mass substitution of resource

[user]

Background
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I have modeled a large project with a generic resource named 'designer'. A
named resource is already in the plan.

Objective
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I found out that a resource ,with a real name (i.e. Susie Smith), should be
substituted everywhere 'designer' is resourced.

Question
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Is there a method to transform the resource instance of 'designer' to 'Susie
Smith' (i.e.not changing them manually?) This capability would help to
ensure that the large number of substitutions are done accurately and
consistently.

Thanks,
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Gérard Ducouret]

Hello,
Select all the tasks involved in the resource replacement,
Click the Assign Resources button in the tool bars,
Click the Replace... button

Gérard Ducouret

 

[Dale Howard]

User --

If you are using Project Server 2002 or 2003, you can make the substitution
very easily by doing the following:

1. Launch Microsoft Project and log into Project Server using project
manager permissions
2. Open the large project in question
3. Click Tools - Build Team from Enterprise
4. In the Build Team dialog, select the generic resource "designer" from
the list on the right
5. In the list of available resources on the left, select the desired human
resource (Susie Smith)
6. Click the Replace button
7. Click the Close button

Step #6 above will replace every instance of the generic resource with the
human resource. Hope this helps.

 

[user]

Excellent comment Dale.

This is being worked in project 2002. Is the same or analogous
functionality available?

Thanks,

Raymond Chiu
gatorback<no_spam>@yahoo.com

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi User,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

Why not go to the Resource Sheet view and just overtype the designer with
Susie Smith.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

 

[Dale Howard]

User --

Only if you are using Project Professional with Project Server 2002 or 2003.

 

[user]

I purchased Gary's book yesterday. What is the title of your text?

Thanks,
Raymond.

 

[Dale Howard]

User --

I was a contributing author to "Special Edition: Using Microsoft Project
2002" from Que Publishing. I wrote/edited two chapters in the book.