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MS-Project 2019 Planning Employees Combined with Machines
There are a few different ways to handle this scenario. The most straightforward is to break the task into two parts, employee 1 + machine, and employee 2 + machine. It shouldn't be too prone to error but it will add to the task count.
Another approach is to first customize employee 1's calendar with vacation time. Assign employee 1, the machine, and employee 2 all to the task at 100%. Then, using a Usage view or the Resource Form, edit the start time of employee 2 so it starts the day employee 1 "heads out the door to go fishing". Here's what it might look like.
As for your question about showing employee 1's vacation on the Gantt Chart, the only way to do that is if the task is broken into two parts.
Hope this helps.
John
There are a few different ways to handle this scenario. The most straightforward is to break the task into two parts, employee 1 + machine, and employee 2 + machine. It shouldn't be too prone to error but it will add to the task count.
Another approach is to first customize employee 1's calendar with vacation time. Assign employee 1, the machine, and employee 2 all to the task at 100%. Then, using a Usage view or the Resource Form, edit the start time of employee 2 so it starts the day employee 1 "heads out the door to go fishing". Here's what it might look like.
As for your question about showing employee 1's vacation on the Gantt Chart, the only way to do that is if the task is broken into two parts.
Hope this helps.
John