Entering status for duration-based projects

For duration-based projects, you can enter the status of your assigned work items by entering the Actual Start Date and %DC in the Schedule Gantt viewlet. When the work item is complete, you can enter the Actual Finish Date.

Before you begin

Use the Schedule Gantt viewlet to perform this task. In the navigation bar, click Work, and click the Schedule tab.

About this task

To enter the hours that you worked and the percent complete (%C), and to request additional duration for your work items, use the timesheet. For more information about entering timesheets, see Entering and submitting a timesheet.

To enter a status for duration-based projects:

Procedure

  1. In the WBS tree, select a work item.
  2. In the Schedule grid, click the Actual Start Date field and select a date from the calendar.
  3. Click the %DC field and enter the %DC value.
  4. If the work item is complete, click the Actual Finish Date field and select the date from the calendar.
  5. Click Save and then click the Refresh icon Refresh.

Results

If the task was already started by another resource whose assignment is now inactive, then on refreshing the grid, the Actual Start Date is displayed as the earliest start date that was entered by any resource. In the Timesheet view of the resources, in the task details, the Actual Start Date entered by the resource is displayed, and not the Actual Start Date of the task as displayed in the Schedule grid. The original resource who was assigned to the task cannot modify the timesheet after being unassigned from the task.

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