Resource Type
Labor: Choose to indicate that the selected resource performs labor.
Nonlabor: Choose to indicate that the selected resource does not perform labor.
Material: Choose to measure the selected resource in units other than time.
Unit of Measure: Select a unit of measure to use for the selected material resource.
Note
- You can define a unit of measure for material type resources in the Admin Categories, Units of Measure tab, in the Admin menu when P6 Professional is connected to a P6 Professional database and in P6 when connected to a P6 EPPM database.
Currency and Overtime
Currency: The currency associated with the resource's costs. By default, this field displays the view currency selected in User Preferences when the resource was added. Click to select a different currency.
Overtime Allowed: Mark to indicate that the selected resource can log overtime hours for assigned activities.
Overtime Factor: The multiplication factor used to calculate the selected resource's overtime price (standard price * overtime factor = overtime price). You can type a new factor. Overtime factors must be between 0 and 10.
Profile
Calendar: The name of the selected resource's assigned calendar. Click to assign a new shared resource calendar.
Create Personal Calendar: Click to create and assign a personal resource calendar for the selected resource. This button is disabled if the selected resource is already assigned a personal resource calendar or if you do not have the Add/Edit/Delete Resource Calendars global privilege. When connected to a P6 EPPM database, this privilege is defined using P6.
Default Units/Time: The units/time applied to all new resources. You can type a new units/time. If you change the default units/time, existing resource assignments are not affected.
Auto Compute Actuals: Mark this checkbox to automatically calculate the selected resource's actual quantity of work according to project plan.
Calculate costs from units: Mark this checkbox to indicate that any new assignments for this resource will have its costs recalculated whenever any quantity changes occur.