Typical usage

The following information is based on typical usage of PPM and Resource Management. It is not guaranteed that you will have the same or similar experience.

Table A-1. PPM Resource Management Typical Usage lists entities with an amount for its typical usage, amounts that are considered complex and might impact performance, where that performance impact might occur, and recommendations or comments about complex usage.

Table A-1. PPM Resource Management Typical Usage
 

Typical

Complex

Performance Impact

Recommendations/Comments

Duration of a Staffing Profile a

<= 3 years

> 3 years

View staffing profile when allocation entered in weeks

Enter allocation for a staffing profile in months, quarters, or years.

Use the Forecast Planning page for resource planning.

Number of Positions and Resources in a Staffing Profile a

100

> 200

View staffing profile when allocation entered in weeks

Enter allocation for a staffing profile in months, quarters, or years.

Use the Forecast Planning page for resource planning.

Number of Projects to which a Single Resource is Assigned

<= 10

> 10

  

Plan for unknown resources using promises.

Use the Resource Allocation Management page to manage individual resources across multiple projects.

Resources in a Resource Pool

<= 300

> 300

Manage Pool Capacity page, View Forecasted Demand page, View Resource Load page

  

Total Resources in the Analyze Assignment Load Portlet

<= 300

> 300

Analyze Assignment Load portlet

The maximum number of total resources in the Analyze Assignment Load portlet is set by the AAL_PORTLET_MAX_RESOURCES parameter.

Total Resources in the Analyze Resource Pools Portlet

<= 300

> 300

Analyze Resource Pools portlet

The maximum number of total resources in the Analyze Resource Pools portlet is set by the ARP_MAX_RESOURCES parameter.

Total Resource Pools in the Analyze Resource Pools Portlet

<= 30

> 30

Analyze Resource Pools portlet

The maximum number of total resource pools in the Analyze Resource Pools portlet is set by the ARP_MAX_RESOURCE_POOLS parameter.

a. If the number of positions and resources of in a staffing profile exceeds the recommended typical number, we recommend that you switch to the Gantt view of the Staffing Profile page where all the data are displayed in one single page and load simultaneously as you scroll down the page. This helps you experience better system performance and avoid OutOfMemory error.