Julie mentioned this filters usefulness in her response to the Problem # 1 of my question, that was, how to add resources through global change.
Difficulty I faced was, if I wanted to add a certain resource to a number of activities matching a certain filter, by using global change utility in P3 e/c, it wouldnt add the resource to those activities, if those activities didnt have any prior resource assignments.
The Resource = " " is an important filter, no question about that, but how to used it in resolving that global change resouce adding problem.
Thanks for your response.
Cheers,
Zafar
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Submitted by Nigel Winkley on Mon, 2006-06-26 04:21
The resource = " " and similar filters is useful for finding activities that have nothing against certain codes. the " " does not mean enter a space, by the way, it means enter nothing.
Create a new filter and select, say, resource. The in the criteria select equals. In the value field do not enter anything. This will then select any activities that have nothing against the resources.
You can use this filter for similar selections, for finding activites that have not got a code for, say, Area. Or if you use duration, and the is not equal to, and enter, say, 27 you will find all activities that are not 27 days/weeks long.
Very useful. Especially when coding a new project to find out what you have not coded yet.
Hope this clears things up a little.
Cheers
Nige
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Submitted by Zafar Manzoor on Mon, 2006-06-26 03:41
Thank you for your proposed solutions to both the problems. Both worked for me alright. I was not able to understand where would it be useful to create a filter with Resource = " ". But your solution of selecting multiple activities and then adding resource from Add Resource window worked out just fine.
Cheers,
Zafar
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Submitted by Julie Scully on Sun, 2006-06-25 22:54
For your first problem, you should be able create a filter where [resource = “ ”]. You can leave the condition blank. You can also apply resources to multiple (hundreds) activities through the resource tab in the activity details. Select one activity then click the “add resource” button. Once the dialogue box appears you can select any other activities, by using the control key, and then double click the resource you want to assign.
For your second problem, this is due to the ‘hierarchy’ of the bars. If you go into the formatting area for the bars, you will find that the baseline bar is ‘above’ your current/remaining/actual bars. You will need to shift the baseline bar down below your other bars. Refer to bulletin # 2001323104541 on the Primavera knowledgebase.
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22 years 10 monthsRE: Adding Resources through global change
Nigel,
Julie mentioned this filters usefulness in her response to the Problem # 1 of my question, that was, how to add resources through global change.
Difficulty I faced was, if I wanted to add a certain resource to a number of activities matching a certain filter, by using global change utility in P3 e/c, it wouldnt add the resource to those activities, if those activities didnt have any prior resource assignments.
The Resource = " " is an important filter, no question about that, but how to used it in resolving that global change resouce adding problem.
Thanks for your response.
Cheers,
Zafar
Member for
19 years 5 monthsRE: Adding Resources through global change
Zafar
The resource = " " and similar filters is useful for finding activities that have nothing against certain codes. the " " does not mean enter a space, by the way, it means enter nothing.
Create a new filter and select, say, resource. The in the criteria select equals. In the value field do not enter anything. This will then select any activities that have nothing against the resources.
You can use this filter for similar selections, for finding activites that have not got a code for, say, Area. Or if you use duration, and the is not equal to, and enter, say, 27 you will find all activities that are not 27 days/weeks long.
Very useful. Especially when coding a new project to find out what you have not coded yet.
Hope this clears things up a little.
Cheers
Nige
Member for
22 years 10 monthsRE: Adding Resources through global change
Julie,
Thank you for your proposed solutions to both the problems. Both worked for me alright. I was not able to understand where would it be useful to create a filter with Resource = " ". But your solution of selecting multiple activities and then adding resource from Add Resource window worked out just fine.
Cheers,
Zafar
Member for
20 yearsRE: Adding Resources through global change
Hi Zafar
For your first problem, you should be able create a filter where [resource = “ ”]. You can leave the condition blank. You can also apply resources to multiple (hundreds) activities through the resource tab in the activity details. Select one activity then click the “add resource” button. Once the dialogue box appears you can select any other activities, by using the control key, and then double click the resource you want to assign.
For your second problem, this is due to the ‘hierarchy’ of the bars. If you go into the formatting area for the bars, you will find that the baseline bar is ‘above’ your current/remaining/actual bars. You will need to shift the baseline bar down below your other bars. Refer to bulletin # 2001323104541 on the Primavera knowledgebase.
HTH
Cheers
Julie