Resource Element

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A resource in the project. There must be at least one resource in each Resources collection.

<Resource>
  ComplexTypeValue
</Resource>

Parent Elements

Resources

Child Elements

Element

Required / Optional

Description

UID Element

Required

The unique ID for the resource.

ID Element

Optional

The position identifier of the resource within the list of resources.

Name Element

Optional

The name of the resource; must be unique within the enterprise, whether or not the resource is active.

Type Element

Optional

The resource type (work or material).

IsNull Element

Optional

Indicates whether the resource is a null resource.

Initials Element

Optional

The initials of a resource name.

Phonetics Element

Optional

Contains phonetic information in either Hiragana or Katakana for resource names; used only in the Japanese version of Microsoft Office Project.

NTAccount Element

Optional

The Microsoft Windows NT Account name for a resource.

MaterialLabel Element

Optional

The unit of measurement entered for a material resource, for example, tons, boxes, or cubic yards.

Code Element

Optional

A code, abbreviation, or number entered as part of a resource's information.

Group Element

Optional

The name of the group the resource belongs to.

WorkGroup Element

Optional

The messaging method used to communicate with a project team.

EmailAddress Element

Optional

The e-mail address of a resource.

Hyperlink Element

Optional

The title or explanatory text for a hyperlink associated with a resource.

HyperlinkAddress Element

Optional

The address for a hyperlink associated with a resource.

HyperlinkSubAddress Element

Optional

The specific location in a document within a hyperlink associated with a resource.

MaxUnits Element

Optional

The maximum percentage, or number of units, that represents the maximum amount that a resource is available to accomplish any tasks during the current time period.

PeakUnits Element

Optional

The maximum percentage, or number of units, that a resource is assigned at any one time for all tasks assigned to that resource.

OverAllocated Element

Optional

Indicates whether a resource is assigned to do more work on all assigned tasks than can be done within the resource's normal work capacity.

AvailableFrom Element

Optional

The starting date that a resource is available for work at the units specified for the current time period.

AvailableTo Element

Optional

The ending date that a resource will be available for work at the units specified for the current time period.

Start Element

Optional

The date and time that a resource is scheduled to start work on all assigned tasks.

Finish Element

Optional

The date and time that a resource is scheduled to complete work on all assigned tasks.

CanLevel Element

Optional

Indicates whether resource leveling can be performed with a resource.

AccrueAt Element

Optional

Indicates how and when resource standard and overtime costs are to be charged, or accrued, to the cost of a task.

Work Element

Optional

The total amount of work scheduled to be performed by a resource on all assigned tasks.

RegularWork Element

Optional

The total amount of non-overtime work scheduled to be performed for all assignments assigned to a resource.

OvertimeWork

Optional

The amount of overtime to be performed for all tasks assigned to a resource and charged at the resource's overtime rate.

ActualWork

Optional

The actual amount of work that has already been done for all assignments assigned to a resource.

RemainingWork

Optional

The amount of time, or person-hours, still required by a resource to complete all assigned tasks.

ActualOvertimeWork

Optional

The actual amount of overtime work already performed for all assignments assigned to a resource.

RemainingOvertimeWork

Optional

The remaining amount of overtime required by a resource to complete all tasks.

PercentWorkComplete

Optional

The current status of all tasks assigned to a resource, expressed as the total percentage of the resource's work that has been completed.

StandardRate

Optional

The rate of pay for regular, non-overtime work performed by a resource.

StandardRateFormat

Optional

The units used to display the standard rate.

Cost

Optional

The total scheduled cost for a resource for all assigned tasks, based on costs already incurred for work performed by the resource on all assigned tasks in addition to the costs planned for all remaining work.

OvertimeRate

Optional

The rate of pay for overtime work performed by a resource.

OvertimeRateFormat

Optional

The units used to display the overtime rate.

OvertimeCost

Optional

The total overtime cost for a resource on all assigned tasks.

CostPerUse

Optional

The cost that accrues each time a resource is used.

ActualCost

Optional

The sum of costs incurred for the work already performed by a resource for all assigned tasks.

ActualOvertimeCost

Optional

The cost incurred for overtime work already performed by a resource for all assigned tasks.

RemainingCost

Optional

The remaining scheduled expense that will be incurred in completing the remaining work assigned to a resource.

RemainingOvertimeCost

Optional

The remaining scheduled overtime expense of a resource that will be incurred in completing the remaining planned overtime work by a resource on all assigned tasks.

WorkVariance

Optional

The difference between a resource's total baseline work and the currently scheduled work.

CostVariance

Optional

The difference between the baseline cost and total cost for a resource.

SV

Optional

The difference in cost between the current progress and the baseline plan of all the resource's assigned tasks up to the status date or today's date; also called earned value schedule variance.

CV

Optional

The difference between how much it should have cost for the resource to achieve the current level of completion, and how much it has actually cost to achieve the current level of completion, up to the status date or today's date.

ACWP

Optional

The sum of actual cost of work performed (ACWP) values for all of a resource's assignments, up to the status date or today's date.

CalendarUID

Optional

The unique ID for the calendar associated with this resource.

Notes

Optional

Notes about a resource.

BCWS

Optional

The rolled-up summary of a resource's BCWS values for all assigned tasks; also called budgeted cost of work scheduled.

BCWP

Optional

The rolled-up summary of a resource's BCWP values for all assigned tasks, calculated up to the status date or today's date; also called budgeted cost of work performed.

IsGeneric

Optional

Indicates whether the resource is an enterprise-level generic resource.

IsInactive

Optional

Indicates whether the resource is an active (enabled) or inactive user.

IsEnterprise

Optional

Specifies whether the resource is an enterprise resource.

BookingType

Optional

Specifies the booking type of the resource (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.

ActiveDirectoryGUID

Optional

The Active Directory GUID for the resource.

CreationDate

Optional

The date that the project, resource, or assignment was created.

ExtendedAttribute

Optional

A custom field definition associated with a resource.

Baseline

Optional

A set of project estimates used for tracking purposes.

OutlineCode

Optional

A custom tag defined for a resource that enables an alternate project structure.

IsCostResource

Optional

New in Project 2007. Indicates whether the resource is a cost resource.

AssnOwner

Optional

New in Project 2007. Name of the assignment owner.

AssnOwnerGuid

Optional

New in Project 2007. The GUID of the assignment owner.

IsBudget

Optional

New in Project 2007. Indicates whether the resource is a budget resource.

AvailabilityPeriods

Optional

The collection of dates the resource is available.

Rates

Optional

The collection of pay rates for the resource.

c408000 – c417fff

Optional

Enterprise resource custom field data.

ExtendedAttribute

Optional

Local resource custom field data.

TimephasedData

Optional

The timephased data block associated with the resource.

Occurrences

Minimum: 0

Maximum: Unbounded

See Also

Concepts

Resource Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the Resources Element