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Mike9865
Jun 03, 2021Copper Contributor
Resource headcount
I am working on a project schedule and using MS Project for the first time, having used P6 in the past. I am attempting to schedule a project with an expected headcount of 1500 concurrent field empl...
Mike9865
Jun 03, 2021Copper Contributor
John-project Thanks for the feedback. I believe I understand the direction for the resource and will proceed accordingly.
Regarding the second request, each crew will be working on sections of pipe. Each section of pipe has a quantity of linear feet (LF) associated with it. I would like to create a field in the task that identifies the linear footage of each task if possible.
Have another question for you as well. Can MS project allow me to assign two constraints to a task? I attempted to use the deadline task and a start no earlier than constraint but the logic ignores the deadline when scheduling. P6 allows for secondary constraints but I don't see a field on the advance tab for that in Project.
John-project
Jun 03, 2021Silver Contributor
Mike,
To associate the linear feet for a specific task use an extra field such as the Task Number1 field. Just enter the desired value. If however, the linear feet of pipe is really a material and you want to track cost for that material, create a material type resource. You can specify cost per foot.
With regard to your new question, I can't imagine a scenario wherein a task would have more than one constraint, but then "constraint" has a very specific meaning for Project and maybe all you are referring to is task dependencies. In a well structured plan there should be no constraints on tasks. Task starts are either determined by the project start date or a series of predecessor tasks with a normal finish-to-start dependency. Constraints such as start-no-earlier-than might be appropriate for certain tasks that have a start independent of any other task (e.g. a material or resource is only available after a certain date).
The Deadline field in Project is used for critical path calculations and is not a constraint on the task.
Hope this helps.
John