Assignment Element

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There must be at least one assignment in each Assignments collection.

<Assignment>
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</Assignment>

Parent Elements

Assignments

Child Elements

Element	Required / Optional	Description
UID	Required	The unique ID for the assignment.
TaskUID	Optional	The unique ID for the task.
ResourceUID	Optional	The unique ID for the resource.
PercentWorkComplete	Optional	The current status of an assignment, expressed as the percentage of the assignment's work that has been completed.
ActualCost	Optional	The cost incurred for work already performed by a resource on a task.
ActualFinish	Optional	The date and time when an assignment was actually completed.
ActualOvertimeCost	Optional	The cost incurred for overtime work already performed by a resource on a task.
ActualOvertimeWork	Optional	The actual amount of overtime work already performed by a resource on an assigned task.
ActualStart	Optional	The date and time that an assignment actually began.
ActualWork	Optional	The amount of work that has already been done by a resource on a task.
ACWP	Optional	The costs incurred for work already performed by a resource on a task up to the project status date or today's date; also called actual cost of work performed.
Confirmed	Optional	Indicates whether a resource assigned to a task has accepted or rejected the task assignment.
Cost	Optional	The total scheduled (or projected) cost for an assignment.
CostRateTable	Optional	Indicates which cost rate table to use for a resource on an assignment.
CostVariance	Optional	The difference between the baseline cost and total cost for an assignment.
CV	Optional	The difference between how much it should have cost to achieve the current level of completion on the assignment and how much it has actually cost.
Delay	Optional	The amount of time a resource is to wait after the task start date before starting work on an assignment.
Finish	Optional	The date and time that an assigned resource is scheduled to complete work on a task.
FinishVariance	Optional	The difference between an assignment's baseline finish date and its scheduled finish date.
Hyperlink	Optional	The title or explanatory text for a hyperlink associated with an assignment.
HyperlinkAddress	Optional	The address for a hyperlink associated with an assignment.
HyperlinkSubAddress	Optional	The specific location in a document within a hyperlink associated with an assignment.
WorkVariance	Optional	The difference between an assignment's baseline work and the currently scheduled work.
HasFixedRateUnits	Optional	Indicates whether an assignment has fixed rate units.
FixedMaterial	Optional	Indicates whether the consumption of the assigned material resource occurs in a single, fixed amount.
LevelingDelay	Optional	The amount of time that an assignment is to be delayed from the scheduled start date as a result of resource leveling.
LevelingDelayFormat	Optional	The format for expressing the duration of the delay.
LinkedFields	Optional	Indicates whether there are OLE links to the assignment.
Milestone	Optional	Indicates whether the assignment task is a milestone.
Notes	Optional	Notes about an assignment.
OverAllocated	Optional	Indicates whether a resource is assigned to more work on a specific task than can be done within the resource's normal working capacity.
OvertimeCost	Optional	The total overtime cost for a resource assignment.
OvertimeWork	Optional	The amount of overtime to be performed by a resource on a task; charged at the resource's overtime rate.
RegularWork	Optional	The total amount of non-overtime work scheduled to be performed by a resource assigned to a task.
RemainingCost	Optional	The costs associated with completing all remaining scheduled work by any resources on a specific task.
RemainingOvertimeCost	Optional	The remaining scheduled overtime expense for an assignment.
RemainingOvertimeWork	Optional	The amount of overtime work that remains on an assignment.
RemainingWork	Optional	The amount of time required by a resource assigned to a task to complete an assignment.
ResponsePending	Optional	Indicates whether an answer has been received from a message sent to a resource assigned to a task notifying the resource of the assignment.
Start	Optional	The date and time that an assigned resource is scheduled to begin working on a task.
Stop	Optional	The date the assignment was stopped.
Resume	Optional	The date the assignment was resumed.
StartVariance	Optional	The difference between an assignment's baseline start date and its currently scheduled start date.
Summary	Optional	New for Project 2007. Indicates whether an assignment is for a summary task.
SV	Optional	The earned value schedule variance, through the project status date
Units	Optional	The number of units for which a resource is assigned to a task, expressed as a percentage.
UpdateNeeded	Optional	Indicates whether a TeamUpdate message should be sent to the resource assigned to a task because of changes to the start date, finish date, or resource reassignments.
VAC	Optional	The variance at completion (VAC) between the baseline cost and the total cost for an assignment on a task.
Work	Optional	The total amount of work scheduled to be performed by a resource on a task.
WorkContour	Optional	Indicates how work for an assignment is to be distributed across the duration of the assignment.
BCWS	Optional	The budgeted cost of work scheduled on the assignment.
BCWP	Optional	The budgeted cost of the work performed on the assignment to-date.
BookingType	Optional	Specifies the booking type of the assignment (committed or proposed).
ActualWorkProtected	Optional	Specifies the duration through which actual work is protected.
ActualOvertimeWorkProtected	Optional	Specifies the duration through which actual overtime work is protected.
CreationDate	Optional	The date that the assignment was created.
AssnOwner	Optional	New for Project 2007. The name of the assignment owner.
AssnOwnerGuid	Optional	New for Project 2007. The GUID of the assignment owner.
BudgetCost	Optional	New for Project 2007. The budgeted amount for cost resources on this assignment.
BudgetWork	Optional	New for Project 2007. The budgeted work amount for work or material resources on this assignment.
ExtendedAttribute	Optional	The value of an extended attribute (custom field).
Baseline	Optional	The collection of baseline values associated with the assignment.
f404000 - f4040c8 Elements	Optional	New for Project 2007. An assignment-level local custom field value.
f408000 - f417fff Elements	Optional	New for Project 2007. An assignment-level enterprise custom field value.
TimephasedData	Optional	Information about the assignment that is distributed over time.

Occurrences

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See Also

Concepts

Assignment Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the Assignments Element

TimephasedDataType Elements and XML Structure