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Two resources changing their base calendar simultaneously
Hi,
I'm using Project Professional 2019.
I've created some base calendar for all the projects that I have.
I have two resources that when I change the base calendar of one of them, the other one is changed too, in a way that I can't choose differents base calendar for this two resource.
I don't know if this is a issue or not, maybe someone experienced this and knows what is wrong...
Thanks!
- Thanks a lot. This last instruction helped me to resolve exactly the same issue I had.
- John-projectSilver Contributor
How exactly did you create the two base calendars?
A screen shot of your Resource Sheet showing the resources and the Base Calendars might help.
Project has three types of calendars, the Project calendar which all tasks and resources follow unless otherwise noted. To change a task's calendar, use either the Task Calendar field when in a task view (e.g. Gantt Chart) or Advanced tab of the Task Information window. To change a resource's calendar, select an alternate calendar via the Base Calendar field on the Resource Sheet or select the resource on the Resource Sheet and go to, Project > Change Working Time and create a custom resource calendar. Note, the latter is basically creating an exception calendar to the selected Base Calendar for that resource.
John
- BrunoRBCopper Contributor
John-project
I create one base calendar for each project that I work with... I create them using Project > Change Working Time > Create New Calendar ...
Then I add the calendar to each resource, using the table "Entry - Work Resouces", as you can see in the picture below.But for some reason, when I change de Base calendar of resource ID 6 it changes the Base calendar for resource ID 11, as you can see in the next picture.
So, I don't know if resources have some "hidden link", I don't remember if I copied and pasted the resources in a way they got linked somehow, this is a problem that is bothering me lately.
Thanks for the help!- John-projectSilver ContributorBrunoRB,
Thanks for the screen shots. Nothing pops out but I do see you are using a Resource Pool file and for some reason the Resource Sheet is sorted (i.e. resource IDs are not sequential). That makes me wonder if you perhaps have duplicated resources (i.e. Resource ID 6 is in fact the same as Resource ID 11, one exists in the pool and the other exists in the sharer file).
Tell us more about the structure of your project files.
1. Does each project use resources from the pool file or is there a mixture (i.e. some use the pool while others use "own resources")
2. Are your files part of a master (i.e. dynamic master with resource pool)?
3. Why is the Resource pool file sorted?
After doing a little testing, my guess is that you copied a resource from a sharer file, pasted it into the pool file and then renamed that resource. Effectively though, it is the same resource and changing the Base Calendar of either will also change the Base Calendar of the other.
I suggest you carefully review your resources, clean up duplicates and re-build the pool/sharer structure.
John