The Activity Table (v8.xx)

The Activity Table (v8.xx)

The left side the activity table contains up to 17 columns:




The columns can be added/hided by right click on the column header:





Changes are saved in the Browser cache.


The columns are:


#

Row index. Static and cannot be modified. This column numbers the rows in the table.

WBS

Work Breakdown Structure. It is automatically calculated by the Planner.


Name

Items name. One of the most important columns. It displays the hierarchy of phases, tasks and deliverables in the plan. All values can be modified except for the very first row, the "project name" which is generated automatically when the plan is created and cannot be modified.




Resources

Displays the external IDs for the resources assigned to an item. External IDs for all resources assigned to the items are listed. To edit the list, double-click in the cell to be edited and the Item Properties Window dialog box will open. Assignments for this item can be added, changed or deleted which in turn will update the list of external IDs displayed.

Note: It is NOT possible to assign resources to a phase and a task cannot be converted into a phase by indenting or outdenting, if one or more assignments already exist for it.


Duration

Item duration. The duration of tasks can be changed directly in the "Duration" column, as long as the task is not completed or cancelled. This column is also useful to change a task into a deliverable by setting its value to "0".


Start Date

Planned Start Date. The start planned date of items can be changed directly in the "Start" column, as long as the item is NOT in progress, completed or cancelled. The date value can be changed more intuitively by using the small popup calendar available on the right-hand part of the cell.


End Date

Planned End Date. Acting like the "Start" column, the planned end date of tasks can be changed directly in the "End" column, as long as the task is NOT completed or cancelled. The date value can also be changed by using the small popup calendar available on the right-hand part of the cell.

Actual Start Date

The date work on the item actually began. This value cannot be modified.

Actual End Date

The date the item was marked completed. This value cannot be modified.

Planned Load

Total planned workload for the task. This cell is NOT directly editable as this is the computed sum of all assignments.

Actual Load

The sum of all actual assignments to individuals in the Planned column of the [Resources] tab.

Remaining Load

Difference between Planned-Actual.

EAC

The EAC (Estimated at Completion) load is the sum of all individual EAC loads computed in the EAC column of the [Resources] tab.

Delta Load

Difference between Actual-Planned.


Predecessor

Indicates if there are any dependencies between items and displays the row number of the items it is dependent upon with remark on the type (FF,FS,SF,SS; F=Finish; S=Start)

Priority

The Priority of the item. Can be changed within the column via Dropdown.




Status

The Status of the item. Can be changed within the column via Dropdown.


The exact place where items are created or pasted depends on the current row selection. Pasted or created items will be placed right after the last selected row in the items table. The indentation level of this row will be inherited by the inserted items. When pasting a group of items containing phases, the indentation levels will be adapted accordingly. If no row is selected in the item table, the pasted or created items will be appended to the end of the item list. This implies that these tasks will be on the first indentation level.


If a item needs to be moved within the plan hierarchy, "Indent," "Outdent," "Move Up," and "Move Down" actions can be used to move it.


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