Can you help with this please?

[Bazzaboo]

Problem
I have 4 machines (resources) all with skill A. One of these 4 resources ALSO posesses skill B
I would like to generically call an activity that uses skill A (levelling chooses one of 4 options)
Obviously would like to call skill B - with only one option

Problem
Assuming problem 1 can be resolved, if an activity has chosen one of the above 4 resources, how do you ensure it maintains this choice for an immediately following task (i.e. when a machine has been 'set' for a 'job' and now you want to run production)

Background
Our requirement is to choose from a pool of machines (2 types - one is a superset of the general case) a standard or enhanced machine. This machine is 'set' to perform a function by a 'setter' - a setter is a superset of the class operator. After this activity, production runs - but it must be on this machine - with any member of the operator class

Activity 1 Resource 1 Resource
Set machine any machine from pool setter (superset member of operator class
Run machine same machine as above any operato

Activity 2 Resource 1 Resource
Set machine superset machine from pool setter (superset member of operator class
Run machine same machine as above any operato

Lastly the operators / machines are individuals - although they may be called arbitrarly in some cases. They must still be subject to individual unique constraints such as absense and downtime

 

[Rod Gill]

Hi,

Firstly no resource levelling software is going to do this for you unless it
has its own programming logic. You will need to solve this problem
manualllly or write some VBA code to do it for you. With VBA you are still
going to have to provide some logic. For example set Flag1 to Yes for all
tasks to be levelled using this method. You'll also need custom fields set
for each resource to describe the skills they have.

It can be done, but you'll need to accept some pretty constrained actions.

--
Rod Gill
Project MVP
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Problem 1
I have 4 machines (resources) all with skill A. One of these 4 resources ALSO posesses skill B.
I would like to generically call an activity that uses skill A (levelling chooses one of 4 options).
Obviously would like to call skill B - with only one option.

Problem 2
Assuming problem 1 can be resolved, if an activity has chosen one of the

above 4 resources, how do you ensure it maintains this choice for an
immediately following task (i.e. when a machine has been 'set' for a 'job'
and now you want to run production).

Background:
Our requirement is to choose from a pool of machines (2 types - one is a

superset of the general case) a standard or enhanced machine. This machine
is 'set' to perform a function by a 'setter' - a setter is a superset of the
class operator. After this activity, production runs - but it must be on
this machine - with any member of the operator class:

Activity 1 Resource 1 Resource 2
Set machine any machine from pool setter (superset member of operator class)
Run machine same machine as above any operator

Activity 2 Resource 1 Resource 2
Set machine superset machine from pool setter (superset member of operator class)
Run machine same machine as above any operator

Lastly the operators / machines are individuals - although they may be

called arbitrarly in some cases. They must still be subject to individual
unique constraints such as absense and downtime.