# Labour & Plant {% hint style="info" %} **Who can use this feature?** All project users can add Labour and Plant to their Tasks. *** Project Admins can create new Labour and Plant resources. {% endhint %} Labour and Plant can be added to Tasks to track and forecast your daily resource demand. ## Create Labour Resource *** Creating Labour resource lets you build a reusable library of Labour to assign to Tasks.
#### To create Labour: * Click your Project Title in the top left, then select `Project Assets` * Select `Labour` from the menu * Click * Create your custom Labour resource by entering the `Name`, `Labour Type` and a `Colour` * The Labour resource is added to the library of Labour the team can assign to their Tasks
Labour Types | Labour Types | | ------------------- | | Individual Resource | | Crew |
## Create Plant Resource *** Creating Plant resource lets you build a reusable library of Plant to assign to Tasks.
#### To create Plant: * Click your Project Title in the top left, then select `Project Assets` * Select `Plant` from the menu * Click * Create your custom Plant resource by entering the `Name`, `Plant Type` and `Colour` * The Plant resource is added to the library of Plant the team can assign to their Tasks
Plant Type | Plant Types | | ------------------------------ | | Access Equipment | | Backhoe | | Compacting Equipment | | Concrete Placement | | Concrete pumps | | Cranes | | Dozers | | Dumper | | Earthmoving Equipment | | Excavators | | Forklifts | | Graders | | Lifting Equipment | | Marine Equipment | | Other | | Painting and Coating Equipment | | Piling Equipment | | Piling Rigs | | Rollers | | Small or Hand Tools | | Tipper Lorrys (20 Tonne) | | Trucks and Lorries | | Wheeled Loaders |
## Assign Labour Resources to Tasks *** You can assign as many Labour resources to each Task as you need. Once added to the task, they’re assumed to be needed for the entire working duration - keeping things simple and helping teams plan ahead.
#### To add Labour to a Task: * On the Gantt, navigate to the column picker and toggle `Labour` * Click the Labour cell for your Task & select the relevant Labour option from the dropdown menu * Use the `+` / `-` buttons to increase or decrease the Labour quantity needed for the duration of the Task See also: Bulk Edits ## Assign Plant Resources to Tasks *** You can assign as many Plant resources to each Task as you need. Once added, they’re assumed to be needed for the entire working duration - keeping things simple and helping teams plan ahead.
#### To add Plant to a Task: * On the Gantt, navigate to the column picker and toggle `Plant` * Click the Plant cell for your Task & select the relevant Plant option from the dropdown menu * Use the `+` / `-` buttons to increase or decrease the Plant quantity needed for the duration of the Task See also: Bulk Edits
Plant & Labour Property Rules * Labour & Plant are multi-select properties * You can assign multiple types of labour or plant to each Task * Each assigned item can have its own quantity * Quantities are applied per day * A quantity of 5 means 5 units are required for each day of the Task's duration * Quantities cannot vary across the days of a Task * Archived Labour & Plant resources will no longer be available to add to Tasks but will still exist on tasks it was assigned to before the resource was archived
## View Forecasted Resources on the Gantt *** Use the Resource Overlay in the Gantt to forecast Labour & Plant demand day by day. You'll see how much of each Labour or Plant is needed across the project, with a clear breakdown of which Tasks are driving that usage and who's using it.
#### To turn on the Labour Resource Overlay * Click and select `Resources` * Use the icons on the left to view `Labour` * Hover over the numbers to view your **Total** and **Project Utilisation** * Click to filter to either `Crew` or `Individual Resource` * Click the Resources Configuration icon to switch between `Tasks in View` and `Project Utilisation` * Hover over to see the daily breakdown #### To turn on the Plant Resource Overlay * Click and select `Resources` * Use the icons on the left to view `Plant` * Hover over the numbers to view your **Total** and **Project Utilisation** * Click to filter to a specific Plant Type * Click the Resources Configuration icon to switch between `Tasks in View` and `Project Utilisation` * Hover over to see the daily breakdown See also: Export Resource Demand
What's Shown on Hover On hover, the daily breakdown includes: * **Utilisation** * Quantity of Material used by Tasks in your current View (respects filters) * **# no of Tasks** * Number of Tasks in your current View using that Material on the selected day (respects filters) * **Project** **Utilisation** * Total quantity used across the entire project (ignores filters) * **# no of Project Tasks** * Number of Project-wide Tasks using that material on the selected day (ignores filters) * **Task Owner Breakdown** * Lists each Task Owner contributing to Project usage * Includes Task Count and percentage of total utilisation for that day and Material * **Cell shading** * **Darker = higher quantity** * Lighter - lower quantity * Scale is relative to the values shown in the current overlay * **Quantity values** are only shown in Day View * In Week, Month or Year mode, cell shading remains but numeric values are hidden
Resource Overlay Configuration Options | Option | Function | | ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Total** | The demand for tasks in your current view | | **Project Utilisation** | The demand for your entire project | | **Hide Un-utilised resources** | Removes resources that aren’t assigned to any Tasks from the resource list |
## Filter by Labour *** Filter by Labour to quickly review and manage work related to a particular Labour item across your plan.
#### Filter by Labour: * Click and * Select `Labour` in the first dropdown * Select from `Is`, `Is Not`, `Is Empty`, `Is Not Empty` in the second dropdown * Select your desired Labour item in the third dropdown ## Filter by Plant *** Filter by Plant to quickly review and manage work related to a particular Plant item across your plan.
#### To filter by Plant: * Click and * Select `Plant` in the first dropdown * Select from `Is`, `Is Not`, `Is Empty`, `Is Not Empty` in the second dropdown * Select your desired Plant item in the third dropdown See also: create & share Views
Filter Breakdown | Filter | Operator | Value | | ------ | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | | Labour |

Is
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| | Plant |

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## Report on Labour and Plant Demand ***
#### Power BI Connect your Project as a datasource for Power BI to report on Labour & Plant Demand. #### Aphex Insight Utilise Aphex Insight to track Labour & Plant Resource Demand. See trends and drill down into specific Tasks to identify where each Labour and Plant Resource is allocated. See also: Connect to Power BI --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.aphex.co/docs/planner/features/labour-and-plant.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.