TABLE OF CONTENTS There are three types of resources, Labor, Nonlabor and Material, and as discussed in the previous chapter, a Labor Resource has additional functionality including Overtime, Resource Calendars and user-defined Autocost rules. The Labor and Nonlabor resources are similar to the Microsoft Project Work Resources. A Material resource is similar to Microsoft Project Material Resources.
Primavera Contractor also has a function titled Expenses, where costs may be assigned to activities without resources. This is similar to the Costs function in Microsoft Project but with far more functionality.
This chapter will cover the following topics:
Understanding Resource Calculations and Terminology
Project Properties form Resource Preferences
User Preferences Applicable to Assigning Resources
Activity Workspace Resource Preferences and Defaults
Assigning and Removing Resources
Expenses
Setting Up a Resourced Schedule
Reviewing Resources
| Topic | Menu Commands |
|---|---|
| Select Edit, User Preferences to open the User Preferences form and select the Time Units tab and Calculations tab. |
| Set these defaults in the Defaults tab in the Projects Properties from. |
| Select the Activity to be assigned the Resource and click on the |
