This activity is used to create work assignments for the scheduled work task to the resources responsible for executing the work. A plan is a set of work task activities that have received an allocated start and an allocated end as well as the allocated resource.
Once the work tasks which are transferred to the Scheduling Engine are scheduled, an allocation plan is returned to IFS Cloud. If the suggested plan is suitable you can assign the work task activity to the suggested resource who is to execute the work, or if not available to the user who is currently logged in to IFS Cloud. If the suggested plan does not meet the requirements, you can choose to wait for the next plan or manually change the plan in the Scheduling Workbench, which is the web based user interface for Planning and Scheduling Optimization. When the resource is assigned to the work task activity, a work assignment is created for the resource in status Assigned.
When work task activities are allocated to resources (the first stage of the scheduling, carried out by the Scheduling Engine), the activity only stays allocated to the particular resource for as long as the Scheduling Engine decides that this is the best solution, under the current plan and conditions. As time passes, and conditions change, the allocation may be changed.
Once a work assignment is created for the resource (the second stage of scheduling, carried out by the SDS or manually), the activity stays with the resource. The work assignment will be cancelled from the resource if the work assignment is cancelled or that the resource is unassigned (by the SDS or manually).
Work task activities that are scheduled by the SDS (Schedule Dispatch Service) automatically creates the work assignments suggested by the Scheduling Engine based on the given scheduling rules. Therefore, when such a work task activities is returned to IFS Cloud the work assignment will be created and set to Assigned status.