Jan
Sun Mar 16 16:35:45 CDT 2008
Hi,
I'm glad you're happy.
Still, you haven't even started to get nearer to your original question
which was to have a ontoured assignment to a task...
Greetings,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
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"Franzi" <Franzi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:179166F9-16B1-440E-B660-9D51E46BEA99@microsoft.com...
> Well, found the "real" solution by accident ;-)
>
> When I doubleclick the resource in the resource pool resource sheet, I can
> add several timeframes and set differeing maximum numbers.
>
> That's all I wanted to be able to do.
>
> So, for now, I'm happy.
>
> Nb. Colorcoding of tasks by resources works now fine too.
>
> Have a great weekend,
>
> Franzi
>
> "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
>
>> Hi Franzi,
>>
>> 1. Sorry I missed the first question. I would indeed set it to the
>> maximum
>> number available.
>> 2. I would say yes, it's Vorgang:Einsatz. Is it a view with "yellow"
>> cells
>> to the right?
>>
>> --
>> Jan De Messemaeker
>> Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
>> +32 495 300 620
>> For availability check:
>>
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
>> "Franzi" <Franzi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C6CC1B0F-BBCA-472B-BF5C-145DDD6C9E57@microsoft.com...
>> > No but, if you say to the question
>> >
>> > "...> >> > First question is, within the resource pool, to what do I
>> > set
>> > the
>> > max
>> >> >> > resource units? To the maximum of laminators I will eventually
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > (=1300%)?..."
>> >
>> > Yes set it to the full number of laminators you will eventually have in
>> > your
>> > resource pool,
>> >
>> > or,
>> >
>> > no, do not set it to the full number of people you will eventually have
>> > in
>> > your resourcepool but set the value there to xyz.
>> > Then go to the task usage view (which one is that in the German
>> > Project?
>> > Is
>> > it Vorgang:Einsatz) it would help me along.
>> >
>> > For the second question I will try to make use of your answer.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Franzi
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> A plain English answer can't help you if it doesn't point to the
>> >> Project
>> >> methods does it?
>> >> If I said you have to enter the work data in the timescaled portion of
>> >> the
>> >> task usage view, is that easier?
>> >> Hope this helps,
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Jan De Messemaeker
>> >> Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
>> >> +32 495 300 620
>> >> For availability check:
>> >>
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
>> >> "Franzi" <Franzi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:62979B65-DDBE-4992-AA90-D66C96531725@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi Jan,
>> >> >
>> >> > thanks for your help.
>> >> >
>> >> > But sorry to say, I feared that kind of answer style and this is why
>> >> > I
>> >> > asked
>> >> > for a plain english answer in my question ;-)
>> >> > My questions are written quite specific and I'd think a direct
>> >> > answer
>> >> > to
>> >> > these would serve me better.
>> >> >
>> >> > Still I'll try your suggestion, but am afraid I'm not really
>> >> > controlling
>> >> > what I am doing when I simply follow your clicks.
>> >> >
>> >> > Anyone else out there?
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> >
>> >> > Franzi
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Go to task usage view
>> >> >> Right-Click on the right part
>> >> >> Click Detail Styles
>> >> >> Left window look for Percent Allocation, select
>> >> >> Click shoiw
>> >> >> In the tilmescale select the appropriate unit for the minor scale.
>> >> >> You can now enter the resource contour as needed.
>> >> >> HTH
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Jan De Messemaeker
>> >> >> Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
>> >> >> +32 495 300 620
>> >> >> For availability check:
>> >> >>
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
>> >> >> "Franzi" <Franzi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:EE987F0C-C0D8-4FCB-81BD-243EF8CE23F1@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Hi,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I am putting together a production plan for our shipyard.
>> >> >> > Currently
>> >> >> > there
>> >> >> > are two 40m+ projects running.
>> >> >> > One has just started, the other one is half way completed.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I have made two project plans and then combined them into a
>> >> >> > masterplan.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Now I am assigning resources from a seperate file which I use
>> >> >> > only
>> >> >> > as
>> >> >> > resource pool.
>> >> >> > Within this resource pool, I have, for example, a resource called
>> >> >> > laminators. At the start of the task of laminating my hullshell I
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > 5
>> >> >> > guys
>> >> >> > working. So I have set the max number of units for this resource
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > 500%.
>> >> >> > 3 weeks into this task I may employ another 8 guys to speed
>> >> >> > things
>> >> >> > up
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> > this task running.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > First question is, within the resource pool, to what do I set the
>> >> >> > max
>> >> >> > resource units? To the maximum of laminators I will eventually
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > (=1300%)?
>> >> >> > This way I will not get a resource overallocation once I assign
>> >> >> > up
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > 13
>> >> >> > workers, BUT, I would equally not get an overallocation warning
>> >> >> > if I
>> >> >> > accidentally assign more then the 5 laminators which I actually
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > at
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > start to other tasks. The latter can easily happen on aproject
>> >> >> > with
>> >> >> > several
>> >> >> > hundred tasks.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Second question is, within my project masterplan, how do I best
>> >> >> > show
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > increase of people over the running task?
>> >> >> > Currently I have worked around it by splitting the task in two,
>> >> >> > assigning
>> >> >> > 500% of the resource laminators to this first part of the task
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > then
>> >> >> > assigning 1300% to the second task of the task. Probably there is
>> >> >> > amore
>> >> >> > elegant way to do this?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks for answers in plain english, I'm still along way from
>> >> >> > becoming
>> >> >> > a
>> >> >> > project guru ;-)
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > All the best,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Franziska
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
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