Project 2013 Advanced

Lesson 6 - Working with Resource Pools

Project 2013

Open Tudor . mpp . Notice that the Open Resource Pool Information dialog box does not open since the pool is already open. Select the Switch Window button on the View ribbon and notice that [Read-Only] appears next to the Company Pool.mpp file name. Select Cambridge . mpp

U PDATING A R ESOURCE P OOL

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Discussion

Resource information may change from time to time. When you open a shared resource pool and make changes to the sharer file, the changes are synchronized with the resource pool in memory, but not the file saved to disk. When you close the sharer file, Microsoft Project prompts you to update the pool information.

If you are sharing a resource pool with other people, it is a good idea to update the resource pool after you make any changes to your sharer file. Then, other users will not have to wait until you close your files to view the most updated resource pool information.

NOTE You can also view the latest resource information by selecting the Resources ribbon, pointing to the Resource Pool command, and selecting the Refresh Resource Pool command. By default, you receive this information each time you open your project file; however, this command allows you to access this information while you work on your project. The Update Resource Pool command only appears if the resource pool is opened as read-only. You can unlink the sharer file from the resource pool by opening both files, selecting the Resource tab, pointing to the Resource Pool command, and selecting the Share Resources command. In the Share Resources dialog box, select the Use own resources option to break the link.

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Procedures

1. Open the project sharing a resource pool and the shared resource pool. 2. Make the desired changes to the resource assignments of the sharer file.

3. Select the

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