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Recurring task

A task that occurs repeatedly during the course of a project, such as a weekly staff meeting.

Report

A format in which you can print schedule or resource information that is appropriate for the intended recipients. Microsoft Project provides predefined reports, or you can create custom reports.

Report period

The span of time during which you track and update a task that the workgroup manager has assigned to you. You can change the unit of time in which the report period displays the tasks to either days, weeks, or a single unit of time for the whole report period.

Report type

A category for Microsoft Project reports that contain similar information. There are five report types: Overview, Current Activities, Cost, Assignments, and Workload.

Resource allocation

The assignment of resources to tasks in a project.

Resource calendar

A working times calendar that stores the working and nonworking times for an individual resource. You can use resource calendars to define unique exceptions for individual resources, such as vacations, different working days, or different shifts. See working times calendar.

Resource group

A set of resources that share some characteristic and that is categorized by a group name. For example, you can categorize resources by job function and use group names such as plumbers and editors. Or, you can categorize resources by employment status and use group names such as contractors and permanent employees.

Resource list

A list of the resources available for a project, including personnel, equipment, and supplies.

Resource pool

A project file containing information about a group of resources shared by several projects.

Resource set

A collection of resources that share the same skills or attributes and that may be assigned to the same tasks.

Resource view

A view that displays resource information. Resource views include the Resource Sheet, the Resource Graph, the Resource Usage view, and resource forms.

Resources

The personnel, equipment, materials, and services needed to complete tasks in a project.

Roll up

On Gantt Charts, to display symbols on a summary task bar that represent dates from subtasks. You can roll up dates from subtasks to make important dates easily visible on a summary task bar. For example, you can display diamonds on a summary task bar to represent the dates of several milestone subtasks.

Row

A horizontal series of side-by-side fields displaying a common category of information. A row in Microsoft Project typically consists of information about a task, resource, or assignment or some detail such as work and cost.

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