Alternative links between tasks in MS Project 2003
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Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it, and it nearly does what I need, but not quite.
Another forum has just suggested to me I use the Unique ID field. I didnt realise that this field is fixed forever, so does not change when I add/delete/move tasks, hence I can rely on it, and use it in my scripts fairly safely.
Thanks for your time and effort though ...
Hi Jim,
You can use hammock link (dynamic link) in MS Project. It will not change the link reference even if you inserted new activity somewhere in between or anywhere above or bottom of existing task. To create a hammock link (dynamic link) you need to “copy cell” of start date or finish date of one activity and paste special as “paste link” -> text data to another activity. The reaction of link is depends on how you created a dynamic link.
Ex:
Copy cell from start date and paste link to start date = SS
Copy cell from start date and paste link to finish date = SF
Copy cell from finish date and paste link to start date = FS
Copy cell from finish date and paste link to finish date = FF