Resource types
Resource typesResource typeA logical grouping of resources, such as "excavator" or "consultant", used to organize and filter them on the planning board. group resources into logical units, and they add functionality to the planning process. For example, they can stop a planner from assigning more than one resource of a particular type to an appointmentAppointmentA task scheduled to a resource for a specific period - the scheduled instance you see on the planning board..
Resource types are created automatically when resourceResourceAn entity that can carry out work - a person, vehicle, tool, or room - that you schedule on the planning board. data is sent from the back-office application. You can specify additional data in Dime.Scheduler, as described in the following table:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the resource type. It is better to not change this value if the type was sent from the back office. |
| Display Name | The label or caption of the resource type. |
| Multiple Selection | Select if multiple resources of this type can be assigned to an appointment. This creates linked appointments on the planning board, one for each resource, but these appointments share the same dates and times. Changing the start date, start time, end date or end time on one of the appointments changes the other appointments as well. |
| Block Resource Clearing | To avoid that the user accidentally clears the selected resources for the resource type. |