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Task Information Dialog

In this dialog, the information on the project task is specified.

The dialog can be run from the menu Task / Task Information or from the toolbar Task with the help of the icon .

The dialog consists of the 4 tabs:

  • General - the general information on the task is specified: duration, cost, end and start dates etc.
  • Resources - the resources involved in the task completion are specified
  • Predecessors - links between tasks are assigned
  • Notes - notes on the task are entered

Buttons common for all the tabs:

  • Cancel - closes the dialog without saving the changes
  • OK - closes the dialog having applied the changes

 

Tab General

On this tab, the general information on the task is given:

Task Information Dialog: General. PC

Task Information Dialog: General. MAC

In the section Info the general information on the task is specified:

  • Name - the task name
  • Duration - the task duration
  • Percent Complete - the percentage of completion
  • Milestone - defines whether the task is a milestone

In the section Costs the task cost is specified:

  • Baseline - the baseline (is entered by the user)
  • Total - the total (is calculated by the program on the cost of the resources used and is displayed in the field)

In the section Dates start and end dates are specified:

  • Start - the task start date
  • Finish - the task end date
  • Deadline - the deadline for completion

Tab Resources

On this tab, resources are assigned:

Task Information Dialog: Resources. PC

Task Information Dialog: Resources. MAC

Information on the resources is given in the 4 columns:

  • Specifies whether a resource is involved in the given task
  • Name - the resource name (contains the names of all the resources in the workspace)
  • Type - the resource type (human or material)
  • Units - the degree of involvment of a resource in the given task

Tab Predecessors

On this tab, links between tasks are assigned:

Task Information Dialog: Predecessors.PC

Task Information Dialog: Predecessors. MAC

Information on the links is given in the 3 columns:

  • Task from - the task on which the given task depends
  • Type - the type of link among tasks
  • Lag - the time interval in days between the independent task and the dependent one
  • Delete - deletes the selected link
  • New - creates a new link

Tab Notes

On this tab the additional information on the task is entered:

Task Information Dialog: Notes. PC

Task Information Dialog: Notes. MAC


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