cannot be after Date To ("Date From cannot be after Date To"). A resource code must be unique ("Resource Cannot be Duplicate").

The warranty and acquisition fields are recorded only.

The Component tab has no column registration for this screen in this release and shows nothing; components named on maintenance orders come from the resource as kept elsewhere.

Every field in plain words

General

Field	What it means	What to put
Resource	The code or number of this record	A short unique code, or the next number when a number range is set up. Cannot be changed once saved
Name	Name of the resource	Fills in by itself. Required
Resource Type	Type of the resource: machine, person, tool	Pick from the delivered list. Cannot be changed once saved. Required. Cannot be changed once saved
Resource Group	The resource group	Pick a resource group. Required. Cannot be changed once saved
Resource Sub Group	The sub-group	Pick a sub-group. Cannot be changed once saved
Quantity	How many	A number greater than zero

Costing

Field	What it means	What to put
Unit Of Measure, Text	Unit the cost is per	Fills in from the resource group. Required
Time Per Resource Unit	Time per resource unit	A number
Per Unit Quantity	Quantity per unit	Fills in from the resource group
Per Hour Cost	Cost per hour	Fills in from the resource group

Basic Data

Field	What it means	What to put
Site	The site	Pick a site. Required
Manufacturing Unit	Manufacturing unit	Pick a manufacturing unit
Work Center	The resource is a work center	Fills in by itself

Input

Field	What it means	What to put
Input Warehouse	Warehouse materials come from	Pick a warehouse
Storage Location	Storage location materials come from	Pick a location

Output

Field	What it means	What to put
Output Warehouse	Warehouse output goes to	Pick a warehouse
Storage Location	Storage location output goes to	Pick a location

Machine Details

Field	What it means	What to put
Resource Location	Where the resource is	Pick a location
Key Value	Key value of the resource	Fills in by itself. Cannot be changed once saved

Manufacture

Field	What it means	What to put
Manufacturer	The manufacturer	Pick from Manufacture
Model	The model	Pick from Model
Part Number	Part number	Free text
Country of Manufacture	Country of manufacture	Pick a country
Month of Construction	Month built	Free text
Year of Construction	Year built	Free text
Serial Number	Serial number	Free text

Reference

Field	What it means	What to put
Acquisition Value	Purchase value	A number. Recorded only
Acquisition Currency	Currency of the purchase value	Pick a currency
Acquisition Date	Purchase date	A date

Customer Warranty

Field	What it means	What to put
Warranty Start	Start of the warranty given to customers	A date. Recorded only
Warranty End	End of the warranty given to customers	A date. Recorded only
Inherit Warranty	Recorded on the resource	Recorded only
Master Warranty	Master warranty	Recorded only
Pass on Inventory	Pass on inventory	Recorded only

Vendor Warranty

Field	What it means	What to put
Warranty Start	Start of the supplier's warranty	A date. Recorded only
Warranty End	End of the supplier's warranty	A date. Recorded only
Inherit Warranty	Inherit warranty	Recorded only
Master Warranty	Master warranty	Recorded only
Pass on Inventory	Pass on inventory	Recorded only

Costing

Column	What it means	What to put
Cost Object	Cost object	Pick a cost object
Name	Name of the cost object	Fills in by itself
Standard Cost Per Hour	Standard cost per hour	A number
Line Text	A note on the line	Free text

Calendar

Column	What it means	What to put
Calendar	Working calendar for a period	Pick a calendar. Required
Date From	Start of the calendar period	A date. Required
Date To	End of the period	A date

Resource Capability

Column	What it means	What to put
Resource Capability	A capability of the resource	Pick a capability. Required
Level	Level of the capability	Free text. Required

How to configure it

Fill the Machine Details tab for equipment you maintain. Give Manufacturer and Model so plans can target them.

Scenarios

• A bottling plant registers its filler machine. Resource type machine, group "Fillers", site, manufacturer and model, serial number, a working calendar.

What it is connected to

• Resource Group
• Maintenance Order
• Notification Request
• Resource Reading
• Maintenance Plan - Time Based
• Resource in Company setup and Plan to produce - the same resource records are used by manufacturing.

If something looks wrong

• Save is refused with "Resource Cannot be Duplicate". The code exists.
• Save is refused with "Calendar - Line ID: … overlaps with Line ID: …". Two calendar periods overlap.
• The Component tab is empty. Broken as shipped in this release.