N
Newbie
Hello,
How/where do you assign a Budget resource in Project 2007 ?
Thanks in advance
How/where do you assign a Budget resource in Project 2007 ?
Thanks in advance
D
Dale Howard [MVP]
Newbie --
Excellent question. Before you can assign a Budget resource, you must
create it in your project using the following steps:
1. Apply the Resource Sheet view
2. Add the new Budget resource
3. In the Type column, select the Cost type for the new Budget resource
4. Double-click the new Budget resource
5. In the Resource Information dialog, select the "Budget" option on the
General page
7. Click the OK button
To assign a Budget resource, Microsoft Office Project 2007 restricts you to
assigning it to the Project Summary Task (Row 0) only. To do this, complete
the following steps:
1. Apply the Task Usage view
2. Click Tools - Options - View
3. Make sure the "Display project summary task" option is selected
4. Click the OK button
5. Click the Assign Resources button on the Standard toolbar
6. Select the Project Summary Task (Row 0)
7. In the Assign Resources dialog, select the Budget resource and then
click the Assign button
8. Close the Assign Resources dialog
9. Right-click on the column header to the right of the Task Name column
and select Insert Column from the shortcut menu
10. Select the Budget Cost field and click the Insert button
11. In the Budget Cost field, type your project budget for the Budget
Resource (type it for the resource and not the task)
Lots of work, isn't it? Hope this helps.
Excellent question. Before you can assign a Budget resource, you must
create it in your project using the following steps:
1. Apply the Resource Sheet view
2. Add the new Budget resource
3. In the Type column, select the Cost type for the new Budget resource
4. Double-click the new Budget resource
5. In the Resource Information dialog, select the "Budget" option on the
General page
7. Click the OK button
To assign a Budget resource, Microsoft Office Project 2007 restricts you to
assigning it to the Project Summary Task (Row 0) only. To do this, complete
the following steps:
1. Apply the Task Usage view
2. Click Tools - Options - View
3. Make sure the "Display project summary task" option is selected
4. Click the OK button
5. Click the Assign Resources button on the Standard toolbar
6. Select the Project Summary Task (Row 0)
7. In the Assign Resources dialog, select the Budget resource and then
click the Assign button
8. Close the Assign Resources dialog
9. Right-click on the column header to the right of the Task Name column
and select Insert Column from the shortcut menu
10. Select the Budget Cost field and click the Insert button
11. In the Budget Cost field, type your project budget for the Budget
Resource (type it for the resource and not the task)
Lots of work, isn't it? Hope this helps.
N
Newbie
Lots of work, isn't it? Yes indeed!
Thanks a lot Dale!
Thanks a lot Dale!
D
Dale Howard [MVP]
Newbie --
You are more than welcome, my friend!
You are more than welcome, my friend!
N
Newbie
Dale,
One more question about Budget Cost:
How can we display thedifference between [Budget Cost] and [Cost].
The formula [Budget Cost]-[Cost] returns a strange result : the addition
instead of subtraction!
Thanks again...
One more question about Budget Cost:
How can we display thedifference between [Budget Cost] and [Cost].
The formula [Budget Cost]-[Cost] returns a strange result : the addition
instead of subtraction!
Thanks again...
D
Dale Howard [MVP]
Newbie --
The formula you need is [Budget Cost] - [Actual Cost], which works fine in
the RTM version of Microsoft Project 2007. If you are going to use Budget
Cost and Expense Cost resources, you should not use Cost Rates for
resources. I believe the assumption behind Cost resources is that you will
manually enter a budget for the project and then manually enter Actual Cost
by task, deliverable, or phase. Hope this helps.
The formula you need is [Budget Cost] - [Actual Cost], which works fine in
the RTM version of Microsoft Project 2007. If you are going to use Budget
Cost and Expense Cost resources, you should not use Cost Rates for
resources. I believe the assumption behind Cost resources is that you will
manually enter a budget for the project and then manually enter Actual Cost
by task, deliverable, or phase. Hope this helps.
Newbie said:Dale,
One more question about Budget Cost:
How can we display thedifference between [Budget Cost] and [Cost].
The formula [Budget Cost]-[Cost] returns a strange result : the addition
instead of subtraction!
Thanks again...
Dale Howard said:Newbie --
You are more than welcome, my friend!
