Resource Allocation

V

Venu

In Project 2003, if I am building the plan, the Project client would not
allow me to allocate the same resource (within a given plan) for the same day
on two separate tasks that will make them overallocated. Ex. Task 1 for 3/1
is 6 hrs. Task 2 for 3/1 is 5 hrs. In 2003, project pro would automatically
move the second task to the next day (after filling the standard 8 hrs).

We recently moved to project 2007 and are having trouble with this feature.
I am guessing its a config setting somewhere. Any help is appreciated.

BTW, we got the above without doing any levelling. Levelling was across
projects and not within projects.
 
V

Venu

No, I dont have auto levelling. The option in both Enterprise template and
also the particular project plan shows the Manual radio button checked. Is
there any other area i need to look. Thanks for your quick response.
 
V

Venu

Paul,
The prelevelled Start says NA. I am not sure if i conveyed the problem
correctly. We want tasks to automatically level themselves for the 8hrs each
day within the same project plan.

Another thing i found by poking through the task info is that under the
Advanced Section, Calendar option, there is no calendar chosen. The option
says none. If this is the spot to fix the plan, how do i enable this through
the enterprise global.

Once again thanks for taking the time.
 
V

Venu

No. We did not have any custom codes. Everything was pretty much out of the
box. Only at the portfolio level, i had backend reports etc.

I initially thought that project will show overallocation when i try to save
(after assigning tasks and resources). But it allowed me to save and publish
too without any hint of overallocation within the same project plan.
 
A

alavinsky

As Paul said, to achieve what you want, set the leveling to automatic,
and day by day.

I am sure that's not best practice, but it will achieve your goal, and
simulate what you had in the 2003 environment.

-A
 

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