Warnings

About task warnings

Warnings help you spot common issues and errors when working with tasks in the Resources module.

If there is an issue with any part of the task:

  • Estimate

  • Assignment

  • Workload contour

the task is highlighted with a yellow outline.

Taskbar magnified to show the yellow outline signifying a warning.

View the warning details

To see the warning details, click the taskbar to open the task information.

Task warning explained in the task details.

Examples of warnings

Estimates

The "Estimates" warnings appear based on the Effort Mode to notify you about missing estimates (Original or Remaining) for certain tasks.

Assignment

The “Assignment” warnings inform you when there is a problem with the task assignment in terms of teams or skills.

Workload contour

The “Assignment” warnings appear when there is a problem with the workload distribution contour.