Part-Time Assignments

Part-time assignments are determined by the Units field on the Resource Detail page. You can enter the time percentage, based on the project calendar, that the resource is allocated to the schedule. If the value is less than 100 percent, the assignment is a part-time assignment.

The default Units value on the Resources by Activity page is:

  • The units percent value for that schedule in the Assignment Schedule grid on the Resource Detail page.

  • The lowest units percent value of the assignment schedules for activities that span multiple assignment schedules.

The default units percent value on the Assignment Schedule grid in the Resource Detail page is 100 percent.

The units percent value on the Manage Generic Resources page is:

  • The units percent value for that schedule in the Assignment Schedule grid on the Resource Detail page.

  • The lowest units percent value of the schedule rows if an assignment schedule spans multiple date ranges.

The Units field is not editable on the Manage Generic Resources page.

If the resource's schedule is managed in PeopleSoft Resource Management, a resource assignment for the specified number of hours and date range is created in PeopleSoft Resource Management. If you modify the Units field on the Resource Detail page, the system triggers the approval workflow engine (AWE) if assignment schedule date change workflow is activated for the business unit in PeopleSoft Resource Management.

A conflict visual indicator appears when activity assignment units on the Resources by Activity page are greater than the assignment schedule units on the Resource Detail page. You can move your mouse cursor over the indicator where the nature of the conflict appears.

You can create direct, part-time assignments using PeopleSoft Program Management or PeopleSoft Resource Management. If you create part-time assignments using PeopleSoft Program Management, the start time for the resource assignment is based on the Resource Management Installation record (INSTALLATION_RS). Other schedule details on the assignment in PeopleSoft Resource Management, such as hours per day and scheduled work days per week, are based on the project calendar in PeopleSoft Program Management.

The system modifies the Assign Resource page (RS_ASSIGN_MAIN) in PeopleSoft Resource Management if PeopleSoft Program Management is installed. You can select the Project or Resource assignment calendar. The Schedule Details group box on the Assign Resource page is based on the calendar selection in the following ways:

  • Project calendar: The system bases the default assignment hours on project hours per day. The system bases the default assignment work days per week on the project calendar. Project hours per day and project calendar are specified on the Program Management Defaults page.

  • Resource calendar: The system bases the default assignment hours on the resource's job information and stores them in the Standard Hours field (STD_HOURS) in the Job record (JOB). The system bases the default work days per week for assignments on the resource profile and stores them in the Standard Days field (STD_DAYS) in the Worker Table record (RS_WORKER_TBL).

If you create part-time assignments using PeopleSoft Resource Management, the units percent value on the project in PeopleSoft Program Management is based on the project calendar, even if the assignment in PeopleSoft Resource Management uses the resource calendar. For example, if the assignment is for four hours a day, and the Program Management Defaults page specifies ten hours a day for the project, the units value is calculated as 4 ÷ 10 = 40%.

Express searching for resources does evaluate part-time resource requirements. Express search results are based on the number of hours per day that are specified on the Express Search page.