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title: Create resource assignments using Project Workspace
description: Create an attribute-based resource assignment in the Project Workspace application for any project or project task.
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release: australia
product: Project Workspace
classification: project-workspace
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Resource assignments in Project Workspace, Manage resources, Project Workspace, Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
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# Create resource assignments using Project Workspace

Create an attribute-based resource assignment in the Project Workspace application for any project or project task.

## Before you begin

After a resource assignment is created, a Resource Plan is created automatically in the back-end. The resources are allocated to the project and approved by the Resource Manager. You can edit the assignment throughout the project life cycle.

Role required: it\_project\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Project Workspace** and open a project.

2.  View the resource assignment pane by enabling the **Resource assignments** toggle button.

    **Note:** If the **sn\_pw.enable\_resource\_planning** property is set to true, then the **Resource assignment** toggle button and resource assignment pane are displayed in Project Workspace. The default value is false. You must have the pps\_admin role to enable this property.

3.  From the Planning pane, double-click the **Resource assignees** field for a project task.

    You can assign the resources from both planning and resource assignment pane.

4.  From the resource assignment pane, create a resource assignment for a project or task by selecting **Add resource**.

    You can create a resource assignment for a project from the resource assignment pane only.

5.  From the resource assignee list, select a user or group and press **Enter**.

    When you create a resource assignment, the user or group allocation is based on the selected effort type. For example, when you add a user and the effort type is selected as hours, the allocations are displayed in hours.

    A resource assignment record is created and auto-saved. The resource assignment form auto-populates the project or task information.

6.  From the resource assignment pane, create a resource assignment for a project or task by selecting **New Resource**.

    You can use this option to create a resource assignment using the resource form. On the New Resource Assignment form, fill in the fields and select **Submit**. For a description of the field names, see [New Resource Assignment form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/resource-management/create-ra-form-rmw.md).

7.  View the resource allocations in the heatmap by enabling the **Allocation heatmap** toggle button.

    You can switch from the week view to the month view based on your requirement.


## What to do next

[Update resource assignment from Project Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-workspace/update-resource-assignment-pw.md)

-   **[Create a resource assignment for a user in Project Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-workspace/create-user-resource-assignment.md)**  
Use Project Workspace to create a user-based Resource assignment. User records store information about individuals who access your instance or application. These records can be assigned to groups and roles to determine what records and actions can be accessed by individuals.
-   **[Create group resource assignment in Project Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-workspace/create-group-resource-assignment.md)**  
Use Project Workspace to create a group and associate it to your resource assignment. You can associate a set of users who share a common purpose to a group.
-   **[Create an attribute-based resource assignment](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-workspace/create-attribute-resource-assignment.md)**  
Create an attribute-based resource assignment in Project Workspace. You can pre-define attributes based on your requirement.

**Parent Topic:**[Resource assignments in Project Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-workspace/resource-assignments-pw.md)

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