19.2. Defining SAP Time-based Resources for Work Centers and Work Center Features
19.2.1. Work Centers
1. To define a time-based resource for a work center, open Work Centers.
2. Fill in the SAP Resource field. To provide the necessary data, you can enter the code of the resource or click on the circle in the field and you will see the available time-based resources appearing in the List of Resources window.
3. The List of Resources displays the following data:
- Resource Code
- Resource Name
- Unit of Measure: h, m or s (defined in Resource Master Data)
- Number of Resource Units: its value is always 1.
- Time Per Resource Unit: its value is displayed in seconds.
Select a time-based resource and click OK.
4. If you click on the golden arrow in the SAP Resource field, the Resource Master Data window will pop up so that you can easily check the settings of the selected resource.
19.2.2. Work Center/Resource Features
It is possible to define an SAP time-based resource for a work center feature, which means that the selected SAP time-based resource will be defined for all the work centers belonging to the selected work center feature.
1. To define an SAP-time based resource for a work center feature, open Resource Features.
2. Enter the code of the resource to the SAP Resource column or click on the circle in the field and you will see the available time-based resources appearing in the List of Resources window.
3. The List of Resources displays the same data as in the case of section 3.1 Work Centers.
- Resource Code
- Resource Name
- Unit of Measure: h, m or s (defined in Resource Master Data)
- Number of Resource Units: its value is always 1.
- Time Per Resource Unit: its value is displayed in seconds.
Select a time-based resource and click OK.
4. The selected time-based resource will appear in the SAP Resource column. To save the changes click OK.
19.2.3. Resource Features level vs Work Center level
The selected SAP time-based resource will be the default setting for all the work centers belonging to the selected work center feature, however, it is possible to define a different SAP time-based resource for a work center belonging to this particular work center feature.
Please note that in this case the SAP time-based resource will be defined on the work center level overwriting the previously defined default feature level.
1. Select a work center feature, then click on Resources.
2. In the appearing List of Work Centers window click on the golden arrow of the work center for which you want to define a different SAP time-based resource.
At this point the system displays the Work Center window where you can define a different SAP time-based resource in the SAP Resource field.
3. Enter the code of the resource or click on the circle in the field and you will see the available time-based resources appearing in the List of Resources window.
4. Select the resource, click Choose and then save the changes by clicking Update on the Work Center window.
