JulieS
Sat Aug 11 07:26:34 CDT 2007
You're welcome Johhny and thanks for the feedback. Don't apologize for
being confused, the whole task, resource, assignment data relationship
is just one of the several components of Project that are not intuitive
;-)
Julie
"Johhny" <Johhny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8D81F1E1-0456-4591-AC2E-D20C761AB9D4@microsoft.com...
> Ahhhh! That clarifies it for me. In the resource usage view, I was
> looking
> at the column header which was clearly a resource text1 field and that
> was
> confusing me. I entered some text in the text1 field on the 1st
> assignment
> for the 2nd resource. In the VBA editor, I entered a line that called
> for
> the text1 field for that assignment and it was the same.
>
> Thanks to everyone who responded. I'm sorry it took so long to sink
> into my
> thick skull.
>
> Johnny
>
>
>
> "JulieS" wrote:
>
>> Hello Johhny,
>>
>> Pardon me for bumping in. Something that I hope may help clarify.
>> When
>> you view the Resource Usage view you are looking at Resources data
>> and
>> Assignment data. The assignment data is in the row indented under
>> the
>> resource's name and shows the italicized task name. If you add a
>> custom
>> field (Text1 for example), the Text1 Field on the resource row is
>> Resource Text1. The Text1 field on the assignment row is the
>> Assignment
>> Text1 field. You can enter data directly into the field, but cannot
>> write custom formulas for the field.
>>
>> If you were to add data to the Text1 field to the Gantt chart view,
>> and
>> then displayed the Task Usage view, you would see the information
>> displayed on the row containing Task Data. The assignment row
>> (represented by the italicized resource name) is Assignment data.
>>
>> Add the unique ID field to the Resource Usage view and note the
>> unique
>> assignment ID for the pairing of a resource and tasking creating an
>> assignment. Display the Task Usage view and add the unique ID and
>> you'll be able to pair the same task and resource and view the same
>> assignment.
>>
>> See FAQ #51 at
http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm for a further
>> discussion
>> of the differences between Task, Resource, and Assignment data.
>>
>> I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.
>>
>> Julie
>> Project MVP
>>
>> Visit
http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional
>> information
>> about Microsoft Project
>>
>>
>> "Johhny" <Johhny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6FA89CE6-6CF7-4C96-8C14-A0885ADF5912@microsoft.com...
>> > When I insert a custom field in a Usage view, it is not an
>> > assignment
>> > field.
>> > How do I insert and view and assignment field?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Johnny
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> You can SEE any assignment custom field in a Usage view, as
>> >> colleague
>> >> MVP
>> >> Jack just wrote (didn't you believe him?)
>> >> You just cannot CUSTOMIZE these fields with formulas, etc.
>> >> Hope this helps,
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Jan De Messemaeker
>> >> Microsoft Project MVP
>> >>
http://users.online.be/prom-ade
>> >> "Johhny" <Johhny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:E550049A-4352-45AA-952E-E9D133B28F9D@microsoft.com...
>> >> > To further clarify my question, when I go to Tools, Customize,
>> >> > Fields...,
>> >> > the
>> >> > Customize Fields box only shows Task and Resource fields. Is it
>> >> > possible
>> >> > to
>> >> > see an Assignment custom field in a table or are they only
>> >> > available
>> >> > throught
>> >> > VBA code?
>> >> > --
>> >> > Johnny
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Johhny" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I can't seem to find out how to view a custom assignment field
>> >> >> such as
>> >> >> text1.
>> >> >> In the Office Onlie Help, it says:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Assignment fields can be displayed in the sheet portion of the
>> >> >> Task
>> >> >> Usage
>> >> >> and Resource Usage views and at the bottom of the Task Form and
>> >> >> Resource
>> >> >> Form."
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I haven't been able to insert an assignment text1 field in any
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> these
>> >> >> places. I'm not sure what is meant by the "sheet portion of
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> Task
>> >> >> Usage".
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I'm using MS Project 2003 Professional.
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Johnny
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>