Work Contours

[Caz]

Hi
Hoping someone can help me with my problem. Is there any way to assign a
work contour to tasks that are not rescourced? My tasks are fixed cost and
duration based rather than work/resource driven. I want to be able to spread
the costs over the project without having to do it manually. I'm familiar
with how to do this for resources, but can't seem find a way do do it without
resources. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Jack Dahlgren]

The simplest way would be to create a resource and assign it to all tasks.
You could then contour it.

 

[Jim Aksel]

You may want to try loading a resource that will give you an equivalent cost
and then using a contour on that. There is no direct "contour" applicable to
cost in P2003. It]s a work contour, not cost.


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[Caz]

Thanks to both of you. I thought this might be the case. Can you also tell
me if I assign several resources under for example "miscellaneous
subcontractor" task. Each will have a separate fixed cost associated with it
- is there some way of adjusting the task so that I can manually enter the
forecast date that these costs will be realised in the project so they will
not be averaged over the task duration. Hope this makes sense.........
caz2007

You may want to try loading a resource that will give you an equivalent cost
and then using a contour on that. There is no direct "contour" applicable to
cost in P2003. It]s a work contour, not cost.


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Jim
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Hi
Hoping someone can help me with my problem. Is there any way to assign a
work contour to tasks that are not rescourced? My tasks are fixed cost and
duration based rather than work/resource driven. I want to be able to spread
the costs over the project without having to do it manually. I'm familiar
with how to do this for resources, but can't seem find a way do do it without
resources. Any help would be greatly appreciated.