You can create a resource pool
To create a resource pool:
The Resource Pool Search window displays in the work area.
Field | Description |
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Resource Pool ID | Enter the name of the resource pool as you want it to appear. |
Capacity Organization | Select the organization that maintains the capacity within this resource pool. |
Resource Pool Description | Enter a brief description of the resource pool. |
Service Slot Group | Select the service slot group you want to use to determine
service promising. For more information about configuring service
slot groups, see Defining slot groups. Important: When you change the service slot group, ensure that you reset the capacity of the original slot group in the Capacity Console. The capacity should be made unavailable. Note: If
you are creating a resource pool for special service, this field is
disabled.
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Region Schema | Select the region schema to associate with this resource pool. Note: If
you are creating a resource pool for special service, this field is
disabled.
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Capacity Information Available | Select this to indicate that this resource pool can be considered
as a source for capacity. If you do not select this, infinite capacity
is considered. Note: As special services always have infinite capacity,
this field is disabled.
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Capacity Maintained At Resource Level | Select to indicate that capacity is maintained at the resource
level for this resource pool. Note: As special services always have
infinite capacity, this field is disabled.
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Item Group | |
Provided Service | Select this if you are configuring a resource pool for one or more provided services. |
Delivery Service | Select this if you are configuring a resource pool for one or more delivery services. |
Special Service | Select this if you are configuring a resource pool for one or more special services. |
Capacity UOM | Select the unit of measure of the capacity you want to use
to for the resource pool. Note: As UOM is not applicable for special
services, this field is disabled.
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Node | Select the node to associate with the resource pool. |
Field | Description |
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Resource Pool ID | The name of the resource pool as you want it to appear. |
Node | The node associated with the resource pool. Note: After you
associate the Node with the resource pool, you cannot modify the Node.
Therefore, the Node field is disabled.
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Capacity Organization | The organization that maintains the capacity within this resource pool. |
Capacity UOM | The capacity unit of measure you want to use to for the resource
pool. Note: If you are modifying a resource pool for special service,
this field is disabled.
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Item Group | Indicates whether the resource pool is for delivery services or provided services, or special services. |
Resource Pool Description | Enter a brief description of the resource pool. |
Service Slot Group | Select the service slot group you want to use to determine
service promising. For more information about configuring service
slot groups, see Defining slot groups. Note: If
you are modifying a resource pool for special service, this field
is disabled.
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Supervisor ID | Select the supervisor ID from the drop-down list. When determining the supervisor to use for a service work order, Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation looks for the supervisor ID for a given node and seller organization combination, and then for the resource pool supervisor, and if no supervisor is found in either case, the default supervisor for the node. Click the Create New icon to add a new user that can be selected as a supervisor. The user is added in the context of the node that is being configured. |
Capacity Information Available | Select Capacity Information Available to indicate that this
resource pool can be considered as a source for capacity. Note: If
you are modifying a resource pool for special service, this field
is disabled.
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Capacity Maintained At Resource Level | Select this field to indicate that capacity is maintained at
the service resource level for this resource pool. Capacity can only be maintained at the service resource level if the resource pool measures capacity in a time-based unit of measure. Note: This feature has been designated for a
future release.
Note: If you are modifying a resource pool for
special service, this field is disabled.
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Calendar | |
Use Nodes Calendar | Select Use Nodes Calendar, if you want to use the shipping calendar defined for the node in Participant Modeling to determine resource availability. |
Choose Calendar | Select Choose Calendar if you want to override the node's defined shipping calendar with different calendar to determine resource availability. |
Calendar | If you selected Choose Calendar, select the applicable calendar to use to determine resource availability. The calendars of the node as well as the calendars of the primary enterprise of the node display in the drop-down list. |
Service Skills | |
Service Skill ID | The Service Skill ID |
Description | A description of the service skill |
Provider Contact Address The contact address of the organization that provides this resource pool. |
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Regions | |
Service Specific Regions | Select Service Specific Regions to be able to define particular service regions from the Regions table. |
Service All Regions | Select Service All Regions to indicate that this resource pool can service all regions configured in the region usage. |
By Regions Only | Select By Regions Only if this resource pool services the specified
regions for all time slots throughout the selected days. Note: If you select this radio button, you cannot
select the By Regions And Slots radio button unless you delete all
the region associations to this resource pool first.
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By Regions And Slots | Select By Regions And Slots if this resource pool only services
specified time slots throughout the day. Note: If
you select this radio button, you cannot select the By Regions Only
radio button unless you delete all the region associations to this
resource pool first.
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Regions | A list of regions serviced by the resource pool. For information about adding regions to a resource pool, see Adding a region serviced by the resource pool. For information about removing regions from a resource pool, see Removing a serviced region from a resource pool. |
Resources | |
Resource ID | The Resource ID. |
Calendar ID | The Calendar ID of the calendar the resource is using. |
Notes | Any additional notes on this resource. |
Additional Capacity Limits | |
Capacity is Limited By Weight | Check this box to limit the capacity by Weight. Select the appropriate UOM from the Weight UOM drop-down list. Note: If
you are modifying a resource pool for special service, this field
is disabled.
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Capacity is Limited By Volume | Check this box to limit the capacity by Volume. Select the appropriate UOM from the Volume UOM drop-down list. Note: If
you are modifying a resource pool for special service, this field
is disabled.
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