Resource estimates

Resources accomplish the work in a task. On the Estimates page, you can assign a resource to a task directly by inputting the estimated level of effort in the appropriate intersecting grid cell. The hours/units/cost value you enter in the cell is called a resource estimate. For more accuracy, open the resource estimate details and enter your data there.

At any time, you can edit the information in resource fields, including values in custom resource fields. You can also create new values for custom fields while editing a resource.

All available resources come from the proposal's direct rate table. Since direct rate tables are created and maintained in ProPricer™ Contractor Edition Enterprise, your resources should already be configured by the time you start estimating.

Resources you've added to proposal breakdown structure (PBS) elements could later become invalid if they no longer match the resources in the proposal's direct rate table. You might encounter invalid resources after assigning a different table to the proposal, or after synchronizing all the proposal's external data. Invalid resources will be highlighted red in the grid, like this:

To focus on direct resource estimates only, change the estimate type to Resource in the drop-down menu above the grid on the Estimates page.

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