Project Task Assignment Fields

Here is a description of the fields on a project task assignmentAssociates a resource or a role with a project task for a defined time period. Use Project Task Gantt to assign resources or roles to project tasks..

Key:
& – At least one of these fields is required in order to save the record.
R – Read-only.
AP – Automatically Populates, do not edit manually.

Field Key Description
Assignment AP Lookup to the assignment on the associated resource requestA means of asking for resources for a project or an opportunity..
Estimated Time To Completion (PTA)   Specifies in hours the estimated hours required to complete the project task assignment.
External Resource &
AP
Name of a resource external to PSA who is to be assigned to the project taskA unit of work or collection of work associated with a project..
Note: Note
Project R Lookup to the project on the parent project task.
Project Task R Project task to which the assignment relates.
Project Task Assignment Number R Record ID of the project task assignment.
Project Task Start/End Date R Start or end date for the project task.
Resource & AP Name of the internal resource who is to be assigned to the project task.
Note: Note
This field automatically populates with a value when you come to assign a resource to a task-driven resource request. The auto-update-pta-with-assigned-resource setting must be set to True.

For more information, see Generating Resource Requests from Tasks.
Resource Request AP Lookup to the associated resource request. This field only has a value if you have generated resource requests based on the project task assignment—see Generating Resource Requests from Tasks.
Resource Role & The role of the internal or external resource who is to be assigned to the project task.

Related Concepts

Task-Driven Resource Requests and Assignments Overview

Resource Requests

Project Task Gantt (Task Manager)

About Tasks

Project Tasks

Related Tasks

Generating Assignments from Tasks

Generating Resource Requests from Tasks

Creating Resource Requests

Adding a Task or Checkpoint

Starting, Updating and Completing a Project Task

Creating a Project Task Hierarchy

Creating a Project Task on the New Project Task Page

Creating Preceding and Dependent Tasks

Assigning Resources to a Project Task

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