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From: Fei on 9 May 2008 01:43
thanks JulieD this response also helped me :)

just suggest that the message should be modified in next version saying:

"the resource is overallocated on one or more particular days, therefore
this resource should be leveled based on a Day by Day setting"

"JulieD" wrote:

> Hi Lars
>
> don't you just love that message :)
>
> basically Project is telling you that the resource is overallocated ... ie
> has too much to do on one day ... this could come from a number of reasons
> ....
> 1) you have assigned more units of the resource than you have (you've got
> 100% Max Availability, but you've assigned 200% to a task)
> 2) you have assigned the resource to more than one task on a day which makes
> his working hours on that day more than his available hours on that day (ie
> you've assigned him to a 5hr task and a 6hr task, on the same day, but he
> only works 8hrs)
> 3) you've assigned him to more than one task on the same day which do not
> exceed his available hours but as they are scheduled to happen at the same
> time Project classes the resource as overallocated.
>
> The message itself says to "level the resource based on a day by day
> setting" ... this means to use the resource levelling tool (tools / level
> resource) to reschedule his work so that he is not overallocated.
>
> this is often a good idea BUT first, check to see where / what the problem
> is - i use resource allocation view for this (view / resource allocation -
> apply) and filter so that only overallocated resources are showing and then
> i have a look at each one to determine what's going on.... then i SAVE then
> i will use the resource levelling tool ... to see the effect of resource
> levelling - use the Levelling Gantt view (oh, and have a backup copy of your
> project just in case).
>
> also check out
> www.tinyurl.com/2xbhc
> for a series of project tutorials written by Mike Glen - he addresses
> resource levelling in lesson 5 and 19.
> --
> Cheers
> JulieD
> check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm
> ....well i'm working on it anyway
> "Lars Westphal" <Lars Westphal(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:56D02AD5-AECB-4F3A-9332-7FFFE1CCAC10(a)microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > I I schedule one resouce to a tak in my project plan i have following
> > indicator message: "This resource shouldbe leveled based on a Day by Day
> > setting.
> > Could anyone pls. explain me what to do and how to change it.
> > Thanks Lars
>
>
>
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