Assign activities to a machine type in Machine types
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.. index:: Assign activities to a machine type in Machine types

**Important!** A project schedule, which includes activities and the roles
required in the resource pool should already been set up.

In order to assign activities to a machine type, do the following:

- Select the view **Start > Resource views > Machine types**.
- Select the menu item **Start > Edit > Filter**.

The dialogue box **Filter** opens.
   
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- Remove the tick from the check box **Offer only used resources for
  selection** to view all machine types from the resource pool in the
  list.
- You can mark the check box **Roles** and transfer all machine types
  to the view Machine type usage.

**Alternatively** ,you can mark only selected machine types.

- Click on the button **OK**.
- Select a machine type which you want to assign activities to.
  The tab **Activities** in the window Resource properties lists
  activities from the project schedule.
   
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- Mark the check boxes of the activities.
- Among others, you can define the **quantity, utilization and notes**
  of a machine type for an activity.
- Mark the check boxes of the activities.
- Click on the button **OK**.

**Machine type properties during allocation**

During the allocation you can refine role properties by controlling and
defining the following values for each activity:

- Number of machine type
- Usage of machine type
- Notes concerning a machine type

**Activity selection**

During the assignation you can determine the activity list by
activating /deactivating the following options:

- **Assigned activities only** lists only assigned activities.

**Activities at a specific date**

You can filter activities that are due at a specific date.
If you leftclick on a cell showing the result from the row Machine
type and column Date, you will only receive the displayed activities that
were defined for this particular time period.

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