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Hi All,
In our project we have different sub contractors, providng their schedules to update the master schedule. In the beginning, the sub contractor schedule(without resources) was added to the our master schedule. Then I added the resources in our master schedule to make it as the baseline programme-and approved by the Client.
Now during the updating of our schedule, I was trying to incorporate the updated schedule(without resources) of sub contractor in our schedule, by importing it. The problem is that , as the sub cont schedule is without resources, during updating, our resource (budgeted units/cost) in the schedule is also changing. The start & finish dates are getting updated properly.
How to keep the resources(budgeted units/cost) in my schedule as it is, while importing the sub cont schedule with out resources?
Thanks in advance
Kannan
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I am not sure what further needs to be explained just create a new user go to
admin
users (right hand side add users) and create one
then go to admin
then go to security profiles
global profiles then add a new profile call it temp or whatever
then under its Privileges make sure that Delete Resource is not checked
make sure that add resources is not checked
make sure that edit resource is not checked
now when you want to import that project without the resource login with the new users you created
this user will not be permited to import the resoures but everthing else should be able to be imported.
Hi Zoltan,
Regarding the new user and the capability, is it possible for you to explain a little bit more?
Thanks
Kannan
another work around is to create another USER and change the users rights to not to have the capability to import resources.
so create a new user named Temp or Pseudo and set his rights to NOT import resource
Hi Mike,
Thanks for reply.
Its working while importing as you said, except the below difficulties.
1. After exporting the resources to excel, the resources in my schedule (only for the sub contractor section) to be removed manually one by one (may be there will be an easy option, but I didn't find it), before importing the updated sub cont schedule (without resources).
2. After incorporating the sub contractor schedule (updated one but without resources) in to my schedule and importing the excel back to my schedule- the "at complete budgeted units and cost" is not the same any more. I have to correct it manually. I looked for a global change to make "At Complete Units" equals to "Budgeted Units", but didn't find any option.
Regards
Kannan
Hi Kannan
Before importing your sub contractor's programme export your resources to excell and then import them back afterwards.
Best regards
Mike Testro
Hi Shahul,
There are no resources in sub contractor schedule. I am only incorporating their updated schedule into our schedule(with resources). While importing the sub cont schedule, with updating option, my schedule resources are changing or getting removed.
Kannan
Hi Zoltan,
Thanks for the reply. In the modify data for activities, I already changed the resource assignment status to " Keep Existing". Problem is that, the "activities relationship" and activity status also changing to Keep Existing. The issue still exist.
Kannan
during the importing process you can select what you want and donot want to import. When you import the project and get to the Update Project Options select Modify and under the Data Activity Type for the Activity Resource Assignment select Keep Existing
Hi Kannan,
If you rename the resource ID’s (Unique) of master schedule, there will not be any conflicts, if any previous happened due to same usage of resource ID’s between master schedule and subcontract schedule.
Cheers
Shahul Badhusha
Email: PPadmin@planningplanet.com
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