Settings Detail Window of the Resources Tab of the Administration Page

Overview

Use this detail window to choose user settings such as calendar, overtime factor, resource currency, and P6 Progress Reporter settings.

Screen Elements

Resource selector "" (Ctrl+Up Arrow) or "" (Ctrl+Down Arrow)

Cycles through the available resources and determines which data display in the detail window. Click "" (Ctrl+Up Arrow) to move to the previous resource, or click "" (Ctrl+Down Arrow) to move to the next resource. The content in the detail window is refreshed with the data for the selected resource.

Calendar field

The name of the calendar selected for the resource.

Default Units/Time field

The default units/time for resource assignments in projects, which is shown as either a percentage or units/duration depending on your settings in My Preferences. If you change the default setting, existing resource assignments are not affected. The default setting only applies to new resource assignments.

Overtime Allowed option

Determines whether the resource is allowed to log overtime hours.

Overtime Factor field

The overtime factor used to compute the overtime price for the resource. The default is 1.5.

Used in overtime calculations where the rate is multiplied by the overtime factor to figure the total overtime price.

Auto Compute Actuals option

Determines whether the activity actual and remaining units, and start and finish dates for the resource are calculated automatically using the planned dates, planned units, and the activity's schedule percent complete.

If this option is selected, the actual/remaining units and actual dates are automatically updated when project actuals are applied. This assumes that all work by the resource proceeds according to plan.

This option is not available if the Uses Timesheets option is selected.

Currency field

The preferred currency for viewing monetary values.

For example, US Dollars or Japanese Yen.

Calculate Costs from Units option

Determines whether by default any new assignments for this resource will have its costs recalculated whenever any quantity changes occur. This setting can be overwritten on a per project basis.

Timesheet User Login field

The user name for the timesheet user login.

Uses Timesheets option

Determines whether the labor resource uses P6 Progress Reporter timesheets to record hours for assigned activities.

This option is not available if the Auto Compute Actuals option is selected.

Timesheet Approval Manager field

The resource manager assigned to approve timesheets for the resource.

Getting Here

  1. Click "" Resources.
  2. On the Resources navigation bar, click "" Administration.
  3. On the Administration page, click the Resources tab.
  4. On the Resources tab, click the Settings detail window.

Related Topics

About Resources

Configuring Resource Settings

Assigning Calendars to Resources

Configuring Timesheet Reporting for Resources


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