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Modifying resource assignments

Modifying resource assignments

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Modifying resource assignments

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- Resource assignment changes come in all shapes and sizes. You can add or remove resources from a task, change the task duration or work or adjust the percentage of time resources devote to a task. You can change task types and the values you enter for duration, work and units to get the changes you want. The Task Usage view is a great way to see what's going on with assignments. If you don't see it, go to the view tab and just click Task Usage. I'm also going to turn on the task form. So on the view tab turn on the Details check box and the task form appears in the bottom of the window. I'm going to drag the divider down so I can see all the tasks in the top half of the window. Now when you work with assignments you want to see more than work and duration. Specifically you want to see assignment units and peak. So I'm going to insert those columns. Right click the header, choose insert column and then choose the Peak field. So now I see all of the fields that I need for these…

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