KEY RESOURCES

Use this screen to define key resources for rough-cut capacity planning. You can define the capacity of these resources by date so that the system can determine if there are enough resources available for future requirements.

Set up this screen when initializing Costpoint Routings and maintain it whenever changes are made to key resources.

Key Resource

Enter the ID that you are assigning to the key resource.

Name

Enter the name assigned to the key resource.

Active

Select this checkbox if the key resource is active.

Resource Type

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the resource type for this key resource. The description will display in the field to the right. Establish resource types in the Resource Types screen.

Capacity Unit of Measure

Use this group box to specify whether hours or another unit of measure is the usage quantity for this key resource.

Hours

Select this radio button if hours are the key resource unit of measure. This is the default.

Other

Select this radio button to manually assign the key resource unit of measure. Enter, or use Lookup to select, the unit of measure in the field provided.

Capacity

Use this group box to specify the beginning date and weekly capacity for this key resource.

Starting Effective Date

Enter the beginning date of the weekly capacity quantity.

Weekly Capacity

Enter the weekly capacity quantity as of the starting effective date.

Notes

Enter notes describing the key resource.