Update Actual Work on a Daily Basis

Sometimes you need to follow actual work closely. For example, you may have an especially tight deadline that you need to keep close track of. To track actual work on a daily basis, you can use the timephased fields in the Resource Usage view. Because you can enter information for a particular day in your schedule, timephased fields let you to keep your project up-to-date daily or weekly. You can use a view with timephased fields much the same way you use a timesheet.

To update actual work on a daily basis

1. On the View Bar, click Resource Usage .
2. On the View menu, point to Table, and then click Work.
3. On the Format menu, point to Details, and then click Actual Work.
4. To enter actual values for a resource, select the column for the day you want to track, and then type a value in the field of the resource.
   To enter actual values for a task assignment, select the column for the day you want to track, and then type a value in the field of the task.

If you want to enter actual data for your project over time and keep track of your project from day to day, you can use the timephased actual work and actual cost fields on the Task Usage and Resource Usage views.

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