N
Newbie
Thanks a lot Dale,
That makes sense for me now!
That makes sense for me now!
Dale Howard said:Newbie --
The formula you need is [Budget Cost] - [Actual Cost], which works fine in
the RTM version of Microsoft Project 2007. If you are going to use Budget
Cost and Expense Cost resources, you should not use Cost Rates for
resources. I believe the assumption behind Cost resources is that you will
manually enter a budget for the project and then manually enter Actual Cost
by task, deliverable, or phase. Hope this helps.
Newbie said:Dale,
One more question about Budget Cost:
How can we display thedifference between [Budget Cost] and [Cost].
The formula [Budget Cost]-[Cost] returns a strange result : the addition
instead of subtraction!
Thanks again...
"Dale Howard [MVP]" <dale(dot)howard(at)msprojectexperts(dot)com> a écrit
dans le message de news:[email protected]...onNewbie --
You are more than welcome, my friend!
Lots of work, isn't it? Yes indeed!
Thanks a lot Dale!
"Dale Howard [MVP]" <dale(dot)howard(at)msprojectexperts(dot)com> a écrit
dans le message de Newbie --
Excellent question. Before you can assign a Budget resource, you must
create it in your project using the following steps:
1. Apply the Resource Sheet view
2. Add the new Budget resource
3. In the Type column, select the Cost type for the new Budget resource
4. Double-click the new Budget resource
5. In the Resource Information dialog, select the "Budget" option
the
D
Dale Howard [MVP]
Newbie --
Again, you are welcome, my friend. Keep in the lookout for our newest book
in our EPM Learning library which is dedicated entirely to the Microsoft
Office Project 2007 desktop application. In the book, we provide an
extensive treatment about how to use Cost resources. Hope this helps.
Again, you are welcome, my friend. Keep in the lookout for our newest book
in our EPM Learning library which is dedicated entirely to the Microsoft
Office Project 2007 desktop application. In the book, we provide an
extensive treatment about how to use Cost resources. Hope this helps.
Newbie said:Thanks a lot Dale,
That makes sense for me now!
Dale Howard said:Newbie --
The formula you need is [Budget Cost] - [Actual Cost], which works fine
in
the RTM version of Microsoft Project 2007. If you are going to use
Budget
Cost and Expense Cost resources, you should not use Cost Rates for
resources. I believe the assumption behind Cost resources is that you will
manually enter a budget for the project and then manually enter Actual Cost
by task, deliverable, or phase. Hope this helps.
Newbie said:Dale,
One more question about Budget Cost:
How can we display thedifference between [Budget Cost] and [Cost].
The formula [Budget Cost]-[Cost] returns a strange result : the addition
instead of subtraction!
Thanks again...
"Dale Howard [MVP]" <dale(dot)howard(at)msprojectexperts(dot)com> a écrit
dans le message de Newbie --
You are more than welcome, my friend!
Lots of work, isn't it? Yes indeed!
Thanks a lot Dale!
"Dale Howard [MVP]" <dale(dot)howard(at)msprojectexperts(dot)com> a
écrit
dans le message de Newbie --
Excellent question. Before you can assign a Budget resource, you must
create it in your project using the following steps:
1. Apply the Resource Sheet view
2. Add the new Budget resource
3. In the Type column, select the Cost type for the new Budget
resource
4. Double-click the new Budget resource
5. In the Resource Information dialog, select the "Budget" option on
the
General page
7. Click the OK button
To assign a Budget resource, Microsoft Office Project 2007
restricts
you
to
assigning it to the Project Summary Task (Row 0) only. To do this,
complete
the following steps:
1. Apply the Task Usage view
2. Click Tools - Options - View
3. Make sure the "Display project summary task" option is selected
4. Click the OK button
5. Click the Assign Resources button on the Standard toolbar
6. Select the Project Summary Task (Row 0)
7. In the Assign Resources dialog, select the Budget resource and
then
click the Assign button
8. Close the Assign Resources dialog
9. Right-click on the column header to the right of the Task Name
column
and select Insert Column from the shortcut menu
10. Select the Budget Cost field and click the Insert button
11. In the Budget Cost field, type your project budget for the Budget
Resource (type it for the resource and not the task)
Lots of work, isn't it? Hope this helps.
Hello,
How/where do you assign a Budget resource in Project 2007 ?
Thanks in advance