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Additional Internal Availability Tools

RETURN TO: Internal Availability

KEY TOPICS:

  • Feeder Options
    • Assign Feeders by Job Group (instead of Job Code)
    • Assign Weight to Feeder Jobs
    • Allow Feeders to Feed their own Job Group
  • Quick Link to Availability Settings
  • Delete a Feeder Job
  • Remove Downward Movement
  • Feeders in a Master Plan

Use Internal Availability Buttons

SpecificSome specific Internal Availability tasks orand settings are supported by buttons, located in the upper andmodule's lower toolbars.

Feeder Options

Assign Feeders by Job Group (instead of Job Code)

For organizations with a simple structure (i.e., all jobs in one Job Group feed another Job Group), the system can ascertain the feeder job relationship by Job Group.

  1. Select the [Feeder Options] button from the upper toolbar.
  2. From the Assign Feeders menu, click the radio button for: Job Group.
  3. Click [Save] to show the Job Groups list. Check off one (or more) of the displayed Job Groups.
  4. Click [Add].

Caution: When Feeder Options for Job Code versus Job Group are changed, any previously defined feeders will be lost.

Assign Weight to Feeder Jobs

By default, multiple jobs within a designated feeder group will count equally in the Internal Availability calculation. To enable the assignment of weight to multiple feeder jobs, follow the instructions below.

  1. Begin by clicking the [Feeder Options] button.
  2. Make sure the box is checked for: Allow weights to be assigned to feeders.
  3. Click [Save] if a change to the menu is made.
  4. The list of Job Codes will appear, with Weight fields to the right. Adjust the Weight entries to reach a total of 100%.
  5. Click the Save Weights link to finish the process.

To restore equal weighting across the included jobs, click the Distribute Weights link, located on the upper right.

Allow Feeders to Feed their own Job Group

By default, the feeder relationship must occur between jobs in different Job Groups. To change this setting:

  1. Click the [Feeder Options] button.
  2. On the Feeder Options menu, check the box for: Allow feeders to feed their own job group.
  3. Choose [Save].

Quick Link to Availability Settings

The [Settings] button in the upper toolbar will return you to: Availability Calculation Settings.

Delete a Feeder

Check the box to the left of the Feeder's Job Code entry. Click [Delete Selected Feeders], a button in the lower toolbar.

Remove Downward Movement

Choose [Remove Downward Movement] from the lower toolbar to delete any invalid feeder assignments. From the pop-up, select:

  • Apply to Current Job Group

    • OR

  • Apply to All Job Groups

Click [Apply].