Calculating Resource Progress Automatically

If you do not want to enter resource progress manually, you can have Open Plan calculate resource progress automatically based on the current status of the activity.

To use this feature, you must select Progress Based on Activity Progress on the General tab of the Resource Details dialog box.

After you enter progress information for activities, you can have Open Plan calculate the quantity of resource units that correspond to the recorded activity progress for all eligible resources. For example, if you have indicated that an activity is 50% complete, Open Plan calculates the number of resource units corresponding to the first half of the activity duration, taking into account factors such as spread curves, offsets, and periods, which may affect the distribution of the resource assignment.

To have Open Plan calculate resource progress automatically, click Progress on the Processes tab to display the Progress Calculations dialog box.

You can update the resource remaining quantity and the resource actual quantity separately or at the same time. Open Plan performs the calculations based on options selected on the General tab of the Resource Details dialog box for the resources defined as supporting progress calculations in the Resource (OPP_RES) table.

Each time you perform automatic resource progressing, Open Plan creates a session log file that records any system or error messages issued during the operation. Open Plan saves the file (Opp_prog.log) in your Open Plan working directory, and allows you to examine its contents at the conclusion of each session.

To see the results of this calculation, display the Resources tab of the Activity Progress dialog box.