Defining Resources

This chapter provides an overview of resources and discusses how to:

Define resources.
View where-used resource data.

Understanding Resources

This section lists common elements and discusses resource setup.

Common Elements Used in This Chapter

Crew Status, Machine Status, and Tool Status

This field is for informational purposes. Values are:

Available: The resource is available for use.
Pending: The new resource is not yet approved for use in production and cannot be associated with a work center.
Unavail: (unavailable): The crew is not available, but you can associate it with work centers, tasks, routings, and production. This is only an option for crew status.
In Repair: The resource is in repair, but you can associate it with work centers, tasks, routings, and production. This is not an option for crew status.
Schd Maint (scheduled maintenance): The resource is scheduled for maintenance. This is not an option for crew status.

Resource Setup

Resources are the crews, machines, and tools used at work centers to complete tasks. Resources are consumed for the duration of a task and can be reused after the task is complete. You can also use PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Planning to analyze resources.

Before using resources, consider these steps:

If you are using PeopleSoft Enterprise Asset Management, you can link PeopleSoft Enterprise Manufacturing machines and tools to asset information maintained in PeopleSoft Enterprise Asset Management.

To make that link, define machines and tools as assets in PeopleSoft Enterprise Asset Management. This link enables you to view detailed machine and tool asset, service, and repair information from the Define Machine page and the Define Tool page.
Define tools as a noncosted item in PeopleSoft Enterprise Inventory to maintain quantity on-hand information for tools, as well as stock them in regular inventory locations.

This enables you to purchase, receive, and stock tools without including them in the asset balance.

Defining Item Control Values

Defining Resources

To define resources, use the Define Crew Resource, Define Machine Resourc , and the Define Tool Resource components.

This section provides an overview of resource planning and discusses how to:

Define crew attributes.
Define machine attributes.
Define the machine manufacturer.
Define tool attributes.
Define the tool location.
Define the tool manufacturer.

Pages Used to Define Resources

Page Name	Object Name	Navigation	Usage
Crews - Define Crew	EN_CREW	Manufacturing Definitions, Resources and Routings, Resources, Crews, Define Crew	Define crews that you can later associate with work centers.
Crews - Text	EN_CREW_TEXT	Manufacturing Definitions, Resources and Routings, Resources, Crews, Text	Enter crew text.
Machines - Define Machine	EN_MACHINE	Manufacturing Definitions, Resources and Routings, Resources, Machines, Define Machine	Define the machines that you can later associate with work centers on the routings.
Machines - Manufacturer	EN_MACH_MANUFACTUR	Manufacturing Definitions, Resources and Routings, Resources, Machines, Manufacturer	Define the machine manufacturer and associated data.
Machines - Text	EN_MACH_TEXT	Manufacturing Definitions, Resources and Routings, Resources, Machines, Text	Enter machine text.
Tools - Define Tool	EN_TOOL	Manufacturing Definitions, Resources and Routings, Resources, Tools, Define Tool	Define tools that you can later associate with work centers on the routings.
Tools - Location	EN_TOOL_LOCATION	Manufacturing Definitions, Resources and Routings, Resources, Tools, Location	Define the tool location, including the inventory attributes and typical storage location.
Tools - Manufacturer	EN_TOOL_MANUFACTUR	Manufacturing Definitions, Resources and Routings, Resources, Tools, Manufacturer	Define the tool manufacturer and associated data.
Tools - Text	EN_TOOL_TEXT	Manufacturing Definitions, Resources and Routings, Resources, Tools, Text	Enter text for a tool.

Defining Crew Attributes

Access the Crews - Define Crew page.

Crew Size	The system uses crew size as the default value on work center, task, routing, and production pages if, on those pages, you specify the crew as the primary crew. When you specify a work center on an item's routing, the system uses crew size as a factor when it calculates the item's labor costs.
Calendar Code	Select an associated calendar code. Define calendar codes on the Calendar Code Definition page.

See Also

Defining Calendar Codes

Defining Machine Attributes

Access the Machines - Define Machine page.

Machine Status	Values are: Available: The machine is available for use. In Repair: The machine is in repair, but you can associate it with work centers, tasks, routings, and production. Pending: A new machine is not yet approved for use in production and cannot be associated with work centers. Sched Maint (scheduled maintenance): The machine is scheduled for maintenance. This field is informational only.
Link to AM (link to asset management)	To track the machine as an asset by linking an asset number to the tool, select AM Asset. The PeopleSoft Enterprise Asset Management Business Unit and Asset ID fields then become active. If you select Non-AM, the system does not create a link to PeopleSoft Enterprise Asset Management.
AM Asset (asset management asset)	Click to view the machine's asset information with the Review Assets pages in PeopleSoft Enterprise Asset Management.
AM Service (asset management service)	Click to view the machine's asset service and repair details with the Review Service/Repair Detail pages in PeopleSoft Enterprise Asset Management.

