Resource Group Utilization

Use this form to view the load on your resource groups for a specified time period and under a specified threshold of utilization. All values shown are cumulative for all resources in a given group. The Scheduler version of this form does not display any information until you run the Scheduling activity. The APS version of this form does not display any information until you run APS Planning.

NOTE: If the Use Planning Output for Scheduling planning parameter is selected, the Scheduler version of this form displays the output from running APS Planning instead of the Scheduling activity.

To display the utilization records:

  1. In the Start Date field, select the starting date for the period you want to analyze.
  2. In the Intervals fields, select the method in which to display the utilization records. For example, enter 7 in the first Intervals field and select Days from the drop-down list to display 7 records, each representing a one-day time period.
  3. In the Threshold field, enter a percentage to filter the display by the utilization of the resources. The grid displays records only for resource groups that have Utilization percentages greater than or equal to the Threshold.
  4. Scheduler version only: If desired, select Exclude Infinite Resource Groups to exclude all Infinite resource groups from the analysis display.
  5. If desired, select Exclude Infinite Resource Groups to exclude resource groups in which the Infinite Resource Capacity After field is set to 0.
  6. If desired, you may filter on a specific resource group by selecting the resource in the Resource Group column in the grid.
  7. Click the filter-in-place button to display the utilization records.

Each row in the grid corresponds to a resource group and time interval in which the utilization occurs. The rows are sorted by descending utilization (that is, the most critical bottleneck resource groups are listed first).

After identifying a bottleneck resource group, you can select a utilization record and click the Load Profile button to launch the Resource Group Load Profile form and determine the cause for the over-utilization.

Related Topics

APS Overview

Resources Overview

Scheduling Overview

Analyzing Scheduler Output

Resource Group Load Profile - Scheduler

Scheduling