Adding People Resources to Resource Management

This procedure explains how to add a People Resource, most commonly a Lawson user, to Resource Management. You will use this procedure when you have a relatively small number of users to add to your system. Methods for mass-loading users are available.

To manually add a new People Resource to RM (general steps)

  1. From the Resource Management Administrator toolbar, click Add and then click Resource. At the Pick Resource Type dialog, select People.

    The Add Resource RM Object dialog box appears. This dialog box is a list of Attributes that can be assigned to a People resource.

  2. Type the required attributes for the resource:

    • First Name (up to 15 characters)

    • ID: The unique ID that you want to assign to this user

    • Last Name (up to 15 characters)

    • Name: This attribute is on the bottom half of the dialog box, under "lwsnRMResource." The typical format is FirstName space LastName.

  3. Make selections for optional attributes as needed.
  4. When you have finished adding attributes, make sure you are not in Edit mode in a required field. (If you aren't sure, press Enter or move into a different field.) Click the Add icon on the toolbar to complete the add.

    You should see the message "Add Successful."

    If you receive the message "Attribute key not found on transaction tag or is empty," it indicates a problem with a required attribute. A possible reason for this message could be that you are still in Edit mode in a required attribute. Press Enter or move to a different attribute and then click the Add icon.