Infinite Scheduling

This field applies to the Scheduler only.

Select the field to define this resource as having infinite capacity. Infinite scheduling resources can perform an unlimited number of operations simultaneously, but only when on-shift.

An Infinite Scheduling resource is considered infinite even if it is a member of a resource group in which the Infinite field is not selected.

See About Infinite Resource Capacity for more information about ways to represent infinite capacity.

You can also specify a resource group as infinite by selecting the Infinite field on the Resource Groups form. This ability allows great flexibility but can also become confusing. The system determines how to treat each resource's capacity as shown below:

Infinite Scheduling Resource? Member of Infinite Resource Group? Member of Non-Infinite Resource Group? Resulting Capacity
Yes Yes or No Yes or No Infinite
No Yes Yes Non-Infinite
No Yes No Infinite
No No Yes Non-Infinite

To avoid confusion about which of your resources are infinite, you should specify infinite resource capacity either at the resource group level or at the resource level, according to these considerations:

Use this method... When
Infinite resource group Your resources generally are members of only one resource group and you analyze scheduling output at the resource group level.
Infinite Scheduling resource Your resources are members of multiple resource groups (where there are both infinite and finite resources in the same groups) and you analyze scheduling output at the resource level.