The resource plans can change according to time of day.
Time-based configuration in the resource plan allows the resource distribution for a consumer to change according to the time of day.
Time interval boundaries are at the hour point, so the minimum time interval is 60 minutes. The daily pattern repeats itself every 24 hours.
The simplest configuration is to divide the 24-hour period into 2 intervals such as daytime and nighttime, but you can specify multiple time intervals in the plan, with different resource distribution during every interval.
For example, a consumer requires an ownership of 20 slots from 8:00 a.m. to midnight and only 10 slots from midnight to 8:00 a.m. Define two time intervals: one with ownership=20, one with ownership=10.
If the consumer wants the option to borrow resources only from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., three time intervals are required:
When a new time interval begins, with one or more consumers having new values for ownership or borrowing configuration, EGO responds to the change in plan immediately.
The change in plan can trigger reclaim of resources. Examples of how plan changes can affect consumers include the following: