Update cost plan related to a resource plan
If a resource plan is associated to a project, project task, or demand and has a related cost plan, then a requester or a resource manager can update the related cost plan after updating the resource plan.
Before you begin
Role required: resource_user or resource_manager or it_project_manager or it_demand_manager
About this task
If a resource plan does not have a related cost plan, the Update Cost Plan related link is not displayed for the resource plan.
Procedure
Save the updates to the resource plan.
Click the Update Cost Plan related link.
The cost plan associated to a resource plan is automatically updated as soon as the Planned cost in the resource plan is updated. The planned cost on resource plan gets updated when there is a change in:
- Planned hours
- User
- State
- Start and end dates
Result
The cost plan associated to the resource plan is updated as follows:
- If the resource plan is in Planning or Requested state, planned hours is updated in the cost plan.
- If the resource plan is in Confirmed/Allocated state and the Confirmed/Allocated hours are less than planned hours, then the higher of the planned cost and Confirmed/Allocated cost is updated in the cost plan.
- If the resource plan is in Confirmed/Allocated state and the Confirmed/Allocated hours are equal to or more than planned hours, then the Confirmed/Allocated cost is updated in the cost plan.
Cost from resource plan will be interfaced to the unit_cost field on the Cost Plan [cost_plan] table.
Parent Topic:Resource plans
Related topics
Use Resource Finder to analyze resource availability
Create an operational resource plan
Confirm and allocate a resource plan
Request a change to a resource plan
Recalculate costs of a resource plan
Complete an allocated resource plan
Request extension of an allocated resource plan
Allocate resources for the extended period