Hi,
I'm fairly new to planning softwares but I get the basics of powerproject. My problem is that I can't display a column which shows link slope. Is it even posisible? There is a link loop but I ignored the link between these two tasks and now it doesn't affect my schedule. The problem is I can't easily see how many days do I have to shorten the lag or duration of one task to make the schedule work.
I thought another solution, if it is not possible to display link slope, is to create a formula which subtracts the successors start date with predeccors start date and displays priority traffic light as green if the result is positive and red if the result is negative.
I know it is difficult to understand a problem or try to solve it when you can't really see it yourself. However please feel free to ask and I try my best to give more details.
Finding link loops: A link loop is a logical error in a plan whereby a link or series of links results in a later task imposing a logical constraint on an earlier activity.
Link loops caused by links with maximum lag: In certain circumstances, specifying a maximum lag time on a link can cause a link loop that at first sight does not look like a link loop.
It looks like you shall be looking for Relationship Free Float [RFF] or Slack:
You said you are fairly new to planning software but what you are looking for is not for the new to planning!