Structure.Gantt allows you to track resource usage on a project (or multiple projects). If you used the Structure Wizard to create your Gantt chart, you may have already assigned resources for your chart. If not, or if you need to change your resource assignment, see Resource Assignment to assign resources to your tasks.

To view Resource information, click the Show Resources button  or switch Layout to "Gantt + Resources."

Resources and Resource Usage

 The Resources section of your chart is split into two panels:

The Resource Usage timeline aligns with the Gantt chart timeline above and adapts to the zoom level selected in the Gantt toolbar. Zoom in or zoom out to see details of allocation within a specific period.

You can also display the allocation numbers in the Gantt chart itself. To do that, simply group your tasks by the attribute you used to define the resources. Note: You cannot group by Formula values.

Resource Capacity, Calendar, Availability and Time Zone

Each resource has a number of parameters that are taken into account when calculating task start and finish dates, duration and resource allocation. The default values for these parameters are set in Gantt configuration. You can override them for a specific resource by selecting the resource in the resource panel and clicking the Resource Settings button.

You can adjust the following settings:

All these parameters, as well as a task's Maximum Units, are taken into account when calculating the duration of a task. For example, a resource with 2 units will do the task twice as fast as the resource with 1 unit, as long as the task has Maximum Units set to 2 or higher.

Navigating to a Resource from the Gantt Chart

You can quickly navigate to a resource in the Resources panel (and open the Resources panel itself, if it's not yet open) by clicking on the resource name displayed in the Task Info Pop-up.

To learn more about assigning resources to tasks, see Resource Assignment.