Project 2013 Advanced

Lesson 6 - Working with Resource Pools

Project 2013

U SING R ESOURCE P OOLS

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Discussion

You may have projects that use many of the same resources. Instead of creating the same resources in each project file, you can share resources between projects using a resource pool. You can create a resource pool by entering only resource information in a project file and saving it. You can also use the resources in an existing file as a resource pool. To share the resources, specify the project file that contains the resources you want to share. Project files that share the resource information are referred to as sharer files.

The resource pool is linked to all the files that share the resources. If you make changes to the pool information, all sharer files will be updated. When you make changes to the resource information in the sharer files, you can update the pool with the information.

C REATING A R ESOURCE P OOL

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Discussion

To create a resource pool, you enter the resource information in a project file and then save it. You do not need to enter any task information or a project start or finish date. In addition, you can enter the corresponding resource information as you create the resources or at a later date. All the projects that share the resource information are linked to the pool, allowing changes to the pool to be automatically included in the sharer files.

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Procedures

1. Click the New button

on the Quick Access toolbar.

2. Select the View ribbon. 3. Select the Resource Sheet command. 4. Open a project with all your resources and copy the resources from the Resource Sheet or create the desired resources. 5. Save the resource pool as a project file.

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