Resource Management-any way to hide Resource Pools in left panel?

[CBuckwal]

Hi, 

We're currently only using the Workload Balancer portion of  Resource Management and would like to hide some of the other tools showing on the left panel. I didn't find anything in layouts to do this. Is there any way to hide Resource Pools and Utilization in the left panel? We have multiple departments using our instance and all users are showing up in the utilization view and filters don't seem to stay. The departments update each other so companies isn't an option to hide the other department users from view. Thanks

[skyehansen · Accepted solution]

I think potentially the only way to do that would be to hide the whole resource management icon from the menu, and then just provide a dashboard with the link that workload balancer provides. But I think it's going to be a little finicky, so it's up to you.

[CBuckwal]

I tried the dashboard with a workload balancer link and then tried pinning the workload balancer link to the top navigation bar. In each case, the full resource management menu shows on the left, probably since the workload balancer link is part of the resource management url. I wish there was a stand alone workload balancer link.

[skyehansen]

Are you able to clarify what link you're talking about? I have uploaded a screenshot showing the link I was referring to.

[CBuckwal]

I hadn't tried the shared link you circled. Thanks for pointing that out. I tried the url instead- https://chop.my.workfront.com/resourcemanagement/scheduling

I looked at the shared link and it only shows assigned work. The team working with the workload balancer needs unassigned work and filters to show.

[skyehansen]

I think basically add to your training notes "we don't use the other sections" then.

[CBuckwal]

I can do that. What's frustrating is that when in the Resource Management-Planner-view by user, all user  hourly totals are shown to anyone with access to Resource Planner. So Resource Managers can see the users in their department and other departments. The default filter shows all users. I have it set to show view by project, which only shows the user's department projects, but people will still click around.

[Rafal_Bainie]

sharing balancer using this link has I think at least 3 drawbacks/considerations:

1. you cannot make edits

2. filters are not available,

3. and the filter you use during creating Shared link has to be shared with everyone getting balancer link

[kautuk_sahni]

@CBuckwal Just checking in — were you able to resolve your issue? We’d love to hear how things worked out. If the suggestions above helped, marking a response as correct can guide others with similar questions. And if you found another solution, feel free to share it — your insights could really benefit the community. Thanks again for being part of the conversation!