Working with Resources
- Related Topics:
- Resources
Resources are people, facilities, or anything else that is needed to perform the work of a project. - Resource Structures in Open Plan
Resources in Open Plan use a self-defining coding structure in which periods within the resource codes are used to distinguish between different hierarchical levels. - How a Resource View Displays Information
You can display resources in Open Plan in different orientations and manners. - Customizing a Resource Window
You can customize how a resource window displays information by using the Resource Display Preferences dialog box. - Resources in Spreadsheet and Barchart Views
Open Plan includes three standard views in which you can update resource description information. - Resource Files
In Open Plan, information about resources is stored in a resource file. Resource files can be project-specific, or they can be shared among multiple projects. However, you can assign only one resource file to a project at any given time. - Defining Resources
To define a resource in Open Plan, use the Resource Details dialog box. - Defining Resource Profiles
The use of assignment offsets and periods, combined with the ability to specify more than one assignment for the same resource, allows you to define a resource profile for an activity. - Reserving Resources for Use by a Specified Project
Resources can be reserved for use with particular projects. This can be done at any level in the resource hierarchy. For example, you can reserve a whole department or an individual resource for a project. - Adding Resources to a Resource File
When you create a new resource file, Open Plan displays a window containing an empty workspace. - Automatic Resource Numbering
Resource IDs can be generated automatically from within a resource view. - Resource Skills
A skill is an attribute of an individual resource, which can have any number of skills. - Planning Costs
For planners who want to use their resource tracking system for capturing budgeted and actual costs, Open Plan provides a number of features for working with cost information. - Interpreting Zero Availability
For any particular resource, there will be certain periods in which the availability is zero. - Zoom Out and Zoom In
Open Plan provides a Zoom Out and Zoom In command for showing resource structures that cannot be displayed on a single screen. - Resource Assignments
- Resource Scheduling
- Resource Allocation
- Spread Curves
- Tabs and Dialog Boxes
- Related Procedures
Parent Topic: Working with Calendars, Resources, and Codes