Assigning PRM Resources

You can assign resources to setup data items in the Project Resource Management (PRM).

Related Topics
About Project Resource Management
Associating Resources with Projects
  1. Select Start > Infrastructure > Project Resource Management.

    The Project Resource Management Editor appears. The left frame displays a list of all the projects and the associated resource sets. The right frame displays the resource sets for various applications.



  2. Right-click Structure Resources and select Create a new Resource Table.

    The New PLM Type/PLM Resource Set Custo dialog box appears.



  3. Type a unique Name for the resource table and click Finish.

    Note: You can also open an existing resource table. Right-click the resource table and select Open the selected Resource Table.

    The Application Resource Table appears. It displays the logical names of all the setup data items. The resource for the setup data is unset.



  4. Select Endcut Table.

  5. In the Resource column, double-click or right-click <Unset> and select Choose the assigned resource.

    The Select dialog box appears.



  6. Search the resource you want to assign to the setup data. You can also import the resource file using the From File tab. Importing saves the file in the database.

  7. Select the desired resource file and click OK.

    The name of the selected resource appears in the Resource column. The Resource Preview window displays the list of resources in the file.



  8. Similarly assign remaining resources.

  9. Click OK to return to the Project Resource Management Editor.

  10. Select PLM Access > Propagate to save the changes.

    Note: If you click Close without propagating, a warning message is displayed. Click Yes to save the changes.

Tip: The sample resource files provided with this application are located at ...\startup\EquipmentAndSystems. These files can be modified to meet the design requirements. Also it is important to assign them in PRM.