Multiple Display Resources dialog
You use the Multiple Display Resources dialog to specify which resources and resource folders to use to colour tasks on the bar chart. Depending on the way in which you accessed the dialog, the dialog displays either the permanent resource hierarchy or the consumable resource hierarchy. Tasks are coloured using the appearance of whichever of the selected resources have been assigned to them.
You can use more than one individual resource or resource folder at a time to colour tasks. If you do this and a task is assigned more than one of the selected resources or resource folders, the order in which the resources and resource folders appear in the Show resources in this order field on this dialog determines which resource or resource folder is used to colour the task. Resources at the top of the list take priority over those lower down the list. If a task is assigned more than one of the selected resources or resource folders, its appearance is taken from the resource or resource folder that appears nearest the top of this list.
How to access the Multiple Display Resources dialog
To access the Multiple Display Resources dialog, either:
- Having clicked either Permanent resources or Consumable resources, click the Display button on the Tasks tab of the Format Bar Chart dialog.
- Right-click a permanent or consumable resource - or a resource folder - in the project view and select Multiple Display Resources.
Explanation of the fields and buttons on the dialog
| Field/Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Available resources |
Depending on the way in which you accessed the dialog, either a list of the resources and resource folders in the permanent resource library, or a list of the resources and resource folders in the consumable resource library.
Select the check box to the left of a resource or resource folder in this field to select it and use it to colour tasks in the bar chart. The resource or resource folder name appears in the Show resources in this order field.
Clear the check box to the left of a resource or resource folder in this field to stop using it to colour tasks in the bar chart. The resource or resource folder name is removed from the Show resources in this order field.
Note that selecting a resource folder does not automatically select the resources within the folder; selecting a resource folder means that the appearance of the resource folder itself will be used to colour any tasks to which the resource folder has been assigned. |
| Show resources in this order |
A list of the resources and resource folders that are currently used to determine the appearance of tasks in the bar chart. Click a resource or resource folder in this field to select it.
Resources at the top of the list take priority over those lower down the list. If a task is assigned more than one of the selected resources or resource folders, its appearance is taken from the resource or resource folder that appears nearest the top of this list. |
| Up | Click this button to move the resource or resource folder that is currently selected in the Show resources in this order field higher up in the list of priority. |
| Down | Click this button move the resource or resource folder that is currently selected in the Show resources in this order field lower down in the list of priority. |
How do I...
... add a resource or resource folder to the list of resources that are used to colour tasks?
Select the check box to the left of a resource or resource folder in the Show resources in this order field. The resource or resource folder name appears in the Show resources in this order field.
... remove a resource or resource folder from the list of resources that are used to colour tasks?
Clear the check box to the left of a resource or resource folder in the Show resources in this order field. The resource or resource folder name is removed from the Show resources in this order field.
... change the order in which resources and resource folders are used to colour tasks?
- Select the resource or resource folder you want to configure in the Show resources in this order field.
- Click Up to move the item towards the top of the list - and therefore higher up in the list of priority - or click Down to move it towards the bottom of the list - and therefore lower down in the list of priority.
Resources at the top of the list take priority over those lower down the list. If a task is assigned more than one of the selected resources or resource folders, its appearance is taken from the resource or resource folder that appears nearest the top of this list.
Colour-coding tasks using the appearance of their assigned resources