Groups for Planned Activities (tsspc3100m200)

Field Information

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.

Check Resources for Skills

If this check box is selected, LN allocates resources for planned activities based on skills.

Check Resources for Attribute Values

If this check box is selected, LN allocates resources for planned activities based on attribute values.

Check Resources for Availability

If this check box is selected, LN checks availability of resources for planned Activities.

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 planned activity that is assigned to 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 planned activities in an activity set.

Allowed values

Earliest Start

Latest Finish

Latest Start

Planned Start

Planned Finish

Note: 

• If group is not part of a group set, the value in this field is defaulted from Sort Method (planned activity) 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.

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 planned activities.

Allowed values

Planning Based on Time

Planning Based on Route

Note: 

• If the group is not part of a group set, the value in this field is defaulted from Plan Method (planned activity) specified in the Resource Planning Parameters (tsspc0101m000) session.

Start Address of Route

The address of the starting point of the route.

Allowed values

Not Applicable

At First Activity

At Company Address

At Department Address

At Employee Home Address

Average Travel Speed

The average travel speed used to calculate travel time when planning a route.

Note: This field is enabled only if the Plan Method field is set to Planning Based on Route.

Unit

The unit in which the average travel speed is expressed.

Travel Offset Time

The time used to calculate travel time when planning a route.

Note: This field is enabled only if the Plan Method field is set to Planning Based on Route.

Start Travelling on Start Time

If this check box is selected, the engineer must start the travel to the location, where the activity must be performed, at the Planned Start Time specified for a planned activity. If this check box is cleared, the engineer must reach the location early and start working on the activity at the specified Planned Start Time.

Note: This field is enabled only if the Plan Method set to Planning Based on Route.

Time Duration Unit

The unit in which the travel offset time is expressed.

Respect Earliest Start Time

If this check box is selected, LN considers the earliest start time to plan the planned activities.

Note: 

• For a planned 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 (planned activity) 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 planned activities. The Planned Finish Time cannot be planned after the Latest Finish Time. The service order activity is not planned.

Note: LN re-plans the route for the activity.

Total Activity Duration

The cumulative duration of activities for all the activity sets in the group.

Total Travel Duration

The cumulative duration of travel for all the activity sets in the group.

Total Travel Distance

The cumulative travel distance of all the activity sets in the group.

Distance Unit

The unit in which the total travel duration is expressed.