All,
I am trying to represent cashflow forecasts in P3 and think I need a quick lesson in resource calendars and activity types.
In the simplest case, I have a 12 month activity which spans 2 financial years (start Jan 05, complete Dec 05). The cashflow forecast for this activity is FY04/05 - $200M, FY05/06 - $500M.
I’ve been experimenting with creating separate resources for each financial year and assigning a resource calendar to each resource which limits working time to that specific financial year.
Conceptually I thought this was the answer, but P3 does not agree. In this setup I find that each resource is spread across the entire activity – regardless of the defined resource working time.
I’ve tried changing the activity type to ‘independent’, and using driving resources, but this disturbs the activity duration and doesn’t produce the desired response.
Any corrections to my method, or suggested alternatives, would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
I am trying to represent cashflow forecasts in P3 and think I need a quick lesson in resource calendars and activity types.
In the simplest case, I have a 12 month activity which spans 2 financial years (start Jan 05, complete Dec 05). The cashflow forecast for this activity is FY04/05 - $200M, FY05/06 - $500M.
I’ve been experimenting with creating separate resources for each financial year and assigning a resource calendar to each resource which limits working time to that specific financial year.
Conceptually I thought this was the answer, but P3 does not agree. In this setup I find that each resource is spread across the entire activity – regardless of the defined resource working time.
I’ve tried changing the activity type to ‘independent’, and using driving resources, but this disturbs the activity duration and doesn’t produce the desired response.
Any corrections to my method, or suggested alternatives, would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers