About requirement types for operations resources

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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

When you are defining requirements for a route, you can select from eight requirement types. The following table provides information about each requirement type, and specifies whether the requirement type is available for the operations scheduling and job scheduling methods.

Requirement type	Description	Operations scheduling	Job scheduling
Resource type	Specify the resource type that is required. There are five resource types: Vendor Human resources Machine Tool Location	Yes	Yes
Resource group	Any resource from the resource group can be scheduled for production.	Yes	Yes
Resource	A specific resource must be scheduled for production. By default, the Operations scheduling check box is not selected when a resource requirement is specified. You can select the check box manually.	Yes	Yes
Capability	Any resource with the selected capability is scheduled for production. You can also specify a minimum level of proficiency in the Minimum level needed field. Setting the minimum level of proficiency is optional. The scheduling engine selects all resources that satisfy the capability requirement and the minimum level of proficiency needed.	Yes	Yes
Skill	This requirement type is relevant when you specify Human resources as a requirement. Only human resources that have the selected skill are scheduled. You can also specify the rating level that is required. Setting the required rating level is optional. The scheduling engine only selects human resources with a skill rating level that matches the rating level specified on the route. Human resources with higher or lower rating levels are not selected.	No	Yes
Courses	This requirement type is relevant when you specify Human resources as a requirement. Only human resources that have the selected course are scheduled. When you run a scheduling, the start and end dates of the course are not considered. This is because companies often have different policies about how to use these dates. For example, some companies allow operators to drill if they have started a course but not yet completed it, whereas other companies require only operators who have completed the course.	No	Yes
Certificate	This requirement type is relevant when you specify Human resources as a requirement. Only human resources that have obtained the defined certificate can be scheduled.	No	Yes
Title	This requirement type is relevant when you specify Human resources as a requirement. Only human resources that have the defined title can be scheduled.	No	Yes

See also

Create and maintain operations resources

Resources (operations resources)(form)

Resource groups (operations resources)(form)