# Why Does the Resource Show Available/Free When a Task is Assigned to Him?

> Why Does the Resource Show Available/Free When a Task is Assigned to Him

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This happens when the due dates aren’t assigned to the task. Please make sure you have assigned the task with ‘**Due Date**‘, ‘**Start date**‘   in order to see the availability status of the user in [**Resource Availability**](https://helpdesk.orangescrum.com/how-can-i-know-the-reason-for-which-the-resource-is-overloaded-with-the-work/).

If Estimated hours is not mentioned, it will take estimated hours as “**None**” .