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Remove a resource assignment

1. On the View menu, click Gantt Chart.
2. In the Task Name field, select the task from which you want to remove a resource.
3. Click Assign Resources .
4. In the Resource Name field, select the that resource you want to remove.
5. Click Remove.

• As you remove assigned resources from tasks, the durations (duration: The total span of active working time that is required to complete a task. This is generally the amount of working time from the start to finish of a task, as defined by the project and resource calendar.) for those tasks might change. The remaining work (work: For tasks, the total labor required to complete a task. For assignments, the amount of work to which a resource is assigned. For resources, the total amount of work to which a resource is assigned for all tasks. Work is different from task duration.) is redistributed to the remaining assigned resources. If you don't want the durations to change, turn off effort-driven scheduling (effort-driven scheduling: The default method of scheduling in Project; the duration of a task shortens or lengthens as resources are added or removed from a task, while the amount of effort necessary to complete a task remains unchanged.) for the task.
• If you remove the only resource from a Fixed Units or Fixed Duration task, the work (work: For tasks, the total labor required to complete a task. For assignments, the amount of work to which a resource is assigned. For resources, the total amount of work to which a resource is assigned for all tasks. Work is different from task duration.) value disappears. To keep the work value, consider replacing the resource with a placeholder resource (placeholder resource: A temporary resource name that is added to a project plan to help estimate the types and numbers of resources needed. With placeholder resource names, you can develop your project proposal and obtain approvals.). This is particularly important if you use work values to help build your schedule (schedule: The timing and sequence of tasks within a project. A schedule consists mainly of tasks, task dependencies, durations, constraints, and time-oriented project information.).
• When you remove a resource from a task, actual work values associated with the task will also be deleted.
• When you remove a resource from a task, any actual costs associated with the resource are deleted. To keep the actual costs for the task, set the remaining work for the resource to zero before removing the resource.

Remove an enterprise resource

Replace a resource assignment

1. On the View menu, click Gantt Chart.
2. In the Task Name field, select the task with the resource that you want to replace.
3. Click Assign Resources .
4. In the Resource Name column, select the resource that you want to replace.
5. Click Replace.
6. In the Replace Resource dialog box, click the resource that you want to replace, and then click OK. To replace the selected resource with multiple resources, hold down CTRL, and then click the resource that you want to add.
   Note Project will not remove the resource if actual work (actual work: The amount of work that has been performed on a task or assignment. When you enter actual work on a task, the remaining work is calculated using this formula: Remaining Work = Work - Actual Work. Actual work is often referred to as "actuals.") has been completed on the assignment. The replacement resource is assigned the remaining work (remaining work: The amount of work, in terms of a time unit such as hours or days, that is left to be completed on a task. This is calculated as follows: Remaining Work = Work - Actual Work.) from the original assignment. You can adjust these work (work: For tasks, the total labor required to complete a task. For assignments, the amount of work to which a resource is assigned. For resources, the total amount of work to which a resource is assigned for all tasks. Work is different from task duration.) values, if necessary.
   
7. In the R/D column, select Request or Demand.
8. To specify the amount of work the new resource will perform on a task, in the Units list for the resource, enter one of the following:
   • Assign a single work resource full time to the task by typing 100%.
   • Assign a group of resources full time to the task by entering a percentage greater than 100 percent. For example, type 300% for a group of three operators working full time on the task.
   • Assign the consumption rate for a material resource by typing a number that indicates the amount of material to be used for this assignment. If the amount of material used depends on the task duration (duration: The total span of active working time that is required to complete a task. This is generally the amount of working time from the start to finish of a task, as defined by the project and resource calendar.), enter the rate of use by adding a slash (/) and a duration. For example, if 20 yards of lumber is used per week, type 20/week or 20/w.
     
   Note Cost information for the duration of the resource's time on the task is automatically calculated and shown in the Cost column. Double-click the Cost column to enter different cost rate information for the resource.