See Also

Adding and Maintaining Assets

Managing Asset Maintenance, Repair, Warranties, and Insurance

Defining the Machine Manufacturer

Access the Machines - Manufacturer page.

Enter or change the manufacturer information for the selected machine:

Serial ID
Manufacturer name
Model
Product version
Production date
Plant
Contact

Note. This page is only for informational purposes. If you have entered similar data in PeopleSoft Enterprise Asset Management, you do not need to enter this information here.

Defining Tool Attributes

Access the Tools - Define Tool page.

Note. Defining tools is optional.

Tool Status	Values are: Available: The tool is available for use. In Repair: The tool is in repair, but you can associate it with work centers, tasks, routings, and production. Pending: A new tool isn't yet approved for use in production and can't be associated with work centers. Sched Maint: The tool is scheduled for maintenance. You can associate it with work centers, tasks, routings, and production. This field is informational only.
Link to AM (link to asset management)	To track the tool as an asset by linking an asset number to the tool, select AM Asset. The PeopleSoft Enterprise Asset Management Business Unit and Asset ID fields then become active. If you select Non-AM, the system does not make a link with PeopleSoft Enterprise Asset Management.
AM Asset (asset management asset)	Click to view the tool's asset information with the Review Assets pages in PeopleSoft Enterprise Asset Management.
AM Service (asset management service)	Click to view the tool's asset service and repair details with the Review Service/Repair Detail pages in PeopleSoft Enterprise Asset Management.

Defining the Tool Location

Access the Tools - Location page.

If you have previously defined the tool as an item in PeopleSoft Enterprise Inventory, you can enter the tool's inventory attributes.

Cage Number	Enter an inventory cage number. This field is informational only.
Item ID	Select an ID for a noncosted item.
Area, Lev 1 (level 1), Lev 2 (level 2), and Lev 3 (level 3)	(Optional) Select the inventory storage area and inventory location where this tool is stored. The system displays the number of storage levels defined for each storage area.

Defining the Tool Manufacturer

Access the Tools - Manufacturer page.

Enter or change the any of the manufacturer information for the selected tool:

Serial ID
Manufacturer name
Model
Product version
Production date
Plant
Contact

Note. This page is for informational purposes only. If you have entered similar data in PeopleSoft Enterprise Asset Management, do not need to enter this information here.

Viewing Where-Used Resource Data

This section provides an overview of resource searching and lists the pages used to view where resources are used on work centers, tasks, routings, and in production.

Understanding Resource Searching

When viewing where-used resources data, you control the data and pages that you see by selecting resources and by changing the search selection.

Note. The system searches for the use of any individual crew, machine, or tool simultaneously. It does not search for cases where a combination of the resources is used, but rather where any one of them is used.

You can search for production, routings, tasks, work centers, or all of these. The Search field on a particular page is automatically populated by the value that mirrors the page. For example, if you access the Used on Work Centers page, the default value in the Search field is Work Centers. If you search for the default value, the system populates the current page with data after you click the Search button.

If you search for another value or search for all values, you access the page that corresponds with your choice. For example, if you are on the Used on Work Centers page, and you select Only Task, in the Searchfield, you move to the Used on Tasks page. In this example, you then click the Search button to view the tasks on which the selected resources are used. Before clicking the Search button, you can change the selected resources that are populated by the previous page.

Pages Used to View Where-Used Resource Data

Page Name	Object Name	Navigation	Usage
Used on Work Centers	EN_RSRC_WHERE_WC	Manufacturing Definitions, Resources and Routings, Resources, Review Resources Where Used, Used on Work Centers	View resources used on work centers.
Used on Tasks	EN_RSRC_WHERE_TASK	Manufacturing Definitions, Resources and Routings, Resources, Review Resources Where Used, Used on Tasks	View resources used on tasks.
Used on Routings	EN_RSRC_WHERE_RTG	Manufacturing Definitions, Resources and Routings, Resources, Review Resources Where Used, Used on Routings	View resources used on routings.
Used in Production	EN_RSRC_WHERE_PRD	Manufacturing Definitions, Resources and Routings, Resources, Review Resources Where Used, Used in Production	View resources used in production.
Resources Where Used Report	RUN_ENS1004	Manufacturing Definitions, Resources and Routings, Resources, Resources Where Used Report, Resources Where Used Report	View where-used information about resources on work centers, tasks, routings, and in production.

See Also

ENS1004 - Resources Where Used Report