I want to change the resource units assigned on the
resource sheet i.e. reduce from 100% to 50%.

Then reflect this change in the tasks on the plan. Tasks
are set to fixed unit and I'd expect the maximum
allocation for the resource to change to 50% and the
duration of the task to extend.

Currently the duration stays the same and levelling
returns errors.

Is there a quick way to update tasks to reflect the
change resource availability?

Re: Changing resource units and levelling by Steve

Steve
Wed Jul 07 05:10:41 CDT 2004

The maximum units setting does not directly control the units a resource is
assigned to a task except that it become the default assignment level for
new assignments. It's basic function is to establish a cutoff level above
which Project will consider the resource to be overallocated. If you have
reduced someone who was previously 100% to 50% maximum and they already have
assignments in place at 100%, you're going to have to manually adjust each
assignment individually. Filtering to show just the tasks using that
resource, displaying the resource assignment box, selecting both the
resource and the tasks he's on and reducing the 100% to 50% in the
assignment box will do it for all his tasks at once and save you some time
but it's still a manual process for you that can't be automated.

--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


"Lyra" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I want to change the resource units assigned on the
> resource sheet i.e. reduce from 100% to 50%.
>
> Then reflect this change in the tasks on the plan. Tasks
> are set to fixed unit and I'd expect the maximum
> allocation for the resource to change to 50% and the
> duration of the task to extend.
>
> Currently the duration stays the same and levelling
> returns errors.
>
> Is there a quick way to update tasks to reflect the
> change resource availability?



Re: Changing resource units and levelling by Jan

Jan
Wed Jul 07 05:22:39 CDT 2004

Hi All,

Here's a small VBA macro thet will perform the changes:

Sub ReduceToMax
dim Job as task
Dim Partial as assignment
dim Whodunit as Resource
For each Job in activeproject.tasks
if not job is nothing then
for each Partial in job.assignments
set Whodunit=activeproject.resources(partial.resourceID)
partial.units=whodunit.maxunits
next partial
end if
next job
end sub

HTH
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/index.htm
32-495-300 620
"Steve House" <sjhouse.remove.this@to.send.hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
news:ugtKoqAZEHA.2544@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> The maximum units setting does not directly control the units a resource
is
> assigned to a task except that it become the default assignment level for
> new assignments. It's basic function is to establish a cutoff level above
> which Project will consider the resource to be overallocated. If you have
> reduced someone who was previously 100% to 50% maximum and they already
have
> assignments in place at 100%, you're going to have to manually adjust each
> assignment individually. Filtering to show just the tasks using that
> resource, displaying the resource assignment box, selecting both the
> resource and the tasks he's on and reducing the 100% to 50% in the
> assignment box will do it for all his tasks at once and save you some time
> but it's still a manual process for you that can't be automated.
>
> --
> Steve House [MVP]
> MS Project Trainer/Consultant
> Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs
>
>
> "Lyra" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:27e8b01c46408$9edf0b30$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > I want to change the resource units assigned on the
> > resource sheet i.e. reduce from 100% to 50%.
> >
> > Then reflect this change in the tasks on the plan. Tasks
> > are set to fixed unit and I'd expect the maximum
> > allocation for the resource to change to 50% and the
> > duration of the task to extend.
> >
> > Currently the duration stays the same and levelling
> > returns errors.
> >
> > Is there a quick way to update tasks to reflect the
> > change resource availability?
>
>



Re: Changing resource units and levelling by anonymous

anonymous
Wed Jul 07 08:24:28 CDT 2004

Hi

Thanks ever so much, great!



>-----Original Message-----
>Hi All,
>
>Here's a small VBA macro thet will perform the changes:
>
>Sub ReduceToMax
>dim Job as task
>Dim Partial as assignment
>dim Whodunit as Resource
>For each Job in activeproject.tasks
>if not job is nothing then
>for each Partial in job.assignments
>set Whodunit=activeproject.resources(partial.resourceID)
>partial.units=whodunit.maxunits
>next partial
>end if
>next job
>end sub
>
>HTH
>--
>Jan De Messemaeker
>Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
>http://users.online.be/prom-ade/index.htm
>32-495-300 620
>"Steve House" <sjhouse.remove.this@to.send.hotmail.com>
schreef in bericht
>news:ugtKoqAZEHA.2544@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> The maximum units setting does not directly control
the units a resource
>is
>> assigned to a task except that it become the default
assignment level for
>> new assignments. It's basic function is to establish
a cutoff level above
>> which Project will consider the resource to be
overallocated. If you have
>> reduced someone who was previously 100% to 50% maximum
and they already
>have
>> assignments in place at 100%, you're going to have to
manually adjust each
>> assignment individually. Filtering to show just the
tasks using that
>> resource, displaying the resource assignment box,
selecting both the
>> resource and the tasks he's on and reducing the 100%
to 50% in the
>> assignment box will do it for all his tasks at once
and save you some time
>> but it's still a manual process for you that can't be
automated.
>>
>> --
>> Steve House [MVP]
>> MS Project Trainer/Consultant
>> Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs
>>
>>
>> "Lyra" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>> news:27e8b01c46408$9edf0b30$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> > I want to change the resource units assigned on the
>> > resource sheet i.e. reduce from 100% to 50%.
>> >
>> > Then reflect this change in the tasks on the plan.
Tasks
>> > are set to fixed unit and I'd expect the maximum
>> > allocation for the resource to change to 50% and the
>> > duration of the task to extend.
>> >
>> > Currently the duration stays the same and levelling
>> > returns errors.
>> >
>> > Is there a quick way to update tasks to reflect the
>> > change resource availability?
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>