aspnet-6406-components-scheduler-concepts-resources.md
In most end-user applications it’s necessary to assign appointments to particular resources.
What Is a Resource?
In real-life scheduling applications, appointments are seldom processed simply “as is”, but usually are assigned to different resources. There are different kinds of resources, and the decision as to what should be a resource in a particular scheduling application depends upon the specifics of the task solved by the application. Here are some examples of scheduling tasks, illustrating what can be an appointment and a resource in these examples.
A Business.
A Car Rental Agency.
An Educational Center.
An appointment can have one or several resources assigned to it. If it has no resources assigned, then it is assumed that any resource can be associated with that appointment.
For more information on resources, see the Assigning Appointments to Resources document.
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