Update of resource status by SFC start / complete

Question

When a SFC gets started or completed, ME inserts a new row into RESOURCE_TIME_LOG with RESOURCE_STATUS_BO "Productive" or "Standby" respectively. ME does not update the RESRCE.STATUS_BO field. But it would be nice to see the current status of the resource.
1.) Is there a standard way to force ME to update this field?
2.) If not implementing activity hooks would do the trick. Is there any reason not to do this?
Another question:
In which case will the RESRCE.PENDING_STATUS_BO be set or used?

Answer 1

Hi Ivan,
thanks for your reply. But there are two reason why I disagree with you.
1.) RESRCE.STATUS_BO can be set to 14 statuses in "Resource Maintenance" (Disabled, Enabled, Engineering, Hold, Hold Consec NC, Hold SPC Viol, Hold SPC Warn, Hold Yield Rate, Non-scheduled, Productive, Productive, Scheduled Down, Standby, Unknown, Unscheduled Down). Every time this status has been changed, ME inserted a new row in RESOURCE_TIME_LOG as well.
2.) The resource utilization reports (SELECTs on table RESOURCE_TIME_LOG) contain the 14 status, too. See the columns in the "Resource Utilization Summary Report" or the legend in the "Resource Utilization Chart".
I still think RESRCE.STATUS_BO and RESOURCE_TIME_LOG.RESOURCE_STATUS_BO correspond.
BTW: We are running the latest ME 5.2.4.4.
Best Regards,
Martin