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# <Assignment> Element

There must be at least one assignment in each <Assignments> collection.

Element Properties

Property | Value
--- | ---
Data Type | ComplexType
Minimum Occurrences | 0
Maximum Occurrences | Unbounded
Default Value | N/A
Abstract | False
Nillable | False
Element Constraints | Sequence

Parent Elements

<Assignments>

Child Elements

## List of Child Elements

Element | Required/Optional | Description
--- | --- | ---
<UID> | Required | The unique ID for the assignment.
<TaskUID> | Optional | The unique ID for the task.
<ResourceUID> | Optional | The unique ID for the resource.
<PercentWorkComplete> | Optional | The current status of an assignment, expressed as the percentage of the assignment's work that has been completed.
<ActualCost> | Optional | The cost incurred for work already performed by a resource on a task.
<ActualFinish> | Optional | The date and time when an assignment was actually completed.
<ActualOvertimeCost> | Optional | The cost incurred for overtime work already performed by a resource on a task.
<ActualOvertimeWork> | Optional | The actual amount of overtime work already performed by a resource on an assigned task.
<ActualStart> | Optional | The date and time that an assignment actually began.
<ActualWork> | Optional | The amount of work that has already been done by a resource on a task.
<ACWP> | Optional | The costs incurred for work already performed by a resource on a task up to the project status date or today's date; also called actual cost of work performed.
<Confirmed> | Optional | Indicates whether a resource assigned to a task has accepted or rejected the task assignment.
<Cost> | Optional | The total scheduled (or projected) cost for an assignment.
<CostRateTable> | Optional | Indicates which cost rate table to use for a resource on an assignment.
<CostVariance> | Optional | The difference between the baseline cost and total cost for an assignment.
<CV> | Optional | The difference between how much it should have cost to achieve the current level of completion on the assignment and how much it has actually cost.
<Delay> | Optional | The amount of time a resource is to wait after the task start date before starting work on an assignment.
<Finish> | Optional | The date and time that an assigned resource is scheduled to complete work on a task.
<FinishVariance> | Optional | The difference between an assignment's baseline finish date and its scheduled finish date.
<Hyperlink> | Optional | The title or explanatory text for a hyperlink associated with an assignment.
<HyperlinkAddress> | Optional | The address for a hyperlink associated with an assignment.
<HyperlinkSubAddress> | Optional | The specific location in a document within a hyperlink associated with an assignment.
<WorkVariance> | Optional | The difference between an assignment's baseline work and the currently scheduled work.
<HasFixedRateUnits> | Optional | Indicates whether an assignment has fixed rate units.
<FixedMaterial> | Optional | Indicates whether the consumption of the assigned material resource occurs in a single, fixed amount.
<LevelingDelay> | Optional | The amount of time that an assignment is to be delayed from the scheduled start date as a result of resource leveling.
<LevelingDelayFormat> | Optional | The format for expressing the duration of the delay.
<LinkedFields> | Optional | Indicates whether there are OLE links to the assignment.
<Milestone> | Optional | Indicates whether the assignment task is a milestone.
<Notes> | Optional | Notes about an assignment.
<Overallocated> | Optional | Indicates whether a resource is assigned to more work on a specific task than can be done within the resource's normal working capacity.
<OvertimeCost> | Optional | The total overtime cost for a resource assignment.
<OvertimeWork> | Optional | The amount of overtime to be performed by a resource on a task; charged at the resource's overtime rate.
<RegularWork> | Optional | The total amount of non-overtime work scheduled to be performed by a resource assigned to a task.
<RemainingCost> | Optional | The costs associated with completing all remaining scheduled work by any resources on a specific task.
<RemainingOvertimeCost> | Optional | The remaining scheduled overtime expense for an assignment.
<RemainingOvertimeWork> | Optional | The amount of overtime work that remains on an assignment.
<RemainingWork> | Optional | The amount of time required by a resource assigned to a task to complete an assignment.
<ResponsePending> | Optional | Indicates whether an answer has been received from a message sent to a resource assigned to a task notifying the resource of the assignment.
<Start> | Optional | The date and time that an assigned resource is scheduled to begin working on a task.
<Stop> | Optional | The date the assignment was stopped.
<Resume> | Optional | The date the assignment was resumed.
<StartVariance> | Optional | The difference between an assignment's baseline start date and its currently scheduled start date.
<Units> | Optional | The number of units for which a resource is assigned to a task, expressed as a percentage.
<UpdateNeeded> | Optional | Indicates whether a TeamUpdate message should be sent to the resource assigned to a task because of changes to the start date, finish date, or resource reassignments.
<VAC> | Optional | The variance at completion (VAC) between the baseline cost and the total cost for an assignment on a task.
<Work> | Optional | The total amount of work scheduled to be performed by a resource on a task.
<WorkContour> | Optional | Indicates how work for an assignment is to be distributed across the duration of the assignment.
<BCWS> | Optional | The budgeted cost of work scheduled on the assignment.
<BCWP> | Optional | The budgeted cost of the work performed on the assignment to-date.
<BookingType> | Optional | Specifies the booking type of the assignment (committed or proposed).
<ActualWorkProtected> | Optional | Specifies the duration through which actual work is protected.
<ActualOvertimeWorkProtected> | Optional | Specifies the duration through which actual overtime work is protected.
<CreationDate> | Optional | The date that the assignment was created.
<ExtendedAttribute> | Optional | The value of an extended attribute (custom field).
<Baseline> | Optional | The collection of baseline values associated with the assignment.
<TimephasedData> | Optional | The time phased data associated with the assignment.

See Also

XML Schema for the <Assignment> Element
XML Structure for the <Assignment> Element

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