Assign activities to machines in the view Machine usageΒΆ
Important! A project schedule, which includes activities and the machines required in the resource pool should already been set up.
In order to assign activities to a machine, do the following:
Select the view Start > Resource views > Machine.
Select the menu item Start > Edit > Filter.
The dialogue box Filter opens.
Remove the tick from the check box Offer only used resources for selection to view all machines from the resource pool in the list.
You can mark the check box Roles and transfer all machines to the view Machine usage.
Alternatively, you can mark only selected machines.
Click on the button OK.
Select a machine which you want to assign activities to in the table of the view Machine usage. The tab Activities in the window Resource properties lists activities from the project schedule.
Mark the check boxes of the activities.
Among others, you can define the machine usage for an activity.
Mark the check boxes of the activities.
Click on the button OK.
Machine properties during assignation
During the assignation you can refine machine properties by controlling and defining the following values for each activity:
Availability of a machine
Usage of a machine
Notes concerning a machine.
Activity selection
During the assignation you can determine the activity list by activating/deactivating the following options:
Assigned activities only lists only assigned activities.
Activities at a specific date
You can filter activities that are due at a specific date. If you leftclick on a cell showing the result from the row Machine and column Date, you will only receive the displayed activities that were defined for this particular time period.