System Resource Records

System Resource records store information about physical parts or materials, such as spare bearings or seals, or human resources, such as mechanics or technicians, or tools needed to complete an action (e.g. crane or hoist), or any other item which has a cost per use or per time associated with it. The following table provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the System Resource family and appear by default on the System Resource datasheet. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields.

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Field Caption	Data Type	Description	Behavior and Usage
Count Occurrences	Boolean	Indicates whether the occurrences of the associated Resource Usages will be displayed in the Resource Occurrence plot.	If this check box is selected, the associated Resource Usages will be displayed on the Resource Occurrence Plot. If this check box is cleared, the Resource Usages will not be displayed. By default, this check box is selected.
Description	Text	Any additional information regarding the Resource.	You can enter text to define this value manually.
Fixed Cost	Number	The expense of the Resource that is not dependent on the amount of time the Resource is used.	By default, this value is set to 0 (zero).
GUID	Character	A value that uniquely identifies the record within a System Reliability Analysis.	This value is generated automatically by the GE Digital APM system and does not appear on the System Resource datasheet by default. In System Reliability Analyses, GUIDs are used to identify records because Entity Keys will not exist until a record is saved. Because a System Reliability Analysis may contain unsaved records, it is necessary to use a value that uniquely identifies those records within the system.
Name	Character	The name of the Resource (e.g., Mechanic).	You can define this value manually by typing a value into the Name field.
Quantity	Number	The quantity of a Resource that will be used by an Action or Risk. If an Action requires three Mechanic Resources, then the quantity would be three.	By default, this value is set to 1 (one).
Variable Cost	Number	The cost of the Resource that is dependent on the Variable Cost Units.	By default, the Variable Cost is set to 0 (zero).
Variable Cost Units	Character	The time units associated with the Variable Cost Field.	You can select a value from the following options: Per Hour Per Day Per Week Per Month Per Year By default, the Variable Cost Units is set to Per Day.