Modifying the tasks to be scheduled

DMF 250118 PROJECT SCHEDULE VIEW MODIFY TASK

The tasks to be scheduled are created from the Desktop Application but can be modified from the Project's portal.

1 To modify a task:
  • From the tasks to be scheduled pane, click on a task to display more information about it, then click on .
  • From the form of a scheduled item created from a task, click on at the top right of the Task section.
2 In the window, make all necessary modification among the following fields:
Field Description
Label The label of the task to be scheduled.
Comment

This field is available only if the PLG_ENTETE_FICHE management rule is enabled with the Display task comment option is set to Yes (see Customizing the information displayed in a schedule block)

Comment associated with the task.

It is displayed as a tooltip when hovering over the task in the list of the Tasks to be scheduled.

Total duration

The total duration of the task. This duration refers to the number of days to be scheduled in order to complete the relevant task. When the total duration is modified, the duration to be scheduled is automatically updated.

To facilitate workload monitoring, detailed information about the duration is displayed in a 3-column table:

  • Done - The total duration of completed scheduled items (Done field checked) linked to the task.
  • Scheduled - The total duration of all the scheduled items of the task.
  • To be sched. - The number of days to be scheduled after deducting scheduled and done days from the total duration. The excess is taken into account if indicated.

When the total duration is 0, the monitoring workload table is not displayed and the No estimated workload label is displayed.

Notes

When the PLG_HORODATE management rule is enabled, these fields are displayed in hours-hundredths.

The excess is not taken into account when calculating the total duration of the task.

Excess

The number of days exceeded when performing the task.

This field is only displayed if an excess is indicated, and is included in the To be sched. field.

Remaining tasks

Remaining work on the task. This duration is manually specified and represents the number of remaining days to complete the relevant task.

When this remaining work is specified, the monitoring table is hidden. However, if there is no remaining duration specified, the field will not be displayed in the scheduled task detail and it is the monitoring table that will be displayed.

Start The start date of the task.
Due date The estimated date at which the task will be completed.
Employee

Employee linked to the task.

Specify at least three letters of the code or name of an employee to display the list of relevant employees, then select the employee of your choice.

Note

The employee list contains the name of all the employees allocated to the same company as the project linked to the scheduled item, as well as multi-company employees. This list also takes into account all the restrictions applied both on the project and the task.

Note

The customer and the assignment associated with the task are displayed in the Project section and cannot be modified from the task. However, you can modify the assignment from the scheduled item created from a task.

3 Click on Save to take the modifications into account.