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title: Move a resource assignment in Project Workspace
description: Move the resource assignment to a new start and end dates to accommodate changes in task scheduling or resource allocation. Shift assignments to balance workloads across resources and avoid over-allocation.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/project-workspace/move-resource-assignments-project-workspace.html
release: australia
product: Project Workspace
classification: project-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Resource assignments in Project Workspace, Manage resources, Project Workspace, Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Move a resource assignment in Project Workspace

Move the resource assignment to a new start and end dates to accommodate changes in task scheduling or resource allocation. Shift assignments to balance workloads across resources and avoid over-allocation.

## Before you begin

Role required: resource\_user, resource\_manager

## About this task

-   When you move an assignment to a new start and end dates, the initial requested or approved efforts are retained for the latest duration.
-   When an assignment is moved, the Ready for review state is retained and the assignment remains accessible to resource managers for work allocation.
-   You cannot move a resource assignment if actuals efforts are entered for the work.
-   New assignment dates should be within the task duration dates.

## 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.  Select a project task to view the assignments associated to the task.

4.  From the resource assignment pane, select the row context menu \(\[Omitted image "icon-row-context-menu.png"\] Alt text: Row context menu.\) and then select **Move**.

5.  From Move assignment modal, select a **New start date** using the date picker modal.

6.  Change the assignment status using the **New status** list to one of the following available statuses.

    Changing the status is restricted to the resource\_manager role.

7.  Select **Confirm**.

    When you move the resource assignment for a group, the assignments are moved for all members of that group. You cannot move assignments for individual users within the group or for child resource assignments.


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