Assign roles ============ .. index:: Assign roles In order to ssign roles to the selected activity, do as follows: - Activate the tab **Roles** in the window Activity properties. |image0| **Available roles** - Enter a string value in the field **Filter** to show only certain roles (search via role group and code) or enter two dots ".." in order to view the roles that have already been used in the project. - Doubleclick on the entry in the left table to assign the role to the activity. **Assigned roles** - Enter a differing value for the number of employees required for this role in the field **Quantity**. - Enter a differing value of the percentage the role is utilized in the activity in the field **Utilization**. - Enter a differing value in the field **Effort**, for the effort that a role has to perform within the activity. - Enter notes that might be crucial for the role in connection with the activity in the the field **Notes**. - Click on the button **OK**. **Notes:** - You can adjust the columns layout of both tables at your convenience by rightclicking on the column names of the table and selecting the columns you want to adjust. |image1| - You can use the menu item Project / Roles from Employee assignation to define roles within a project for available employees who are required for the activity completion. This allows you to use easily these settings as templates for other activities. - In order to have quick access to the used resources, click on the button **Resource pool** if you are using the general resource pool - or on the button **Project resources** if you are using a project-specific resource pool. |image2| .. |image0| image:: ../images/task_property_skill.png .. |image1| image:: ../images/task_property_skill_1.png .. |image2| image:: ../images/task_property_skill_2.png