Cost Resources

[Tracey]

I need to use a number of contract resources on my project. I have set up the
work resources as well as cost resources for flight, per diem etc. This gives
me a overview of a total cost resouce - is there a way I can allocated the
cost resource to a work resouce?

E.g. - I am using 2 contract resources
Resource 1 accounts for 1 flight (cost resource)
Resouce 2 accounts for 3 flights

So I have a total value of 4 flights - but need to know the split between
the contract resources used. This will give be a better total cost per
resource.

Can it be done?

Thanx
Regards
Tracey

 

[Rob Schneider]

I guess (sorry for being cheeky) way is to not bother with this cost
detail. Don't use Project as an accounting system. I'd put in one line
for "flights" and give it a cost estimate but no more detail than that.
Or if you need to keep track of individual flights, then for each
flight make that specific flight. Store the name of the person taking
the flight in the resource name. No quick way I can think of that you
can combine a specific flight (a cost resource) with a specific person
(a person resource) without doing VBA. But at that point, I would not
go that far and look to the accounting department to provide me that
information.

--rms

www.rmschneider.com

 

[Tracey]

Thanx Rob

I guess (sorry for being cheeky) way is to not bother with this cost
detail. Don't use Project as an accounting system. I'd put in one line
for "flights" and give it a cost estimate but no more detail than that.
Or if you need to keep track of individual flights, then for each
flight make that specific flight. Store the name of the person taking
the flight in the resource name. No quick way I can think of that you
can combine a specific flight (a cost resource) with a specific person
(a person resource) without doing VBA. But at that point, I would not
go that far and look to the accounting department to provide me that
information.

--rms

www.rmschneider.com