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Add Resource Records

Add a Resource

In the drop-down menu, select the 'Add resource' option. The 'Add resource allocation to <element name>' dialog displays.

Mandatory fields on the dialog are indicated by a red asterisk (*).

Complete the fields as directed here.

Field

Action

See also

Resource name

Click on the drop-down arrow and select the name of the person to be allocated as the resource.

Role

Click on the drop-down arrow and select the role of the resource in this work; for example:

  • Application Analyst
  • Business Analyst
  • C++ Programmer
  • Project Manager

Start Date

Click on the calendar icon and select the date on which the resource is expected to start the assigned work.

End Date

Click on the calendar icon and select the date on which the resource is expected to complete the assigned work.

% Complete

Click on the up and down arrows to change the field value to the percentage completion of work that the resource has achieved.

Description

Type in a description of the resource allocation - what the work is, why this (kind of) resouce is required to do it, and any criteria that must be satisfied.

You can format this text using the facilities provided in the Notes toolbar. These are:

  • Bold
  • Italic
  • Underline
  • Numbered list
  • Bulleted list
  • Superscript text
  • Subscript text
  • Set color of selected text

Add

Click on this button to submit the details and create the Resource Allocation record on the selected element.

This message is displayed:

     Resource allocation for <name> was successfully added to <element name>.

Either:

  • Work through the fields again, defining another new Resource Allocation on this element, or
  • Click on the browser's back button to return to the 'Properties' view of the element, which will be refreshed to show the new record in the 'Resource Allocation' panel

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