Field Mapping Questions

[Bill]

Ok, further to previous questions I have now mapped a field in my access
database called 'resource allocation' to the 'units' field in project. In
Project I can only find 'units' under the resource tab of Task information,
also it is going in at the default 'max units' value not the value that
should be imported from the mapped field. Any idea what I am doing wrong?

Also what do I have to do with Access to set 'Task Type' to 'Fixed Duration'
and set 'Effort Driven' to No?

Thanks for the help with this!!.
Bill

 

[Rob Schneider]

Bill,

Re firming up "Task Type", either put that field into the Access mdb
table and then map it to "Task Type", or change the default (Menu:
Tools/Options/Schedule) which apparently you currently have set for
something different than you want. (Project only does what you tell it!)

Units is a property of the Resource Assignment. Best to read about it
in the "help" file where it's well explained.

As I mentioned previously, link Resource Assignment Units to your field
in Access, which from what you say is "resource allocation".