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Field descriptions: Tool resource

This page describes the fields for the Tool resource page. The fields in each section are listed in alphabetical order.

Field	Description
Active	The switch to make the tool resource available or unavailable. For example, when a tool resource is being maintained or repaired, you can disable the tool record.
Active from Active to	The dates when the tool becomes available and unavailable for use. For example, you can enter the date the tool is used for the first time in the Active from field and the date the tool should be replaced because no longer considered as suitable for production in the Active to field.
Description	The description of the tool.
ID	The tool resource ID.
Name	The name of the tool.
Site	The production site at which the tool is used.

A picture or graphic of the tool.

Field	Description
24/7	Indicates if the tool is used 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. This status is automatically set for the selected weekly shift.
Efficiency	The efficiency in percentage of the tool based on the estimated downtime. The efficiency is used to calculate the effective time for an operation for a Work order.
Location	The location where the tool is used. Locations are defined on the Location page.
Resource group	The resource group the tool resource is linked to. Resource groups are defined on the Resource group page.
Weekly capacity	The total weekly capacity of the tool resource in hours and minutes. The calculation is based on the weekly shift. For example, if the weekly shift is 5 days 2 X 4 hours, the weekly capacity is 40 hours 0 mins.
Weekly shift	The number of days the tool is used each week and the number of hours it is used each day. For example: 5 days 2 X 4 hours. The weekly shift is detailed in the Weekly shift details grid day by day after you select a value. Weekly shifts are set on the Weekly shift page.

The grid is a view of the weekdays when the tool is used and the times of production. It is updated automatically for the selected weekly shift.

Cost tab

Field	Description
Cost category	The cost category. Cost categories are managed on the Cost category page.
Cost unit	The cost unit such as day or hour.
Indirect cost	The indirect cost section associated with the resource. Indirect costs sections are defined on the Indirect cost section page.
Run	The direct cost of the tool when being used, per cost unit.
Setup	The direct cost for setting up the tool resource, per cost unit.