Resourcing Lightning Component Fields

The Resourcing component enables you to select from a list of resources to:

Resources with contact records that have the following set to true are displayed:

Resources Fields

The following fields are displayed:

Key: R - Read-only.

Field

 

Description
% Availability   The percentage value of availability for each resource. This value is calculated from the Start Date and End Date fields in the PSA Resource Filter Lightning component. Whole numbers are displayed. When a resource is completely available, 100 is displayed. If a resource is utilized, 100 decreases until 0 is displayed. When a resource is over-allocated, a negative value is displayed. When availability data is not available for a resource, the value is blank. For example, when the start and end dates are in the past.
Cost Rate   The currency and cost rate for the resource.
External   Indicates whether the resource is external to your business, for example, a contractor.
Projected End Date R The projected end date of the new schedule to be created for the selected resource based on the projected start date and the selected strategy. Click Refresh End Date to update this field and reflect the custom hours you have entered for the schedule in the Resource Details panel when the Custom scheduling strategy is selected.
Projected Start Date R The projected start date of the new schedule to be created for the selected resource based on the projected start date and the selected strategy.
Region   The region as specified on the resource's contact record that the resource is assigned to.
Requested Hours R Requested amount of hours for the selected resource as specified on the resource request.
Role   The role of the resource as specified on the resource's contact record.
Scheduling Strategy  

The scheduling strategy that determines how the requested hours are allocated across the resource'sClosed A contact that works on a project. schedule when holding or assigning a resource. For more information about scheduling strategies, see the Schedule table.

Status  

The status of the resource:

  • Assigned
  • Held
  • Suggested

When a suggested resource becomes held or assigned, the relevant status of "Held" or "Assigned" is displayed. Held and assigned resources always display at the top of the resource list.

Resourcing Component Buttons

The following buttons are available on the Resourcing component.

Button

Description

More Information
Assign Creates an assignment for the selected resource. Creating Assignments
Hold Holds the selected resource against the resource request. Holding Resources
Resource Details Opens the Resource Details dialog. Resource Details
Unhold Unholds the selected resource from the resource request. Unholding Resources

Resource Details

The following tabs are available on from Resource Details dialog when you click Resource Details.

Tab Description More Information
Schedule

Select a strategy from the Scheduling Strategy picklist. The Projected Start Date and Projected End Date fields display for the new schedule to be created for the selected resource. These are based on the selected scheduling strategy and the start and end dates from the filter criteria.

The Total field displays the aggregated number of requested hours when you use the Custom scheduling strategy for the resource. For all other scheduling strategies, the Requested Hours field displays the total hours for the selected resource as specified on the resource request.
Viewing or Editing Projected Schedules of Resources
Skills
Note:

You must have filtered on at least one skill and an associated rating for this tab to display.

View the skills and associated ratings based on the skills in the filter criteria you have filtered on for a selected resource.
Filtering a List of Resources