Request Resources Fields

Here is a description of the fields and buttons that appear on the Request Resources page.

Add Resources

Key:
* – Mandatory field.
R – Read-only.
O – Not displayed when creating a resource request from an opportunity.

Field		Description
Milestone	O	Milestone to which the resource request applies.
Notes		Place to enter notes.
Number of Resources	*	Number of resources like this you need.
Percent Allocated		Proportion of time (as a percentage) the resource will spend on the project. Must correspond with dates and requested hours.
Planned Bill Rate		The bill rate used during planning activities on fixed price resource requests when the actual bill rate is zero.
Project / Opportunity	R	Name of the related project or opportunity.
Region / Practice / Group	*	RPG pool from which this resource should come.
Request Priority		Priority of the resource request.
Requested Bill Rate		Bill rate your project will charge for this resource.
Requested Hours	*	Estimated number of hours for the resource.
Resource Request Name		Name of the resource request.
Resource Role	*	The resource role of the resource that you are requesting.
Start / End Date	*	Estimated start and end dates.
Suggested Resource		Name of a specific resource that you would like to use.

Field

Description

Milestone

Milestone to which the resource request applies.

Notes

Place to enter notes.

Number of Resources

Number of resources like this you need.

Percent Allocated

Proportion of time (as a percentage) the resource will spend on the project. Must correspond with dates and requested hours.

Planned Bill Rate

The bill rate used during planning activities on fixed price resource requests when the actual bill rate is zero.

Project / Opportunity

Name of the related project or opportunity.

Region / Practice / Group

RPG pool from which this resource should come.

Request Priority

Priority of the resource request.

Requested Bill Rate

Bill rate your project will charge for this resource.

Requested Hours

Estimated number of hours for the resource.

Resource Request Name

Name of the resource request.

Resource Role

The resource role of the resource that you are requesting.

Start / End Date

Estimated start and end dates.

Suggested Resource

Name of a specific resource that you would like to use.

Skills and Certifications

Field	Description
Minimum Rating	The minimum level of exposure or ability the requested resource must have in the requested skill or certification.
Skill/Certification	Name of the skill or certification to add to the request, such as "Java" or "Project Management".

Field

Description

Minimum Rating

The minimum level of exposure or ability the requested resource must have in the requested skill or certification.

Skill/Certification

Name of the skill or certification to add to the request, such as "Java" or "Project Management".

Requested Skills and Certifications

Contains the requested skills and certifications attached to the resource request in the Add Resources section.

New Resource Requests

Buttons

Button	Description
Add	Adds the resource request in the Add Resources section to the New Resource Requests list. These resource requests are saved when you click Save.
Add to Requested Skills and Certifications	Adds the selected Skill / Certification and Minimum Rating to the resource request.
Save	Saves the resource requests in the New Resource Request list.
	Removes the resource request from the New Resource Requests list.

Button

Description

Add

Adds the resource request in the Add Resources section to the New Resource Requests list. These resource requests are saved when you click Save.

Add to Requested Skills and Certifications

Adds the selected Skill / Certification and Minimum Rating to the resource request.

Save

Saves the resource requests in the New Resource Request list.

Removes the resource request from the New Resource Requests list.

Related Concepts

Resource Requests

Related Tasks

Creating Resource Requests

Copying Resource Requests from a Project Template

Searching for Resources

Viewing Summary Information

Mass Updating Resource Requests