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Duration decreases when asign more than one work resource
Hello Luis.
I think it always worked the same way, although it still seems like strange behavior to me, given that, as Jhon points out, that's what the Conditioned by Effort option is for, and it is not being considered.
In a Fixed Units task, regardless of whether or not it is conditioned by effort, I believe that the duration has always been reduced by increasing the numerical value of the assigned Units.
Another issue is that if in that same scenario, instead of increasing the value of the units, you add a resource with a different name, and it is not selected conditional on effort, it does not reduce duration, and it does otherwise.
My suggestion is as I said initially, select Fixed Duration, increase the resources and then return to Fixed Units. Or if you prefer, as Jhon also says, use Manual mode and after increasing units, return to Autocheduling Mode.
Ignacio (no Ingnacio)
Ignacio,
Again, it's John and not Jhon. I don't know, maybe Spanish translates differently.
You seem to infer that I pointed out the effort driven is "not being considered". My example shows that for a Fixed Units type task, the effort driven option IS considered when adding (or removing) resources.
Later you say I suggest using manual mode after increasing units and then switch back to auto-schedule mode. Sorry, I did NOT say that. I was simply trying to demonstrate the difference when effort driven is selected for a fixed unit type task.
John