Resource.Generic

[Jim Zeeb]

There is a Generic Column that can be inserted in a Resource View.
Looking at the MSP-2002 object model, that property is not exposed.
How do I access this property?

 

[John]

Jim,
Depending on what you mean by "generic" there are several spare fields
(e.g. Text, Number, etc.) that can be used in Task and Resource type
views. For example, there is a Text1 field for tasks and a Text1 field
for resources. They are NOT the same Text1 field. To reference the Task
Text1 field the syntax could be:
ActiveProject.Tasks(x).Text1 [where "x" is the task index]
A similar construct applies to Resources

Hope this helps.
John

 

[Jim Zeeb]

There is an actual resource Yes/No field called "Generic" that indicates that
the resource is a generic resource as opposed to a real person. It is this
specific resource property that I am trying to access in VBA code.

 

[John]

Jim,
Maybe I'm just not up to speed on something. Where do you see the
Generic field (i.e. view/form/etc.)? What version of Project are you
using?

John

 

[Jim Zeeb]

MSP-2002, in the ResourceSheet, if you double-click on a resource, this
brings up the ResourceInformation dialog. In the General tab, middle-right
there is a Generic checkbox. I'm trying to access this property, but it's
not listed in the ObjectBrowser.

 

[John]

Jim,
Something is fishy. Unless Project 2002 has an extra checkbox that
didn't exist in Project 2000 and was deleted in Project 2003, I do not
find a Generic checkbox under any of the Resource Information tabs.
Perhaps it is a feature available only with the Pro or server version of
Project neither of which I have.

Sorry I can't help.
John

 

[Rod Gill]

Hi Jim, long time no talk, how are you?

This property is confusing as its name isn't obvious, but the following in
the immediate window works for me (VBA help actually worked!!)

?activeproject.Resources(1).EnterpriseGeneric

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[Jim Zeeb]

Rod,
Thanks for the help. I usually do an ObjectBrowser.Find, but obviously I
didn't in this case. I have a new non IBM client now with a new set of
challenges.
....jz