Availability 

Use

The resource planner application uses time rules, entered as part of the service arrangement within the Availability tab, to determine the resource’s availability; when the resource can be scheduled for an assignment.

 

Prerequisites

See Time Allocation: Basic Availability.

 

Features

Each time rule increases or decreases the availability of an individual resource and are taken into consideration during scheduling. Time rules contain:

·        Time allocation type

·        Recurrence type

·        Time rule start and end date

·        Time rule start time, end time, and time zone

·        The reference factory calendar

The resource planner application uses the time rule start and end dates during scheduling to define the validity period for the resource’s availability.

Recurrences can be either weekly or monthly. Because you are entering basic availability information within the service arrangement, you would typically always have a recurrence.

You can choose to enter individual rules or to select rules from a global availability template. For more information on availability templates, see Time Allocation: Basic Availability

 

Availability Time Rule Functions

Button	Description
Add Entry	Adds a new individual time rule for the resource. These rules are not related to any template. You can change and delete them without affecting any other rules.
Delete Entry	Deletes an individual time rule. Active only for time rules entered either through Add Entry or that have been detached from a template.
Add from Template	Choose an availability template from the pop-up window. The system also takes the maximal from and to dates for all associated rules. If you have referenced the template for the same resource more than one time, the system determines the maximum time span of the rules and then subtracts the interval already assigned to the template. If the system cannot determine the dates, you must enter them manually. You see a message if you assign a template outside of the rule validity.
Delete from Template	Delete the Availability Template from the resource.
Detach Template	Breaks the link between the template and the time rule. You can make changes to any field in the time rule for this resource and not affect other resources.