Selecting resource for assigning work orders

This page allows you to select the resource for assigning work orders. You can carry out a search based on filter criteria such as resource number, description, resource type, work center and capacity. The system retrieves the resource details such as resource type, number, description, work center and capacity.

Select the “Assign Resource to Work Order(s)” link under the “Hangar Work Order” business component.

The “Select Resources” page appears.

Enter the following fields in the “Search Criteria” group box:

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. You can enter the resource number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the resources that are similar to the value specified here. Leave this field blank to retrieve all the resources defined in the system.
Resource Description	The textual description of the resource (Alphanumeric, 150). You can enter the resource description in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the resources whose description is similar to the value specified here. Leave this field blank to retrieve all the resources irrespective of the resource description. Zoom facility available.
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.
Work Center #	Use the drop-down list box to select the work center. The system displays all the work centers defined in the system. The system leaves this field blank, by default.
Capacity	The capacity of the resource for executing the task (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the capacity in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the resources whose capacity is similar to the value specified here. Leave this field blank to retrieve all the resources irrespective of the capacity.

Note: Leave all the search fields blank, to retrieve all the “active” resources defined in the system.

Click the “Search” pushbutton to search for the resources based on the search criteria.

The system displays the following fields in the “Search Results” multiline:

Resource Type	The type of the resource, which could be “Equipment”, “Tools”, “Skills” or “Others”.
Resource #	The resource retrieved by the system.
Resource Description	The textual description of the resource.
Work Center #	The work center to which the resource is attached.
Capacity	The capacity of the resource.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select the resource for assigning work orders.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Assign Work Order / Task(s)” link at the bottom of the page to assign work orders to the resource.