Resource free time

[David]

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to calculate free resource time on a
project plan? The project plan only indicates the hrs worked by the resource.

Regards,
David.

 

[RickD]

Suggestion: Highlight the team members in the PWA Resource Centre and press
Availability.

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

David --

Open the Microsoft Project plan and click View - Resource Usage. In the
timephased grid on the right side of the screen, right-click and select the
Detail Styles option from the shortcut menu. Copy the Remaining
Availability field from the list on the left to the list on the right, and
then click OK. Hope this helps.

 

[David]

Thanks Dale. Perfect, this is exactly what was required.

 

[David]

In PWA how to get the Remaining Availability field on the Portfolio Analyser
view. Currently it has only the Availability field listed! Any suggestions?

Regards,

David.

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

David --

Do the following:

1. Log into PWA with administrator permisions
2. Click Admin - Manage Views
3. Select the View in question and click the Modify View button
4. Click the Calculated Totals and Fields button on the PivotTable toolbar
5. Give the custom calculation a meaningful name, such as Remaining
Availability
6. Click the field list to the right of the Insert Reference To button and
select the Availability (Total) field

7. Click the Insert Reference To button

8. Select the text area of the Calculation section and enter the minus sign
to the right of Availability field

9. Click the field list to the right of the Insert Reference To button and
select the Work (Total) field

10. Click the Insert Reference To button

11. Click the Change button when you complete the formula to display the
results in the Data fields drop area

12. Select the Format tab in the Commands and Options dialog

13. Select a Number format for the data in your custom calculation

14. Close the Commands and Options dialog



Hope this helps.