# Resources / People

In order to assign work, you need users with the right skills. Information about user expertise is managed under **People** and can be used as automatic [assignment criteria](https://docs.plint.com/books/plint-end-user-documentation/page/assigning-work-to-the-right-person).

The most common login type in Plint is typically a **Resource**, as in the example below. These are the users who perform individual jobs without needing access to the complete project. In short, they only see what is relevant to complete a certain *job*. However, *Client*, *Manager* and *Workbench* users can also be assigned jobs based on the same properties and data.

#### The People edit forms

Like Projects, People can be created or edited using one of two forms. The simple form shown below is often sufficient, and includes:

- *Name* and contact information
- *Email* (also used as login name)
- *Status*
    - Setting this to *Inactive* will prevent the user from logging in, automatically getting assigned jobs or receiving any system emails
- *Priority* is a simple switch used to prioritize users when multiple ones are eligible for a job. 
    - The lower the number, the higher up in the list the user gets
    - It can also be used as basic criteria: i.e. only users with a certain Priority level are eligible.
- *Job types*
    - Any job type from *Tools & Data / Job types* can be selected for any user
    - These are commonly used as assignment criteria for jobs
- *Vendor / Internal/External*
    - These options do *not* change system behaviour but can be used to categorize users
- *General keywords*, such as genres and areas of interest can be used as assignment criteria for jobs
- The same goes for for *Client keywords*, which are typically used to specify that a resource is well versed in the terminology and requirements of a specific client. 
    - Please note that this is different from *Client company*
    - Client company should only be specified if the Resource is dedicated for work for that company, [as explained here](https://docs.plint.com/books/plint-end-user-documentation/page/assigning-work-to-the-right-person#bkmrk-the-great-exception%3A)
- *Source* and *Target languages* are also commonly used as assignment criteria
- Invoicing options are used to help calculate job fees in a relevant currency

Note that the **jobs** determine which requirements are relevant. Sometimes, only the right *Job type* is needed to be eligible for a job. This means that there is no risk of adding "too much information" about the users themselves. On the contrary.

[![people_edit_form.png](https://docs.plint.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-02/scaled-1680-/people_edit_form.png)](https://docs.plint.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-02/people_edit_form.png)

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