Distribute Resources
- On the Task List view, select two or more Tasks that fall in a common date range.
- Select Actions>Distribute Resources. Select the date needed.
- Enter the appropriate resources. Click Add Assignments for Labor entries. Click Add Previous for each resource type.
- Click Save.
- Click Close.
CAUTION: The entered resources display in the Task’s individual sections. If an uneven amount remains, it is added to one of the tasks.
Example
Four laborers worked 8 hours, used 10 gallons of paint from the main warehouse, two paint sprayers for 8 hours, and one truck for 5 hours to paint five park pavilions. Five tasks that fall within the same Actual Start and Stop date range were completed: Task 1, Task 2, Task 3, Task 4, and Task 5. The four laborers are Chris, Pat, Kim, and Tracy.
- On the Task List view, select Task 1, Task 2, Task 3, Task 4, and Task 5.
- Select Actions>Distribute Resources.
- In the Labor section, select Chris.
- Enter 8 for hours.
- Repeat these two steps for Pat, Kim, and Tracy.
- In the Equipment section, select the Truck.
- Enter 5 hours.
- Select one of the paint sprayers used.
- Enter 8 hours.
- Select the other paint sprayer used.
- Enter 8 hours.
- In the Material section, select Paint, select the Main Warehouse location and click Add.
- Enter 10 gallons.
- The distributed resources become:
- Labor is 1.6 hours for each laborer on each task.
- Equipment is 1.6 hours for each sprayer and 1 hour for the truck on each task.
- Material is 2 gallons of paint from the main warehouse on each task.
- Click Save.
- Click Close.