Resource histogram view

The Resource histogram shows the assigned resources for the project in the histogram window. Assigned resources can be viewed based on Planned, Remaining, Actual, and Remaining Late statuses.

Use the following instructions to enable the Resource histogram view.

Enable the Resource Histogram View

  1. In the toolbar, click the View options icon.

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  2. Switch the Resource Histogram toggle to enable the Resource histogram.

    The view options menu now shows more features in the gray box area. Resources show in the bottom left of the screen. To the right, the histogram window shows.

  3. To view a specific date range for resources, on the right side of the screen, select the Zoom level icon.

    The Zoom level is set to Month in the following images.

    The histogram now shows resources allocated based on the month. By default, only the Planned status is selected.

Use the following instructions to add statuses to the histogram.

Add statuses to the Resource histogram

  1. Select the View options icon, and then select the Status drop-down menu.

    The Planned status is selected by default.

  2. Select another status to show on the histogram that has not been selected previously.

The additional statuses show the resource bar in different colors. You can hover over the bar to view the data or you can review the resource data in the left column. The image below shows that the Planned and Remaining Late statuses currently occupy the histogram.

In the columns on the left of the screen, the status selected brings in the units associated to it. In this case, the remaining late units are brought in because the Remaining late status is selected. You can see those units spread incrementally across the project.

The data date is also shown on the histogram. You can add the data date and the finish date of the project for reference so that you know the boundaries of your project.