Replace Resource
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Resources, including Unassigned, can quickly and easily be replaced for one or more tasks.
- Select one or more tasks, then right-click and select More > Replace Resource. Click here to learn how to select multiple tasks.
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- Select the scope:
- Selected tasks = the explicitly selected tasks
- Selected projects = all tasks in the project(s). Project(s) is determined by the explicitly selected tasks.
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- For Current Resource, select the resource you want to replace. Note: only one resource can be selected.
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- For New Resource, select the resource you want the tasks reassigned to. Note: only one resource can be selected.
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- Select if you want to reassign Active tasks with start dates in the past. Also, you can review the tasks that will be reassigned in the plan.
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- Voila! Multiple tasks have been reassigned.
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- This technique is also useful to find unassigned tasks in the project and assign them to a resource.
- Watch this video [2:10 min] for a demonstration.
- Need a hand? Contact a Customer Success Engineer today!