In this process it is possible to add an availability to in order to determine when it is possible to allocate resources to carry out work on the object based on actual availability the asset. It is also possible to register availability exceptions against the object. Further, it is also possible to define a set of preferred resources to work on an object, so that these resources are prioritized over other resources. Once, the availabilities and the preferences are defined against an object, this information will inherited to the work order upon registering a fault.
This process mainly consists of the activities Define Object Availability, Define Object Availability Exceptions and Define Object Preference.