Project 2016 Intermediate

Project 2016

Lesson – Adjusting Resources

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Step-by-Step

From the Student Data directory, open HOUSE8.MPP . View resource usage.

Switch to the Resource Usage view. Use the vertical scroll bar as necessary to display the 16 Backhoe Operator resource, which appears in red, indicating that it is overallocated. Select the 16 Backhoe Operator resource.

Steps

Practice Data

1. Select the Task tab in the Editing group, select Scroll to Task . The hourly breakdown appears with overallocations displayed in red. 2. Under Resource Usage Tools select the Format tab. The Format ribbon appears. 3. Go to the Details group and choose the detail you want to see. The selected details are added to the Resource Usage view.

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View the T (Tuesday) field for the week of Aug 7, ‘18 and notice that the Backhoe Operator is overallocated by 16 hours.

Practice the Concept: Display the Remaining Availability by clicking the checkbox in the Details group. Scroll as necessary to see that the Backhoe Operator resource is available for sixteen hours on Monday of the week of Aug 14,  16 .

Hide the Remaining Availability field deselecting the Remaining Availability command. Hide the Overallocation field as well.

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