Resource Usage

Planned and actual resource usages that are generated on resource basis in Resources window are listed in Resource Usages window. Resource usage records are updated after each planning. 
When calculating resource usages, shifts and shift exception hours of the relevant resource are taken into consideration. If you do not want shift exception hours to be considered in calculation, you must set System Settings module > Project Management parameter > "Consider Shift Exceptions in Planned Resource Usage Records That Are Generated Automatically" parameter to No option. Otherwise, a separate line is kept for shift exceptions as well. 
While generating extra working lines for shift exceptions that are specified with a date range, it generates records on daily basis. Resource usage records are generated by using start and end hours for each day within the specified date range. 

 

Example: 
Shift that is defined for resource: Saturday and Sunday excluded 
Working hours between 09:00-12:00
Break 12:00 – 13:00 
Working hours between 13:00 – 18:00 
Shift exceptions incurring due to resource: 06.01.2014 – 14.01.2014 Working hours between 08:00 – 09:00 
09.01.2014 – 14.01.2014 Working hours between 18:00 – 20:00 
Activity Date 03.01.2014 09:00 – 17.01.2014 18:00 

If there is planned / actual extra working time assigned for resources apart from the shift hours, Extra Working Time box is checked. When calculating resource costs, planned and actual resource usage durations are taken into consideration. 
Below are the priorities on which calendar and shift controls are based if resource has no specific calendar during calculation of planned and actual resource usages. 

• Resource calendar / shift
• If not, activity calendar / shift
• If not, project calendar / shift
• If not, project's organizational unit calendar / shift
• If not, company calendar / shift