--- title: "NEW Resources module (beta)." canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/DLP/694321755/NEW%20Resources%20module%20(beta)." format: markdown --- > đź“ť **Grouping **is available only in the** new view of the Resources module. ** > đź“ť > đź“ť This feature is currently available **only to cloud users.** | | | --- | | **Contents:**
> Macro (toc) | ## How to access the new view of the Resources module To access grouping, click the **Try out new features (beta) **button at the top. You can switch between the views at any time. ![image-20240320-073506.png](media://86260496-b745-4fe5-bf6f-4fc7273052e2) --- ## Usability improvements - Snipe to a search result task - Task dates visible during resizing - Tooltips added for clarity - Grid cells show units (hours, man-days, percentage, story points) - Jump to the nearest task in a swimlane - Custom task colors are available **[Read more](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/1227161797)** --- ## Workload, capacity, and utilization - tile coloring When you switch to a new view of the Resources module, **new coloring is introduced** to help you better track the over and under-allocation of the resources. Setup of custom coloring rules no longer requires BigPicture Enterprise. **[Read more](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/1227030970)** --- ## Swimlanes and grouping The new view lets you organize data into the following swimlanes: - Individuals - Teams - **Projects** [new] - **Skills** [New] The new **grouping** mechanism allows for a **two-level **grouping of tasks and provides better insight into your portfolio. Now, you can easily track things like capacity and workload across projects and teams. ![image](media://35eb0ed3-e2a7-420f-84a0-c26f782ebdd3) **[Read more](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/1227063544)** --- ## Backlog panel In the Backlog panel, you can find all the unscheduled tasks present in your box. Having those tasks listed in the Backlog panel lets you easily schedule and assign them by moving a task from the backlog to swimlanes. **[Read more](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/1323368720)** --- ## Limitations Skill panel is unavailable in the new view of the Resources module Use the skills swimlane view to manage skills. ![Skills swimlnae.mov](media://359e1315-f7e8-4e30-a69b-afcb841964c2) --- ## Yearly timeline view The yearly resources timeline view is available to help you plan and analyze your team's tasks, capacity, and workload for the long term. - You can set your timeline's time period to one **year**. - Customize it to start on a **specific date**. - Aggregate it by weeks, months, **quarters**, and a **year**. **[Read more](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/1382776967)** > Macro (excerpt) > > | | | > | --- | --- | > | | **[Individuals' allocation to projects ](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/913506779)**
Based on team memberships**, **how much % of a person’s capacity is allocated to projects (sub-boxes).
![image](media://35eb0ed3-e2a7-420f-84a0-c26f782ebdd3) | > | **[Individuals' workload across projects %](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/913146425)**
Based on assigned tasks, what % of a person’s total capacity is utilized per project (sub-box).
![image-20240305-092123.png](media://ba873bf1-a3b9-4713-93be-1d7df3ebf6ae) | > | **[Individuals' workload across projects](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/913048111)**
Based on assigned tasks, what is the workload assigned to a person.
![image-20240305-092429.png](media://5dd071b7-476f-40b0-9fdc-4bcb97465a5c) | > | - projects > - individuals
Tile colors reflect utilization (workload to capacity ratio) | **[Project Members' allocation](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/914587749)**
Based on team memberships, what % of capacity of team members is allocated to a project (sub-box).
![image-20240305-092045.png](media://45570fe9-b7b3-4bd3-aa90-62c6994af77c) | > | **[Members' workload by project %](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/914555273)**
Based on team memberships and assigned tasks, how much % of each team member capacity is utilized.
![image-20240305-092311.png](media://0a9e95e9-91da-4c19-b174-981c855f587f) | > | **[Project workload allocation](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/913277523)**
Based on assigned tasks, what is the workload assigned to each person in a project.
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