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 typesand 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 .
NoteYou 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
).
End of the note.