Generate Resource Requests, Held Resource Requests or Assignments from Project Tasks Fields

Here is a description of the fields and buttons on the Generate Resource Requests/Generate Held Resource Requests/Generate Assignments from Project Task Assignments page.

Project Information

This section displays information on the project for which PSA will generate task-driven resource requests/held resource requests/assignments.

Key:
* – Mandatory field.
R – Read-only.

Field Key Description
Project Name R Name of the project for which to generate task-driven resource requests/ held resource requests/assignments.
Account R Lookup to the account on the project.
Region/Practice/Group R Lookup to the region/practice/group on the project.

Generate Based On

This section enables you to select different attributes which map to various fields on the source project tasks and project task assignments, on which to base the task-driven resource requests/held resource requests/assignments.

Your administrator can edit the pta_fieldset_to_split _resource_request setting to modify the fields shown in this section.

Key: D – Dependent field: you can only select together with another attribute.

Field Key Description
Resource Role Indicates whether or not to generate target resource requests/held resource requests/assignments based on the value of Resource Role on the source project task assignments.
External Resource Indicates whether to generate the resource requests/held resource requests/assignments based on the value of External Resource on the source project task assignments. Select this attribute together with Role.
Tip: Tip
If there is not a Resource Role value on the source project task assignments, add it before generating resource requests/held resource requests/assignments using the External Resource and Role attributes.
Resource Indicates whether or not to generate target resource requests/held resource requests/assignments based on the value of (internal) Resource on the source project task assignments. If the resource also has a role, this will be used to populate the Role field on the target resource requests/held resource requests/assignments.
Milestone D Indicates whether or not to generate the target resource requests/held resource requests/assignments based on the value of Milestone on the source project tasks.
Longest Gap Allowed (Days)   The duration of the longest gap permitted between consecutive project task assignments before a single resource request/held resource request/assignment is divided into two. Weekends are treated as working days unless you also select Ignore Saturdays or Ignore Sundays.
Ignore Saturdays   When calculating the duration of the gap(s) between consecutive project task assignments, these settings control whether or not weekends are ignored or considered.

See also Longest Gap Allowed (Days).
Ignore Sundays

Edit or Save or Discard Section

This section enables you to review and edit the quantity, suggested field values and proposed financial impact of the resource requests/held resource requests/assignments before saving them to the project. Depending on the options you select, not all fields may be visible.

Key:
R – Read-only.
W – Read-only or editable field depending on the value of use-task-based-schedule-creation-strategy. See use-task-based-schedule-creation-strategy.

Field Key Description
[Checkbox]   Indicates whether the generated resource request/held resource request/assignment will be saved (selected) or discarded (deselected) after you click Save.
Resource Role W The auto-generated resource role proposed for the resource request/held resource request/assignment.
Suggested Resource R The auto-generated suggested resource proposed for the resource request/held resource request/assignment.
Milestone R The auto-generated milestones proposed for the resource request/held resource request/assignment.
Requested Hours W The auto-generated number of requested hours proposed for the resource request/held resource request/assignment.
Requested Bill Rate W The auto-generated requested bill rate amount proposed for the resource request/held resource request/assignment. When the requested bill rate is provided, the rate card is not applied on the resource request.
Hours * Avg Cost Rate R Projected resourcing cost. This field populates based on the rate card for the auto-generated Resource Role.
Hours * Suggested Bill Rate R Projected billable amount. This field populates based on the rate card for the auto-generated Resource Role.
Start Date W The auto-generated start date proposed for the resource request/held resource request/assignment.
End Date W The auto-generated end date proposed for the resource request/held resource request/assignment.
Notes R Shows auto-generated suggested resources for the resource request/held resource request/assignment. This field only has a value if: the source project task assignments do not have a resource and you choose attributes other than Resource on which to generate resource requests/held resource requests/assignments.
Resource to Assign R The resource to be assigned on generating the task-driven assignment.
Cost R The default cost rate of the assigned resource.
Bill W A zero bill rate for the assignment.
Grand Total (Original) R Shows the sum of the original grand total as generated by PSA.

Buttons

Button Description
Preview Resource Requests/ Held Resource Requests/Assignments Displays one or more resource requests/held resource requests/assignments to generate. The button may be unavailable depending on the status of the page.
Generate Generates the selected previewed resource requests/held resource requests/assignments, saving new records in your organizationA deployment of the Salesforce/FinancialForce applications with a defined set of licensed users. Your organization includes all of your data and applications, and is separate from all other organizations.. The button may be unavailable depending on the status of the page.
Reset Returns the page to its initial state. Discards any generated resource requests/ held resource requests/assignments and selects all attribute checkboxes. You can try again using different attributes.
Cancel Closes the page without generating any resource requests/ held resource requests/assignments.
Update Preview Displays a preview in the page of updated resource requests based on edited attributes.
Reset Preview Resets the page and discards edited attributes back to the preview as previously generated by PSA.
Go to Generate Resource Requests Depending on the page you are on, click to go to the Generate Resource Requests from Project Task Assignments page.
Got to Generate Held Resource Requests Depending on the page you are on, click to go to the Generate Held Resource Requests from Project Task Assignments page.
Go to Generate Assignments Depending on the page you are on, click to go to the Generate Assignments from Project Task Assignments page.

Related Concepts

Task-Driven Resource Requests and Assignments Overview

Bottom Up Planning Examples

Bottom-Up Planning

Resource Requests

Project Task Gantt (Task Manager)

About Tasks

Related Tasks

Generating Assignments from Tasks

Generating Resource Requests from Tasks

Creating Resource Demands from Project Task Gantt

Viewing Summary Information

Creating Resource Requests

Adding a Task or Checkpoint

© Copyright 2009-2018 FinancialForce.com, inc. All rights reserved.
Various trademarks held by their respective owners.