ATH Resource Authorization
To specify resource authorizations (i.e., finished labor, material, etc.) in the planning schedule.
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Code identifying the resource which the buyer is authorizing the seller to commit to.
At least one of ATH02 or ATH03 must be present.
Date (YYMMDD). Also see: Date/Time Qualifier (374) and Date Qualifier (432).
If ATH03 is present, then ATH05 is required.
ATH02 - Resource Authorization Thru-Date: The date through which the buyer authorizes the seller to commit the resource defined in element ATH01.
Numeric value of Quantity. Also see: Unit of Measurement Code (355).
If ATH04 is present, then ATH05 is required.
ATH03 - Current Cumulative Requirements Quantity: The cumulative quantity that has been authorized to-date from the cumulative start-date (ATH05) through the resource authorization thru-date (ATH02).
Numeric value of Quantity. Also see: Unit of Measurement Code (355).
ATH04 - Maximum Cumulative Requirements Quantity: The maximum cumulative quantity that has been authorized to-date from the cumulative start-date (ATH05) through the resource authorization thru-date (ATH02). This is a high water mark. If the forecast decreases, the current cumulative requirements quantity also decreases, but the maximum cumulative requirements quantity does not decrease.
Date (YYMMDD). Also see: Date/Time Qualifier (374) and Date Qualifier (432).
ATH05 - Cumulative Start-Date: The date where the cumulative quantity count starts. This date might be the start-date of a contract period, a calendar or fiscal year, or other.