Resource Options & User Fields set up the number of resource variable work weeks (1 to 4) as well as any resource user fields.  DMS enables you to add up to five user fields per resource.  Resource user fields are free format entries and can be used when searching for resources or jobs with certain resources.  The resource user fields can optionally be displayed using the View column selections in the Dispatch Display and Job Analysis and can be used in the DMS Reports.

To setup resource options and user fields from the DMS Monthly Calendar menu select Options | Resource.  The following window will appear:

The following prompts are used to set the Resource Options:

1. Number of Resource variable work weeks (1 to 4) Enter the Number of Resource variable work weeks from 1 to 4.  Note:  The number of variable work weeks should be one of the first steps in setting up DMS.  Caution should be used in changing the number of variable work weeks.
2. Select the check box next to the user field you want to setup.
3. Enter the prompt that will appear on the screen and will be used as a column header for displays and reports for this user field.
4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each user field you want to setup.
5. Click Save to save the options and user fields.  If you click Cancel your entries/changes will be ignored.

In the example below, a variable work week of 2 has been set as well as two user fields:

If resource user fields have been setup, they will appear automatically on the resource form.  In the example below, two user fields Manager and Personal ID appear on the window above the Notes:

Each user field entry can be up to 45 characters long and is a free format entry.  Note that once an entry is made to a resource user field DMS saves that entry with the resource.  If you change an existing resource user field prompt, the old entry will remain with the resource; only the prompt has been changed.