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set the candidates, requested resource, and scheduled resource for a role

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titleAdditional Resources

Watch Resource Management Deep-dive webinar [go to 39:12] for a video demonstration of this functionality.

To reach this area open any Role and go to the Resource Assignment tab.

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ColumnDescription
Copy To / Assign

Copy To - copy this resource from the requested half to the booked half

Assign - make this resource your preferred resource

ResourceThe resource you would like to work this role
Acceptability Fit %

Click the gear icon to set categories you want to fuzzy match on. These then weight the acceptability percent. For example, a resource with a 3 instead of 4 skill level in C-Programming would be a very close acceptability fit percent.

Availability Match %Availability to fulfill requested hours exactly as requested
Availability Flex %Availability to fulfill requested hours within the same time period as the request, but not in the same distribution
Billing Adjusted MarginIf you are allowed to see margin, then you'll see the ratio (BAR - RDC) / BAR. The higher the number the more you'll earn. Margins can be negative if the resource's pay rate is higher than your bill rate.


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Match % and Flex %

These two values are very useful and warrant a section all on their own. They provide you with a quick percentage so that you can see the likelihood that a candidate has enough availability to fulfill all of the requested hours.

The match % determines how closely the resource can work all requested hours exactly as scheduled. Ideally the match percent is 100% and you know it is safe to book this resource. Let's say you request a resource for half-days across an entire week, or 20 hours. The resource is already booked to another project for all of Monday though. The match percent is 16 out of 20 hours, or 80%. This is when you want to look at flex percent. Looking at the entire week that was requested, you could bump those 4 problem hours from Monday to each of the next four days. Your flex % is still one hundred. As long as you are willing to be flexible on when the work is actually done, you can still get all the hours you want. 

If the flex percentage looks good you probably want to go over to the Role's Schedule Tab to deal with overallocations.

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