Resource Planning Table
The Resource Planning Table (RPT) is a summary report that displays a list of resources and the upgrade condition, forecast date, and trend direction for each resource.
An RPT displays resources for which data will reach a configured threshold within a time window. It provides a view to the trend, or evolution, of the data towards an upgrade condition. The upgrade condition is the value that when reached, indicates the resource needs to be upgraded. This value is variable according to the technology (for example, saturation condition depending on the protocol used), speed (a faster link saturates sooner in percentage), and level at which you want to make an upgrade (a lower upgrade condition triggers an earlier upgrade). The RPT report includes the following information:
- List of subelement names
- The Upgrade Condition
- Point where the trend line intersects with the forecast target (upgrade condition) in a Predicted Upgrade column
- Column containing current information and a column displaying information for the same metric/resource for the previous reporting period (optional)
The report shows data for the period selected in the report navigation. For example, a daily report shows data for the selected day. The report period defines which periods are used for computation of the trend line and the predicted date (date when the metric meets the upgrade conditions.) For example, the periods used to compute the trending information for a monthly trending report are months.