Resource Tree

Overview

The Resource tree contains information about all the resources that are classified into system defined and user defined classes.

The resource tree has 3 basic entities:

Figure 1:  Resource Tab

The following modules work around the Resource tree:

User Interface - Resource tree

The Documents and Resource Management modules appear for ICs on the right side of the screen. Work Instruction module appears in addition to Documents and Resource Management module for both UCs and resources

Pop up menu for the 3 entities is shown below:

Figure 2:  Adding a new resource

Resource Management

Figure 3:  Resource Manager

The Resource Manager has a tab page approach. There are three tab pages, one for details, one for references (Templates and Tables) and one for Custom Data.

Details

- Properties: The details page allows to define the properties of a resource, ID, name, Description etc.

- Costs: This feature is critical for Activity Based Costing. The resource costs are used to compute the same.

- Images: Attach relevant images with the resource.

Figure 4:  Reference page

References

- Attaching Templates: Templates and equations created in the Formula Calculator can be attached to the resource as a reference.

- Attaching Tables: Look up tables can also be attached to a resource. The table to be attached should be available as a CSV file.

Figure 5:  Standard table view form

Custom Data

Custom data or custom fields are data fields that the user wants to track with the resource. Just like the process and product custom fields, the user can generate these fields in the custom field generator and associate them to the resources.