Definition of Capacity Variants
If you work in a multiple-shift operation and want to plan using shifts, you can use capacity variants to define different capacities for one or more resources.
Prerequisites
You have specified capacity variants in Customizing for SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) under 
Transportation Management
Master Data
Resources
Specify Capacity Variants
. You can also specify these capacity variants on the Transportation Resource Master
screen by choosing Current Settings
Capacity Variants
.
Features
You can define shift sequences with shifts, breaks, and shift factors in a capacity variant. You define these data based on definitions (see Specification of Definitions).
If you define a capacity variant as the active variant on the General Data
tab page of a resource, the system uses the capacity information from the capacity variant instead of the standard available capacity.
Note
The system considers the data of a capacity variant only if you have defined it as an active variant.
You can use the capacity profile to gain an overview of the available capacity that is determined from the active capacity variant for the validity period of the resource. For more information, see Definition of Capacity Profiles.