You can extend the date of an allocated resource plan and allocate resources for the extended period.

About this task

Assume that work on a project has started, but there is a need to extend the date of an allocated resource plan because the project has been extended. In this scenario, you can extend the date of the allocated resource plan. The new date by which the resource plan is extended does not have any impact on the existing allocated hours. While extending the resource plan, you can specify the new end date and the request type. Based on the request type selected, the required allocated hours are auto-filled.

For example, assume that you allocated 100 hours for 2 months, 50 hours for each month. Now, you want to extend the resource plan by one month. For the extended month, allocation records are created based on the request type selected.

1. Navigate to Resource > Resource Plans > All.
2. Open a resource plan.
3. Click Extend Resource Plan.
4. In the Extend resource plan dialog box, fill in the following fields:

   Field	Description
   New end date	Date until which you want to extend the resource plan.
   Request type	Type of request. Options include: FTE, Person Days, or Hours.
   FTE or Person Days or Hours	Number of units to request resources. The field appears when you select one of the options in the Request type field. Based on the selected request type, specify the unit. For more information, see Request type.

5. Click OK.

Result

• The end date of the resource plan is updated.
• The Extension field displays the state as Allocated.
• For the extended period, allocation records are created based on the request type selected.
• Number of requested FTE or hours or person days is divided equally for each allocation period and is pre-filled in each allocation record.
• Extending the resource plan invokes the rate model for getting the hourly rates.