Managing Resource Pools

You can create, edit, delete, and manage resource pools with the Resource Pool Table command.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Open a scenario with product flows or activities.
See Also
Assigning a Resource to a Product Flow
Creating and Modifying a Product Flow
Adding Activities

Create and Edit Resource Pools

You can create a new resource pool in the Resource Pool Table.

  1. From the Programming section of the action bar, click the Resource Pool Table command.

    Note: You can also access the Resource Pool Table by clicking the Resource Configuration command in the Programming section of the action bar. Then, in the Resource Configuration table that appears, right-click an object with an assigned resource pool, and click Resource Pools > Manage Assigned Resource Pools . This opens a limited view of the Resource Pool Table that only lists the selected object's assigned resource pools. In this view, you can perform all capabilities of the Resource Pool Table except for creating a new resource pool.

    The Resource Pool Table displays.

  2. Right-click the Resource Pools row, then click Add Resource Pool .
  3. Select the resource you plan to assign in the tree or the work area.

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

  4. Specify the Quantity of workers required.

    Note: You can have more than one worker in a resource pool.

    During the simulation, the number of workers that you specified are executing the operation.
  5. To validate your choice, click Validate .
  6. To edit the new resource pool, use the Resource Pool dialog box to modify the resource pool's Name and Type, and Quantity attributes.


  7. To assign additional resources to the pool, click the Resource Selection command in the Assigned Resources section of the dialog box.
  8. Select the additional resource that you plan to assign to the resource pool in the tree or the work area, then validate your choice by clicking Validate .
    The additional resource is added to the resource pool and is listed under the Assigned Resources section of the Resource Pool dialog box.

  9. To remove a resource from the pool, click the Remove Resource command.
  10. Click OK to close the Resource Pool dialog box, then close the Resource Pool Table.
    You have created and edited the resource pool.

Delete Resource Pools

You can delete resource pools and separate resources from a pool in the Resource Pool Table.

  1. From the Programming section of the action bar, click Resource Pool Table .
  2. In the Resource Pool Table that displays, right-click a resource pool and click Delete Resource Pool .
  3. In the Delete Resource Pool dialog box that appears, click Yes to delete the resource pool and close the dialog box.


  4. Close the Resource Pool Table.
    You have deleted the resource pool and it is no longer listed in the table.

Modify Assigned Resources in a Resource Pool

You can modify assigned resources in a resource pool with the Resource Pool Table.

  1. From the Programming section of the action bar, click Resource Pool Table .
  2. In the Resource Pool Table that displays, right-click an assigned resource in a pool that contains multiple resources and click Remove from this Resource Pool .
    You have removed the resource from the resource pool and it is no longer listed in the resource pool node.
  3. In the Resource Pool Table, right-click an assigned resource in a resource pool and click Move to another Resource Pool to open the Move to another Resource Pool dialog box.


  4. In the dialog box, select the resource pool and click Move.
    The dialog box closes and the moved resource is now listed under the selected resource pool in the Resource Pool Table.
  5. In the Resource Pool Table, right-click an assigned resource in a resource pool and click Copy to another Resource Pool to open the Copy to another Resource Pool dialog box.


  6. In the dialog box, select the resource pool and click Assign.
    The dialog box closes and the moved resource is now listed under the selected resource pool in the Resource Pool Table.
  7. Close the Resource Pool Table.
    Note: Resources in a pool must all be of the same type and there must not be duplicate resources in the pool. If you do not meet this criteria when you move or copy over a resource to another pool, then either of the following messages appear:



    If the resource you deleted, moved, or copied over to another pool is the only resource in the pool, then the following message appears:

You have modified assigned resources in a resource pool.

Assign a Driving Resource Pool

You can assign a driving resource pool in the Resource Pool Table.

  1. From the Programming section of the action bar, click Resource Pool Table .
  2. In the Resource Pool Table that displays, right-click a resource pool and click Manage Driving Resource Pool.
  3. In the Driving Resource Pool dialog box that appears, assign the driving resource pool.
  4. Click OK.
    The driving resource pool displays in the Resource Pool Table's Driving Pool column.