Replanning a Project
@task lets you replan your projects if you need to reschedule or replan tasks. When you use the replan feature you can do either of two things:
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Update project status
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Reschedule tasks to start on other dates.
N O T E : The project replanner does not update tasks that have mandated start or finish dates.
When you use the replan feature to update project status, you can update all tasks to be on time as of the date that you specify, or you can update only tasks that should have been completed on the date that you specify to show a status of complete.
To use the project replanner to update task status you must select the radio button labeled Update Task Progress as Complete Through and specify a target date. You can then select between setting task status to between 0 and 100 percent complete or to only complete or incomplete. Table 3.67 shows examples of the results depending on your selections.
Results of Update Task as Complete Through
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Selection
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Results
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Set between 0% and 100% complete
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Tasks that were scheduled to be completed prior to the target date that you specify but are marked as incomplete are marked as complete as of the target date.
Tasks that are marked as behind on the target date are updated to be on time. For example, you may have a task that takes two days to complete, was scheduled to be completed on the day after your target date, but is marked as not having been started yet. This task would be marked at 50% complete after you update task status.
Tasks marked as complete, currently have a status of early, or are due to start at a future date remain unchanged.
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Set 0% or 100% complete only
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Tasks that were scheduled to be completed prior to the target date that you specify but are marked as incomplete are marked as complete as of the target date.
Tasks that are in progress or are due to be completed after the target date remain unchanged.
All other tasks remain unchanged.
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In addition to updating your project, you can use the project replanner to create a new start date for your tasks. You can do this for all uncompleted tasks in your project, or for selected tasks only. For example if you have a task that takes five days and is 20% completed, but is currently late, if you select this task and select reschedule uncompleted work to start after, then @task reschedules the uncompleted part of the task to start after the date that you specify. Therefore, the new planned completion date for the task is four days after the date that you specify.
To replan a project
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1. From a project list, click on a project name to view it.
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2. Do one of the following:
In the Contextual Menu, click Timelines -> Replan Project.
Select individual tasks on the project task list, and then click the Replan Project icon (
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3. To update project status, click Update Task Progress as Complete Through type a target date, and then do one of the following:
To update all tasks that are either late or behind, click Set Between 0% and 100% Complete.
To update only late tasks, click Set 0% or 100% complete only.
4. To reschedule uncompleted tasks to start from a target date, click Reschedule uncompleted work to start after, type a target date, and then do one of the following:
Click Entire Project to reschedule all tasks.
Click Only Selected Tasks to reschedule only specified tasks. To use this option, you must highlight tasks from the project task list, then click the Replan Project icon.