Assigning a crew resource using a material type resource in MS Project Pro

Contents:

1. Assigning crews using a material type resource in the Gantt chart view in MS Project Pro
2. Clarification of the assignment of crews using a material type resource in the task usage view in MS Project Pro
3. Clarification of the assignment of crews using a material type resource in the resource usage view in MS Project Pro
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Assigning crews using a material type resource in the Gantt chart view in MS Project Pro

First tool. Steps to assign crews using a material type resource in the Gantt chart view in MS Project Pro:

1. Open the Gantt chart view.
2. Click the "Resource" item in the top menu.
3. Click the "Assign Resources" item in block "Assigments".
4. Open the "Resource list options" block.
5. Set the "Resources - Material" in the "Filter by:" field.
6. Select the resource.
7. Enter units for assigning crew in the 'Units" column.
8. Click the "Assign" button.
9. Click the "Close" button.

Second tool. Steps to assign crews using a material type resource in the Gantt chart view in MS Project Pro:

1. Click the "Task" item in the top menu.
2. Click the "Details" item in block "Properties".
3. Click the "Task Form Format" item in top menu for window "Task details from".
4. Click the "Work" item in block "Details"
5. Choose crews in the window "Task details from" in the "Resource Name" field.
6. Enter units for each assigning crew in the 'Units" field.
7. Click the "OK" button.

Clarification of the assignment of crews using a material type resource in the task usage view in MS Project Pro

Steps to clarification of the assignment of crews using a material type resource in the task usage view in MS Project Pro:

1. Open the task usage view.
2. Add columns: "Cost Rate Table", "Total Cost", "Work", "Baseline Cost", "Variance" and "Resource Names".
3. You can replace the resource in the "Resource Names" column.
4. Specify the assign start in the "Start" column.
5. Specify the assign end in the "Finish" column.
6. Specify the type of rate in the "Cost Rate Table" column.
7. Enter amount work of crew in the "Work" column.
8. Compare the task cost value with its baseline cost. If you used a cost resource to describe a cost resource then you need to reduce the amount of the cost resource by the cost amount of the cost resource.
9. Click the "Task Usage Format" item in the top menu.
10. Click boxs: "Cost" and "Work".
11. Set the time period. (Read more "Timescale in MS Project Pro")
12. Specify the amount work of crew for the period in the "Work" field on the right part. 

Clarification of the assignment of crews using a material type resource in the resource usage view in MS Project Pro

Steps to clarification of the assignment of crews using a material type resource in the resource usage view in MS Project Pro:

1. Open the resource usage view.
2. Add columns: "Cost Rate Table" ,"Work" , "Cost", "Start", "Finish" and "ResBS".
3. Set the "Crews" in the "ResBS" column filter.
4. Specify the assign start in the "Start" column.
5. Specify the assign end in the "Finish" column.
6. Specify the type of rate in the "Cost Rate Table" column.
7. Specify the amount work of crew in the "Works" column.
8. Click the "Resources Usage Format" item in the top menu.
9. Click boxs: "Cost" and "Work".
10. Set the time period. (Read more "Timescale in MS Project Pro")
11. Specify the amount of work of crew for the period in the "Work" field on the right part.