Spreading Resource Forecasted Hours—Exercises

Required Data

Enter Version Lines

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to show you the required data that is used in the exercises below.

1. Enter 3 resource forecast lines on a project resource forecast.

General exercise for Enter Resource Forecast Lines

Main Exercise

Purpose: The purpose of these exercises is to spread the resource forecasted hours in a project in three different ways.

Windows:
Project Resource Forecast

Spreading Hours using Linear Method

1. Open the Project Resource Forecast window and query for the project resource forecast for which you created resource forecast lines.
2. Select the row, right-click and click Spread Linear. Click YES.
3. Observe how the hours has been spread through the dates by using function Resource Forecast Allocation.

Spreading Hours Manually

1. Open the Project Resource Forecast window and query for the project resource forecast for which you created resource forecast lines.
2. Select the first resource line, right-click and click Resource Forecast Allocation.
3. Select the Day tab.
4. Change Hours for the first date in list. The date must be within early start and latest finish date of the resource forecast line.
5. Save the record (F12).

Spreading Hours using Date Ranges

1. Open the Project Resource Forecast window and query for the project resource forecast for which you created resource forecast lines.
2. Select the second resource line, right-click and click Spread with Date Range.
3. Add a new line. Set the To Date to be earlier than the proposal.
4. Enter 2 in the No Hours Per Day field. Click Apply.
5. Add one more line.
6. Enter 20 as Spread Hours. Click Apply.
7. Click OK.
8. Observe how the hours has been spread through the dates by selecting the Resource Forecast Allocation option from the right mouse button menu.