If I can’t do this, what options do I have other than creating every resource again into the ‘master’ group? It seems like I may be asking for trouble because the resources are created (not linked) so I cant make duplicates. Any suggestions?
Ultimately, I want to have a nice segregated tree that is easy searchable.
I am looking to implement the smartest/easiest MES setup - to me, that means automating the job selection process as much as possible. In the MES, it requires a resource group to select job, so either A) The employees know the existing group (based on machine tonnage) which seems unfeasible B) There needs to be a resource group that encapsulates all of the machines.
This way - I automate the resource group of ALL MACHINES, the jobs load and I can easily filter (see my filter grid post from earlier) from there. I have everything in place right now to do this… except my group composition (the company has already implemented) doesnt line up with my tactic.
I am curious how the Collection works - can I use it in lieu of a Group? If not, I don’t think it will help.
The MES will be collecting labor. The issue is that we have many employees that work on many different machines. We could try to standardize it but even at best case, it will still not be always the same.
The goal is that any employee CAN log into any job easily, but by default, based on the machine they log in on, it will show the work for that machine (unless the user manually changes the filter).
Capability Maintenance
Use Capability Maintenance to define capabilities that are available within
your production facility. For example, capabilities could be shearing,
turning, setting, painting, drilling, and so on. The capability is then
associated with resources for scheduling purposes.
Important: The ability to set up Capabilities in the Epicor application is
only available if you have the license for Advanced Planning and Scheduling
installed.
Following is a diagram that illustrates the relationship between
capabilities and resources/resource groups:
Menu Path
Navigate to this program from the Main Menu:
Production Management > Scheduling > Setup > Capability
Capability Maintenance - Resources http://hli-erp10.hli.local/Epicor10Help/enu/Standard/SchedulingSetup/CapabilityResources.html
Use this sheet to define the resources that share the capability
currently selected on the Detail sheet. When you schedule by capability,
the scheduling engine looks for the availability of these resources using
the Resource Priority order you define on this sheet.
Thanks,
Norman Hutchins
System Administrator
Howell Laboratories, Inc.