Unassigning resources

You can unassign resources at the project or work item level. If you unassign a resource at the project level or remove the user from the project area, the user cannot access the project artifacts. However, you can access and modify the removed resource data.

Before you begin

Use the Resource and Profile Assignment viewlet to perform this task. In the navigation bar, click Resources, and click the Search and Assign tab.

About this task

When you unassign a resource at the project level, the resource is unassigned from the project as well as from the project's task assignments. But when you unassign a resource at a work item level, the resource is not unassigned at the project level. To unassign a resource from a work item or a project:

Procedure

  1. In the Resources view, ensure that the Resource and Profile Assignment viewlet is open.
  2. From the WBS tree, select a project or work item. The resource that is assigned to the work item or project is displayed in the Resource and Profile Assignment viewlet.
  3. In the Actions column, click the Unassign icon unassign icon.
  4. If the resource has entered time in the timesheet, you are prompted to either Unassign only or to Unassign and replace the resource with a profile.
    • If you click Unassign and replace:
      1. select a profile from the Add profiles window and click Add.
    • If you select Unassign only, the resource is unassigned from the project or work item.
  5. Click Save.

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