# Project Resources Dialog Box

## Content



The **Project Resources** dialog box is used for adding or removing resources such as work, material, or cost to your project schedule.<br />You can perform the following operations using the Project Resources Dialog Box:

### To Access the Project Resources dialog box

Click on the **Project Resources** button ![Displays the Project Resources dialog box.](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/7e40233e-00f6-4cd8-af13-0764ef4e9235/images/projectresourceicon.png) , in the C1GanttView Toolbar.

The **Project Resources** dialog box appears as the following:

![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/7e40233e-00f6-4cd8-af13-0764ef4e9235/images/resources-dialog.png)

### Add a Resource

You can add a Resource by clicking the **Add** button. Once the Resource is added the default name, Resource1 appears in the Resource Name textbox.

### Remove a Resource

You can remove a resource by selecting the resource in the Members listbox and clicking on the **Remove** button.

### Set Resource Name

You can set the name for the added resource in the Resource **Name** textbox. The added resource will be referred by this name in the project, so, it is advisable to type a descriptive and unique name for each resource.

### Set Resource Type

In the **Resource Type** dropdown list box you can set the resource type of the added resource to one of the following:

*   Work
*   Material
*   Cost

### Set Unit of Measure

You can specify the unit of measure for the resource type in the **Unit of Measure** textbox. Work resources are always measured by time so the typical unit of measure for a work resource is expressed in hours. The unit of measure for material resources is a measure unit like cubic yards, tons, meters, etc.

### Notes

You can specify the language and concept details of the resource type in the **Notes** textbox. This will help the user to better understand how the resource is calculated based upon the unit of measure.

### Cost

You can specify the cost of the resource type using the **Cost** numeric box.