Project Planning and Control Using Primavera Contractor Version 6: Including Versions 4.1, 5.0 and 6.1

Traditionally, planning and scheduling software defines a Resource as something or someone that is required to complete the activity and sometimes has limited availability. This includes people or groups of people, materials, equipment and money.
Primavera Contractor does not have Roles which are available in Primavera Version 6.
Primavera Contractor is able to assign Costs, a Calendar and some personal information to a Resource.
There are a large number of resource functions available in Primavera. Without getting into too much detail, this publication will outline the important resource-related functions that will enable you to create and assign Resources to your schedules.
This chapter will concentrate on:
| Topic | Menu Command |
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| Opening the Resource Window |
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| Creating Resources |
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| Editing Resource Calendars |
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The following steps should be followed to create and use resources in a Primavera Contractor schedule:
Create the resources in the Resource Window.
Manipulate the Resource Calendars if resources have special timing requirements.
Assign resources to Activities and review the resource loading.
There are typically two methods of using the Resource function for resource planning:
Individual Resources, and
Group Resources
These resources are...