Columns with Drop Down Menu Customized

[koolkat]

Is there a column that can have a drop down menu that you customize,
preferably one that is linked between Resource View and Gantt View? Similar
to the Resource Name Drop Down? I want to give each Resource a Type
Attribute aside from the Resource Group Column.

 

[JulieS]

Hi Koolkat,

No, sorry. The custom fields (Text1, Number1, etc.) are either
task fields or resource fields.

The Resource Name (Name), resource group (Group) and the Resource
Phonetics fields are the 3 fields which can show the same data in
both the task side and the resource side. Unfortunately, none of
them are customizable.

You might find the Resource Phonetics (Phonetics on the resource
side) works to show the same data -- but you'll need to manually
enter the data.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
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[Andrew Lavinsky]

There're only a couple of fields that are shared between the Resource and
Task Views. You've identified the Resource Group, but you can also repurpose
Resource Initials and I believe Resource Phonetics - which is rarely used in
most organizations.

There is no way to make them tied to a lookup table - although I recall
seeing a macro around someplace that would accomplish that.