Assigning a Resource to a Product Flow

You can assign one or more resources with the same characteristics to a Product flow, using the Assign Resource Pool command.

Before you begin: To assign a worker to a Product flow, define a Resource zone first.
See Also
Add a Resource Zone
Managing Resource Pools
  1. Select the Product flow to which you want to assign a resource.
  2. In the context toolbar, click Resource Pool Assignment .
  3. Select the resource you plan to assign to the Product flow in the tree or work area.

    Tip: To assign more than one resource, select the resources one after the other.

  4. To validate your choice, click Validate .
  5. Optional: Click the Resource Pool Table command from the Programming section of the action bar to open the Resource Pool Table.
  6. To remove a resource from your selection, right-click the resource that you assigned to the product flow and click Remove from this Resource Pool .
  7. Optional: To assign a resource with a task already attached to it, select Click to select invoked service and select the task you want the resource to perform.
  8. To manage the resource pool you just created, right-click the resource that you assigned to the product flow in the Resource Pool Table, then click Edit Resource Pool .
  9. In the Resource Pool dialog box that appears, you can edit the resource pool's Name and Type attributes and assign additional resources to the pool with the Resource Selection command.


  10. You can also manage the resource pool you just created by clicking the Resource Configuration command in the Programming section of the action bar.
  11. In the Resource Configuration table that appears, right-click a product flow and click Resource Pools > Manage Resource Pool Assignment .
    The Resource Pool Assignment management panel appears.

    In this panel you can do the following:

    Manage your resource pools by creating a new one with the Create a new Resource Pool command. You can also clear your resource pools with the Unselect all Resource Pools command.

    Replace previous assignments for the selected activities and product flows with the Replace previous assignments command.

    Extend the resource pool assignment to load or unload activities with the Extend assignments to Load or Unload activities command.

  12. To assign multiple resource pools to one product flow, click each required resource pool in the Resource Pool Assignment management panel while pressing Ctrl.
    You have added multiple resource pools to one product flow.

You assigned the resource pool to the product flow.