Resource Type 

Definition

A resource type is a grouping of resources with similar technical or physical qualifications.

                                                                       

Use

The resource type determines the following for its corresponding resources:

·        Horizontal velocity

The velocity of a resource can influence the LSD of a warehouse order (WO).

For more information, see Latest Starting Date (LSD).

·        Applicability of position management

For more information, see Position Management.

·        Qualifications and preferences (reflected by priority values) regarding bin access types and HU type groups   

The qualifications and priority values influence which WOs are selected for a resource requesting work.

For more information, see Warehouse Order Selection.

You define resource types, and assign to them qualifications, in Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management → Cross-Process Settings → Resource Management →Define Resource Types.

You maintain the qualification priority values using the execution priority maintenance transaction, accessed on the SAP Easy Access screen (Extended Warehouse Management → Master Data → Resource Management → /SCWM/EXECPR - Maintain Execution Priorities).