Resource Utilization

Use this form to view the load on your resources for a specified time period and under a specified threshold of utilization. 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 resources that have Utilization percentages greater than or equal to the Threshold.
  4. If desired, select Exclude Infinite Resources to exclude all infinite resources from the analysis display. In APS mode, infinite resources are those resources in which the Infinite Planning field is selected on the Resources form. In the Scheduler, infinite resources are those resources in which the Infinite Scheduling field is selected on the Resources form.
  5. If desired, you may filter on a specific resource by selecting the resource in the Resource column in the grid.
  6. Click the Filter-In-Place button to display the utilization records.

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

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

Related Topics

APS Overview

Resources Overview

Scheduling Overview

Analyzing APS Output

Analyzing Scheduler Output

Resource Load Profile - Scheduler

Resource Load Profile APS