Edit a Resource Object

Edit a Resource object to manage individual resources within it. You can also manage versions, view properties, and examine the object's history.

Add individual resource entries for applications, connections, or other instances you want to control. This enables you to:

Set a maximum number of instances that can be run at any moment.
Track the number of instances or units running concurrently.
Track the number of available instances or free units that can be started at any time.

Follow these steps:

Click the Library tab.
Double-click a Resource object.
The Resources dialog appears. The Resources tab opens by default.
Click Add to add an individual resource.
Review any of the values in the columns of the Resources tab. Click in the editable cells to enter new values.
Name

Lists the names of individual resources in a Resource object.

Amount

Lists the total number of units assigned to a resource. A unit is an arbitrary number that serves as a quota in a process.

Used

Indicates the number of assigned units.

Free
Indicates the number of unassigned units. Defined by the formula:
```
Free = Amount - Used
```
State

Specifies whether a resource is locked or unlocked. Click the lock icon in this column to toggle the locked or unlocked state for a resource. You can also use a Resource operator to lock a resource programmatically in a schedule or process. Other Manage Resource operators cannot lock, unlock, take, or return resource units for a locked resource until the lock is released. A lock allows a process or schedule to monopolize a resource while it processes operators.

% Usage

Position your mouse over this visual indicator to view the numeric percentage of the resource currently being utilized. Any remaining portion is free.

Description

Provides a description of the resource. The Description column allows you to enter text that describes a resource.
Click Check In or Save and Close.

Notes:

In the Amount field, specify the quantity for the resource. Quotas for operators in processes are drawn from this number. The quantity is an arbitrary value that is not by itself related to units of any actual computer or system resource (such as CPU, memory, or bandwidth). You can use it to apportion a resource to processes in whatever manner that you require. There are no rules about the quantity of a resource. You might specify an amount of 1, so only one instance of a CPU-intensive operator can be run by any process at any given time.
Dataset variables can be used to set resource use, so usage can be fine-tuned on a touchpoint without opening and configuring processes that consume a resource. For example, if you set the amount to 100, you could change a usage variable from 10, to 20, to 50, or even to 100 to accommodate demands on a touchpoint.
The Used and Free columns show how many units of a resource are currently consumed and available. You can enter a value in the Used field between 0 and the total number of units shown in the Amount field. More commonly, a Resource operator changes these settings programmatically in a process or schedule.