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   <Header>
      <Title>Check Resource Availability</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2783642">
         <Level1>Check Resource Availability</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>ERP Enterprise checks the resource availability if the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/spc/tsspc3100m000#tsspc300.crvl" role="manual">Check Resources for Availability</GUIRef> check box is
		selected in <Link href="/baanerp/ts/spc/tsspc3100m000" role="session">Groups for Service Orders (tsspc3100m000)</Link> or <Link href="/baanerp/ts/spc/tsspc3100m100" role="session">Groups for Work Orders (tsspc3100m100)</Link> sessions. By default, this field is checked, if
		the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/spc/tsspc0100m000#tsspc000.cawo" role="manual">Check Availability</GUIRef> check box is selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/spc/tsspc0100m000" role="session">Service Planning Parameters (tsspc0100m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>A resource is available for the Planning Group only if the
		resource is not allocated to another planning group with overlapping time
		period (planned start time and planned finish time) that is smaller than the
		defined availability percentage. ERP Enterprise proposes a (list of) resource that have matching attributes or
		matching skills, displayed in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/spc/tsspc3104m000" role="session">Group - Proposed Resources (tsspc3104m000)</GUIRef> session. ERP Enterprise proposes to allocate
		the resource with the highest ranking. Select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/spc/tsspc3104m000#tsspc304.artg" role="manual">Allocate Resource to Planning Group</GUIRef> check box to
		allocate the resource to the group.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>When a resource is allocated to Group Planning, you can view the
		resource in the <Link href="/baanerp/ts/spc/tsspc3102m000" role="session">Group - Resources (tsspc3102m000)</Link> session. You can also view the list of
		proposed resources in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/spc/tsspc3604m000" role="session">Groups for Service Orders - Resource Requirements (tsspc3604m000)</GUIRef> session. The session also
		displays the attributes and skills define for a group. In this session, the
		planner can select or clear the required attributes or skills or both, to check
		if more resources with a less rigid criteria can be made available for the
		group. The planner can also use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/spc/tsspc3604m400" role="session">Groups for Service Orders - Proposed Resources (tsspc3604m400)</GUIRef> session to check if the
		proposed resources' attributes and skills match the requirements of the group.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If the resource is not fully available in the time period of the
		specific group, the percentage of availability is calculated.</Paragraph>
      <ExampleSection>
         <SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>The specific group starts at 8/28/2011 9:00 and ends at
		  8/28/2011 13:00.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>Proposed resource EMPL-1 is allocated to another group from
		  8/28/2011 9:00 to 8/28/2011 10:00. Therefore, EMPL-1 is occupied for one hour.
		  The availability percentage is (4-1)/4 * 100% = 75%.</Paragraph>
         <Formula space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
            <Paragraph>The following formula is used to calculate Availability Percentage (AP):</Paragraph>
         </Formula>
         <Formula space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
            <Paragraph>AP = Available hours * 100% / Required hours</Paragraph>
         </Formula>
         <Formula space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
            <Paragraph>Available hours = number of working hours (based on resource calendar) between Planned Start Time and Planned Finish Time of the Planning Group - Σ( working hours (based on resource calendar) between Planned Start Time and Planned Finish Time of overlapping Groups where resource has been allocated to).</Paragraph>
         </Formula>
      </ExampleSection>
      <Paragraph>It is possible that the available hours exceed the required
		hours, The Availability Percentage is &gt; 100%. In which case, the
		Availability Percentage is set to 100%.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>As soon as a resource is allocated to a planning group, ERP Enterprise recalculates the
		availability for the resource.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>When the resource’s availability is less than the <Link href="/baanerp/ts/spc/tsspc0100m000#tsspc000.maso" role="formfield">Minimum Availability Percentage</Link> defined in the <Link href="/baanerp/ts/spc/tsspc0100m000" role="session">Service Planning Parameters (tsspc0100m000)</Link> session, ERP Enterprise moves the resource
		from the proposed resource list.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>In case the check availability check box is not selected, ERP Enterprise does not check the
		availability of the resource. The Availability Percentage is not determined,
		and is set to 0.0.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
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      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
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   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>