Creating Resource in Oracle BOM

The first proor step in Oracle BOM will be of creating resource..
I. Resources
Resources are anything—except component material—required to manufacture, cost, and schedule products. Each costed resource can have any number of associated costs, including overhead cost.
Resource Creation
In Oracle Bills of Material: Routings > Resources is the navigation to create or view a resource.
i. Provide the resource name in the resource field
ii. Inactive On field to be left null
iii. Provide the description about the resource in the description field
iv. Type :
a. Machine
b. Miscellaneous
c. Person
d. Amount
e. Currency
Depending upon the type of resource select the type from the list of values.
v. UOM :Select the unit of measure from the list of values for the resource. If the resource to be included in calculating the lead time for the assembly, the unit of measure should be in time based like hour, min.
vi. Charge Type
a. WIP Move
b. PO Move
c. PO Receipt
d. Manual
The amount of time , resource is used should be applied , this is called applying or charging resource.
There are four methods of charging resource.
a. Manual : By manual method, resource used will be entered.
b. WIP Move : In WIP, Once the transactions completed, resource will automatically get applied.
c. PO Move, PO Receipt : These two charge types are only for Outside Processing Resources.
a. For other type of resources, this is not applicable.
vii. Basis
Total Resource Cost will be calculated from the resource rate entered for this resource.
If the basis is Item, resource cost will be calculated by multiplying the item qty with resource rate and usage rate.
If the basis is lot, resource cost will be calculated by usage rate * resource rate, here item quantity will not be taken into consideration.
viii. Outside Processing
If the resource is outside processing resource, enable the check box and the enter the outside processing item otherwise do not enable the check box.
ix. Costed
Check the costed check box.
Activity : This is to apply the cost according to the activity. Leave this field as null.
Standard Rate : To apply standard rate for the resource. Don’t check this field.
x. Resource Rates:
To provide the resource cost per UOM , click Rates button in the resource form.
New window will open.
Select Cost type as Avg Rates and provide the resource unit cost .
save and close the window.
xi. Resource Overhead Association
To provide the overheads associated with this resource, click overhead button in the resource form. New window will open, select cost type as Avg Rates .
In the second block of that screen, Resource Overhead Associations, select the overhead associated with this resource.
Example : Admin Cost, Consumable, Ind Depr, M/C Repair, P&M Ins
It is not required to fill the data in Employees, Equipment and Setups menu in the resource form.
Thanks & Regards,
S.Grace Paul Regan.