New Operational Assignment form

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title: New Operational Assignment form
description: Fill in the following fields to create a operational assignment using Resource Management Workspace.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Resource Management
classification: resource-management
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# New Operational Assignment form

Fill in the following fields to create a operational assignment using Resource Management Workspace.

<table id="table_s2p_rdy_bcc"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Resource

</td><td>

Name of the resource.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Group

</td><td>

Name of the group to create resource assignment.If a resource is selected, the primary group name is populated by default.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Role

</td><td>

Primary role for the employee.If a resource is selected, the primary role is populated by default.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Skill

</td><td>

Primary skill of the resource.If a resource is selected, the primary role is populated by default.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Effort type

</td><td>

Select the effort type to request a resource.-   Hours - to request a resource on hourly basis.
-   % Capacity - to request a certain percentage of capacity towards operational work.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Effort

</td><td>

Enter the required effort count.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Enter a custom name for resource assignment.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Operational work type

</td><td>

Select the kind of operational work from the list.-   KTLO
-   Admin
-   Meeting
-   Training
-   Out of office
-   External labor
-   Time off
-   Appointment
-   Phone call

</td></tr><tr><td>

Rate model

</td><td>

Select existing rate model to calculate planned and actual resource costs.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Start date

</td><td>

Select the start date of the assignment using the calendar palette.

</td></tr><tr><td>

End date

</td><td>

Select the end date of the assignment using the calendar palette.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Resource status

</td><td>

Select the state of the resource assignment.-   Pending
-   Approved
-   Unapproved
-   Unassigned

</td></tr><tr><td>

Ready for review

</td><td>

Select an option from the list so that the resource manager can review the request for allocation.-   Yes - if the resource assignment request is finalized and ready for resource manager's review for allocation.
-   No - if the resource assignment details are still being updated.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Notes

</td><td>

Enter details about the assignment to help resource manager or project manager with insights and additional information.

</td></tr></tbody>
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