Defining Resource Curves

Define resource curves to specify how you want resource units or costs spread over the duration of an activity. There are twelve default resource curves defined in the application. You can add a new curve, which is based on the default linear curve, or copy and modify one of the default resource curves or an existing Global curve to create a custom global resource curve.

To define a custom resource curve:

Click Administration.
On the Administration navigation bar, click Enterprise Data.
On the Enterprise Data page, expand Resources and click Resource Curves.
On the Resource Curves page, you can copy an existing curve to use as a base for defining a new curve or add a new curve. The new curve defaults to a linear curve.
- To copy an existing curve:
  1. In the Name field, expand the Default group, or the Global group.
  2. Click Row Actions and select Duplicate.
- To add a new curve, clickAdd.
On the Resource Curves page, in the Name field under the Global group, double-click and type a name for the resource curve.
On the Curves detail window:
1. Edit the curve value percentages to create a curve that indicates how your costs/units should distribute over time. Curves are defined by 21 points (at 5% intervals from 0 to 100).
2. Click Prorate to make the total of the distribution values equal to 100% while maintaining the shape you specified.
On the Resource Curves page, click Save.

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