WBS element attributes

Each WBS element - project, milestone, summary task, and task - has specific attributes that apply and that must be defined when you create the WBS. If you don't supply values for these elements, the default values are applied.
Table 1. Project attributes
Field name Description
Name Project name
Description Project description
Calendar Calendar for the project
State Possible values
  • New
  • Open
  • In progress
  • Complete
  • Closed
Start date Project start date
End date Project end date. Must be later than Start date.
Duration Project duration in days
Table 2. Milestone ttributes
Field name Description
Name Milestone name
Description Milestone description
Start date Milestone date
End date Milestone end date. Same as Milestone date
Duration Milestone duration. Always '0"
Table 3. Summary task attributes
Field name Description
Name Summary task name
Description Summary task description
Start date Summary task start date. Aggregated from child elements
End date Summary task end date. Aggregated from child elements
Duration Summary task duration in days. Aggregated from child elements
Table 4. Task attributes
Field name Description
Name Task name
Description Task description
Calendar Same as the project calendar. WBS elements cannot have separate calendars from the project.
State Possible values
  • New
  • Open
  • Assigned
  • Working on
  • Resolved
  • Complete
  • Closed
Constraints Types
  • As soon as possible (default)
  • Finish no later than
Constraint date Date for the constraint. Disabled when the Constraint type is 'As soon as possible'.
Start date Task start date
End date Task end date. Must be later than Start date.
Duration Task duration in days

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