Groups for Work Orders (tsspc3100m100)

	Groups for Work Orders (tsspc3100m100) Use this session to view and modify group planning data for work orders. Note The Plan Groups and Activity Sets option is displayed, only if the Planned by Origin check box is cleared on the Work Orders tab in the Resource Planning Parameters (tsspc0101m000) session. Related topics Priority Rule Check Resource Availability Resource allocation for group planning Group planning process Group planning data set-up Territory planning process Route-based planning process Workload leveling (scheduling) Handling Slack Workload leveling and modification in the plan. Performance aspects of group planning Start Date Groups The start date of the group. LN displays the details of the groups with a start date later than the specified date. Finish Date Groups The finish date of the group. LN displays the details of the groups with a finish date earlier than the specified date. Allocated Resource The resources assigned to the specified group. Assigned resources are copied from group planning to the service order activity, work order activity or planned activity. Group The unique ID of the group. Frozen If this check box is selected, the group is frozen and you cannot add new groups to the existing groups. Firm Planned If this check box is selected, the group is firm planned and you cannot change the start and finish date of the group. Sort Method The sorting method for work order activities in an activity set. Allowed values Sort Method Note If group is not part of a group set, the value in this field is defaulted from Sort Method (work order) specified in the Resource Planning Parameters (tsspc0101m000) session. Keep Sequence of Activity Sets If this check box is selected, LN does not change the sequence of the activity sets when the specified group is planned. Check Resources for Attribute Values If this check box is selected, LN allocates resources for work orders based on attribute values. Check Resources for Availability If this check box is selected, LN checks availability of resources for work orders. Minimum Availability Percentage The minimum availability percentage of the resource for the allocation. Group Status The least possible status of all the activities in the group. Maximum Activity Status The highest possible status of work order that is assigned to the group. Planned Start Time The start date and time of the first activity set in the specified group. Planned Finish Time The finish date and time of the last activity set in the specified group. Plan Method The method to plan the work order activities. Allowed values Plan Method Note If the group is not part of a group set, the value in this field is defaulted from Plan Method (work order) specified in the Resource Planning Parameters (tsspc0101m000) session. Respect Earliest Start Time If this check box is selected, LN considers the earliest start time to plan the work order activities. Note For a work order activity, the planned start time must not be planned after the earliest start time. If group is not part of a group set, the value in this field is defaulted from Respect Earliest Start Time (work order) specified in the Resource Planning Parameters (tsspc0101m000) session. Respect Latest Finish Time If this check box is selected, LN considers the latest finish time to plan the work order activities. The Planned Finish Time cannot be planned after the Latest Finish Time. Note LN re-plans the route for the activity. Respect Material Availability Date If this check box is selected, LN considers the Material Availability Date specified for the work orders in the Resource Planning Parameters (tsspc0101m000) session, to schedule the work order activities in a Group Set. Note This field is visible only if the Check Material Availability check box in the Service Order Parameters (tssoc0100m000) session or the Check Material Availability check box in the Work Order Parameters (tswcs0100m000) session is selected. This field is disabled if the Firm Planned check box is selected. Related topics Introduction to Material Availability Check Material Availability Material Issue Constraints Material Availability in Group Planning Total Activity Duration The cumulative duration of travel for all the activity sets in the group. Initialize Populates the data in the Start Date Groups field. Initialize Populates the data in the Finish Date Groups field.