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FAQ: How To Connect Assignments To An Existing Demand

How It Works
How to Connect To Demand
         Budget Section in Project Profile
         Team Calendar in Project Profile
         Team Members Calendar in Calendar Tab
         Projects Calendar in Calendar Tab
         Calendar Section in Staffer’s Profile in Team Members Tab
         Connect To Demand Step-By-Step
Troubleshooting: Inability to Connect Assignment To Demand

How It Works

There may be situations in which you want to connect assignments to an existing demand.

To match assignments with existing demand, look for the LINK icon:

NOTE: An infinite number of assignments can be connected to one demand.

How to Connect To Demand

In Foresight, you can connect an assignment to one demand in several places. Below is a list of locations across the system and flows:

1. Budget Section in Project Profile

Log in to the Manager Account in Foresight ▶ Click
the Projects Tab in the left navigation bar ▶ Find
the proper project and click on it ▶ You’ll be
redirected to Project Profile ▶Go to the BUDGET
section ▶ Click the LINK icon

2. Team Calendar in Project Profile 

Log in to the Manager Account in Foresight ▶Click the Projects Tab
in the left navigation bar ▶
Find the proper project and click on it ▶
You’ll be redirected to Project Profile ▶ Go to the Team
Calendar section ▶ Find the proper assignment ▶
Click the right mouse button on the tile ▶ Click the LINK icon from
the ribbon to connect assignments to demand

3. Team Members Calendar in Calendar Tab

Log in to the Manager Account in Foresight ▶ Click
the Calendar Tab in the left navigation bar ▶ Click
the Team Members section on the ribbon ▶ Find
the proper staffer ▶ Click the right mouse button
on the tile, ▶ Click the LINK icon from the ribbon
to connect the assignment to the demand

4. Projects Calendar in Calendar Tab

Log in to the Manager Account in Foresight ▶
Click the Calendar Tab in the left navigation bar ▶
Click the Projects section on the ribbon ▶ Find the
proper project ▶ Click the right mouse button
on the tile ▶ Click the LINK  icon from the ribbon
to connect the assignment in this project to the demand

5. Calendar Section in Staffer’s Profile in Team Members Tab

Log in to the Manager Account in Foresight ▶
Click the Team Members Tab in the left navigation bar ▶
Find the proper staffer ▶ Go to the Calendar section ▶
Click the right mouse button on the assignment tile ▶
Click the LINK icon from the ribbon to connect
the assignment in this project
to the demand

Connect To Demand Step-By-Step

1. Press the CONNECT TO DEMAND button.

2. A single-selection list will open. Select the demand you want to connect to a given assignment. Click the CONNECT DEMAND button on the right:

3. If the assignment is connected to a demand, the system disables the LINK icon and displays relevant information.

Troubleshooting: Inability to Connect Assignment To Demand

If the assignment is connected to a demand, you cannot connect it to another DEMAND. The icon will be disabled and cannot be interacted with. 

Additionally, the system will display a LINK button next to the staffer’s name to let you know that the assignment is already connected to the demand: 

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