How do I change Resource usage summary values

[Alistair Bruce]

In my plan I have ten tasks assigned to resources (some BAs and some Devs via
a resource group). Some tasks are Approved and some are Unapproved (Text 1
value). In the Resource Usage view, against a given Resource; it will show
Task A 4 hours, Task A2 4 hours, Task Unapproved 2 hours with the summary
value of 10 hours (the line against the resource).

I need to filter the Resource Usage view to show only the Approved Tasks (ie
Task A1 and A2) and show the summary value of 8 hours.

The issue with the Summary value is if I have a Combination view with a
Resource Graph in the bottom pane; it graphs against the Summary values and
not the filtered value. It shows the resource over allocated because it
includes the Unapproved task (10 hours).

 

[Jim Aksel]

In the resource usage view, try creating a customized grouping on Text1.
Project/Group By..../Customize Group By....
Select Text1, etc.

You may want to read FAQ#37 and #51 since you may want to pass information
in the Text1 field between different views (Task/Resource/Assignment). From
what I see in your question, that will probably not be necessary.
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