Work Order Preference

Explanation

This activity is used to view and register resource preferences on work orders. When a job is to be carried out, resources can be registered in the work order as preferred resources. Further, there can be preferred resources registered for  the object or the location. Preferences registered on the object or the location, will get inherited to the work order when registering a work order. Finally, once the work order is scheduled, the prioritization will be given to the preferred set of resources, over other resources.

When registering preferences directly on the work order, it is mandatory to enter a Resource ID and Preference. The Preference, can be 0,1 or a value between 0 and 1.Entering a preference of 1 indicates that, no other resources to be considered for the job, and a value of 0 restrict using such resource on the job. A value between 0 and 1 such as 0.5 works in a sliding scale of preference. The field 'Preference Source' can have values such as Functional Object, Serial Object, Work Order and Location and 'Source ID' displays the identity of the source of the availability.

Prerequisites

• Resources must be defined in the Scheduling Basic Data\Resource tab window.
• Resource preferences must be defined in Equipment object windows Functional Object and Serial Object.
• Resource preferences must be defined in Location window

System Effects

As a result of this activity preference lines get registered against work order

Window

Prepare Work Order
Report In Work Order
Report In Route

Related Window Descriptions

Prepare Work Order
Report In Work Order
Report In Route
Preference  

Procedure to Register Preference on work order

1. Open the Prepare Work Order window and Query for an existing record.
2. Click the Preference tab in tab Scheduling and create a new record (F5).
3. In the Resource ID field, use the List of Values to enter a resource id.
4. In the Preference field, Enter a value 0,1 or value between 0 and 1.
5. In the Information field, enter information about the preference.
6. Save the information (F12).

Procedure to view Preference entered on equipment object or location

1. Open the Prepare Work Order window
2. Click the Preference tab in tab Scheduling tab
3. Note the preferences in the preference tab with the Preference Source Location/Functional Object/Serial Object
4. Save the information (F12).