Assigning resources to work order

This page allows you to assign the resources for carrying out the work order as well as for the tasks that are specified in the work order. Tell me more.

Select the “Assign Resources” link in the “Select Work Order” page of the “Plan Work Order” activity.
The “Assign Resource(s)” page appears.

The system displays the following:

Date & Time Format

The format in which the date and time fields are displayed in this page. This format is displayed from the "User Preferences" business component based on the login user ID. In case the format is not defined, the system displays the date and time format from the “Enterprise Modeling” business component by default.

The system displays the following in the “Work Order Details” group box:

Work Order #

The work order for which the resource requirement details are to be assigned

Work Order Description

The textual description of the work order.

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Enter the following field:

Task #

Use the drop-down list box to select the task for which the resource details are to be assigned. The system lists all the tasks that are already associated to the work order. The system displays the number as a combination of the task number and sequence number.

Click the “Get Details” pushbutton to retrieve the work order task details..

The system displays the following field:

Task Description	The textual description of the task. Zoom facility available.
Aircraft Reg #	The number identifying the aircraft for which the visit package is created.
Visit Package #	The number identifying the visit package for which the work order is raised.
Status	The status of the work order, which could be “Fresh”, “Scheduled” or “In-Progress”.
Work Center #	The (code identifying the) work center that is responsible for the execution of the work order task or work order.
Sch. Start Date	The scheduled start date of the work order task or the work order .
Sch. End Date	The scheduled end date of the work order task or the work order

Enter the following fields in the “Default Dates” group box:

Assign : From Date & Time	The default date and time from when the resource is assigned to the selected work order (Date and Time Format). The system updates these values in the “From Date” and “From Time” fields in the multiline, if they are left blank. This type of updation is useful, if you wish to assign a large number of resources on the same date and time.
Assign : To Date	The default date till which the resource is assigned to the selected work order (Date and Time Format). The system updates these values in the “To Date” fields in the multiline, if they are left blank.
Hours / Day	The total number of hours in a day, for which the resource is assigned to the selected work order (Decimal). Ensure this is a positive value. The system updates this value in the “Hours / Day” field in the multiline, if it is left blank.

Enter the following fields in the “Resources Details” multiline:

Resource Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the type of resource you wish to assign. The system provides the options, “Skills”, “Tools”, “Equipment” and “Others”. The system retrieves all the resources of the type specified here. Leave this field blank to retrieve all the resources irrespective of the type of resource.
Resource#	The code identifying the resource that is required for carrying out the maintenance task (Alphanumeric, 40). Ensure that the resource code has already been defined for the selected resource type and is in “active” status. Help facility available.
From Date	The starting date in the range of dates from which the resource is assigned to the work order (Date Format). Ensure this date is not earlier than the scheduled start date of the work order. If you leave this field blank, the system updates the default “From Date” value from the “Default Details” group box.
From Time	The time from which the resource is assigned to the work order (Time Format). If you leave this field blank, the system updates the default “From” time value from the “Default Details” group box.
To Date	The ending date in the range of dates till which the resource is assigned to the work order (Date Format). Ensure this date is greater than or equal to the “From Date” and lesser than the scheduled end date of the work order. If you leave this field blank, the system updates the default “To Date” value from the “Default Details” group box.

The system displays the following fields:

To Time

The time till which the work order is assigned to the work group.

Enter the following:

Hours / Day

The total number of hours per day, for which the work order is assigned to the work group (Decimal). Ensure this is a positive value. If you leave this field blank, the system this field with the value from the “Hours / Days” field in the “Default Details” group box.

The system displays the following fields:

Work Center #	The work center to which the resource is attached.
Resource Description	The textual description of the resource.

Enter the following fields in the “Change User Status To’ group box:

Change to : User Status

Use the drop-down list box to select the user-defined status of the work order. The system lists all the “Active” quick codes of type “User Status” as defined in the “Create Quick Codes” activity of the current business component. Leave this field blank, if you do not wish to change the user-defined status of the work orders.

The system displays the following fields:

User Status

The user status of the work order

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select the resources for re-assigning or modifying the work order.
Click the “Assign” pushbutton to assign the resources to the selected work order.

The system assigns the resources to the work order. If you have entered the re-assignment details, the system re-assigns the selected resources to the new work order.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “View Resource Loading” link to view assignment details for the resource.
Select the “View Work Information” link to view the work information details.
Select the “View Resource Requirement" to view the resources required for the work order.

Assigning resources to work order - An overview

This page allows you to assign the resources for carrying out the work order as well as for the tasks that are specified in the work order. You can assign the resources that are already defined in the “Create Facilities” activity of the “Work Center” business component.

You can enter the resource type and the resource number, in the multiline. You can enter details such as the date and time for which the resources is assigned and the number of hours for which the resources is assigned in a day. You can assign the resources to the same task more than once on different assignment dates. However, you cannot assign it to the work orders or tasks, which are in the “Closed”, “Cancelled” or “Completed” status.

Prerequisite

“Create Facilities” activity of the “work centre” business component.

What you can do in this page

Enter assignment details for a work order

You can assign multiple resources to a work orders or WO tasks.

Enter the resources to be assigned to the selected work orders or work order tasks.
Enter the start date and time, from which you wish to assign the resources to the work order, in the “Resources Details” multiline.
Enter the end date, till which you wish to assign the resources, in the “Resources Details” multiline.
Click the “Assign” pushbutton, to assign the resources to the work orders or tasks.