Resources overview

Resource is a general term for equipment including process cells, units, phases and shared control modules.

Define the resources in the area model before assigning them as shared equipment. Create resource classes (such as PUMPS) and resource instances (such as PMP102). After resource instances are defined in the area model, they can be assigned to process cells, units, phases, and other resources as necessary equipment that is allocated by the

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Server. To configure a resource instance, assign a name, equipment ID, the maximum number of owners, and any other equipment requirements for that resource. When the maximum number of owners are defined, the number of area model components that can simultaneously use the resource are also defined.

Resources can be simultaneously owned by one or more area model components, depending on the program. For example, if a pump is physically configured to charge an ingredient into three different vessels but it has the capacity to charge only two of the three vessels simultaneously, define the pump as a shared resource and specify the maximum number of owners as

2

.