Assign an Existing Resource to an Action

After Resources exist for a System Reliability Analysis, you can assign them to Actions. When you do so, you associate the cost of that Resource with each occurrence of the Action. This allows you to assign a realistic cost to the Action that can be included in the simulation results.

When you assign a Resource to an Action, a System Resource Usage record will be created and will store information that specifies how the Resource will be used (e.g., the quantity and duration).

This topic describes how to assign an existing Resource to an Action. You can also create and assign a new Resource to an Action.

Steps

Access the Action to which you want to assign a resource.
In the grid, locate the row containing the Action to which you want to assign a Resource.
Select the Resource Usage link.

The <Action> - Resource Usage grid appears, displaying the list of resources that are assigned to the selected Action. <Action> is the name of the Action that you selected.
In the upper-left corner of the grid, select .

The New Resource Usage from Existing Resources window appears.
As needed, enter the value in the available fields, and then select Finish.

The selected Resource is assigned to the Action.