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Function documentationSpecification of Definitions

 

You use this function to specify resource-independent and date-independent templates for defining the available capacities of the capacity variants.

Features

The definitions, their use, and their data are summarized in the following table.

Definition

Use

Data

Shift sequence

In the shift sequence, you define the daily shifts for any number of consecutive days, for example, for a week. For each shift, you define working and break times, the utilization rate, and the capacity (in the case of handling resources).

You assign shift sequences to the time intervals of a capacity variant. In each interval, the shift sequence is repeated periodically (for example, every seven days). You also specify on which day of a shift sequence an interval starts.

  • Day numbers

  • Zero to nine shifts per day

  • Processing of shifts that start or end on non-workdays

Shift

You define shift data in a shift definition.

  • Shift

  • Start and end of the shift

  • Break pattern

  • Shift factors

Breaks

In a break pattern, you define the breaks for a shift.

  • Break pattern

  • Break number

  • Start and end of the breaks

  • Relative start of the break, in relation to the start of the shift, and the total break duration

Shift factors

You define a shift factor to define the rate of resource utilization and the capacity of a shift.

  • Shift factor definition

  • Validity

  • Rate of resource utilization

  • Capacity for handling resources

Activities

For more information about creating definitions, see Creating Definitions.

To check whether a definition is used in resources, on the Display Definitions screen, choose Resources Where-Used List Resources (Resources Where-Used List).

Example

The following figure is an example of how you can use definitions to define the capacity of capacity variants for a resource.