Permanent Allocation Properties dialog - Modelling tab

You use the Modelling tab of the Permanent Allocation Properties dialog to view and maintain resource modelling details of the selected permanent resource allocation. The fields that are available on this tab depend on the type of resource modelling that you select: some fields only apply to certain types of resource modelling.

If you attempt to edit the duration, effort, or other modelling parameters for a resource allocation and this would cause the task finish date to change, your edit will fail unless you also have 'Modify' access rights over tasks.

Explanation of the fields on the dialog

Field	Description
Modelling type	Select the modelling type to apply to the permanent resource allocation. Modelling permanent resources
Effort	Enter the amount of effort that will be performed by the resource while carrying out the allocation. Remaining, actual and total effort figures are displayed. Depending on the modelling method applied, you may be able to edit the actual and total figures.
Duration	Enter the duration over which the allocation of the resource is spread. Remaining, actual and total duration figures are displayed. Depending on the modelling method applied, you may be able to edit the actual and total figures.
Allocation	Enter the number of this resource that you are allocating, for example 3 programmers or 2 excavators.
Calculated	Specify whether you want Asta Powerproject to calculate the allocation, duration, effort, work or work rate of the allocation. The field that relates to the option you select in this field is disabled on the dialog.
Balancing	Specify whether you want Asta Powerproject to adjust the allocation, effort, work or work rate by default when you resize the allocation by dragging in the bar chart. Select None to fix the allocation and prevent it from changing.
Task work	The amount of work on the task. This is only calculated when using the Work From Task modelling method.
Effort budget	Enter the amount of effort that is defined against the task, that is distributed amongst the Effort Activity Budget modelled allocations on the task. This field only applies to Effort Activity Budget modelled allocations.
Work	Enter the amount of work that the allocation will complete, for example 200 bricks laid.
Work from task factor	Enter the factor by which the task work should be multiplied when using the Work From Task modelling method. For example, if 1 unit of task work requires an excavator to move 5 tonnes of earth, the factor would be 5.
Rate type	Specify whether the Work rate is calculated as time per unit (for example hours per tonne of earth) or units per time unit (for example tonnes of earth per hour).
Work rate	Enter the amount of time (for example 1 hour per tonne of earth) or the amount of resource (for example 1 tonne of earth per hour).

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