The thing is I cannot apply constraints - these 2 activities are between two different files. I want to see the schedule as every gantt manager designed it.
Thank you for your response. These assumptions are all valid.
The point is, that I would like to have control over the beginning of task B, I would like to authorize whether the change in task A really affects task B or it will be absorbed in task Bs schedule.
Thanks,
Assaf.
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Submitted by Trevor Rabey on Wed, 2008-10-08 02:59
The question is vague and incomplete but I will have a go anyway.
Lets call them Task A (FS0 predecessor) and Task B (FS0 Successor).
Lets say that they are the only two Tasks in the network.
No other Task is a Predecessor or Successor of A or B.
Lets say that the project is scheduled forwards from a start date (not backwards from a Finish Date) and all Tasks are scheduled to start as soon as possible, ie on their Earliest Start.
Lets say that neither A or B have date constraints.
Lets say that both A and B use the same Calendar
As you can see, it takes a lot of assumptions.
You want to "update" Task A, in some way not described, which results in the Finish of Task A changing, either being now earlier or later than it was before the "update".
The "update" could be:
the planned start of A has changed
the planned duration of A has changed
the actual start of A has changed
the actual duration of A has changed
the actual finish of A is different
The whole point of linking the tasks FS is to have the finish of A determine the Early Start of B, that is to have the change in the finish of A result in a change to the start of B.
Why would they be linked at all if you did not want that to happen?
Only if B has an actual start will Task B not be pushed or pulled by either the planned or actual finish of A
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17 years 10 monthsRE: Block Update
The thing is I cannot apply constraints - these 2 activities are between two different files. I want to see the schedule as every gantt manager designed it.
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19 years 1 monthRE: Block Update
remove relationship and/or apply constraints
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17 years 10 monthsRE: Block Update
Hi Trevor,
Thank you for your response. These assumptions are all valid.
The point is, that I would like to have control over the beginning of task B, I would like to authorize whether the change in task A really affects task B or it will be absorbed in task Bs schedule.
Thanks,
Assaf.
Member for
19 years 11 monthsRE: Block Update
The question is vague and incomplete but I will have a go anyway.
Lets call them Task A (FS0 predecessor) and Task B (FS0 Successor).
Lets say that they are the only two Tasks in the network.
No other Task is a Predecessor or Successor of A or B.
Lets say that the project is scheduled forwards from a start date (not backwards from a Finish Date) and all Tasks are scheduled to start as soon as possible, ie on their Earliest Start.
Lets say that neither A or B have date constraints.
Lets say that both A and B use the same Calendar
As you can see, it takes a lot of assumptions.
You want to "update" Task A, in some way not described, which results in the Finish of Task A changing, either being now earlier or later than it was before the "update".
The "update" could be:
the planned start of A has changed
the planned duration of A has changed
the actual start of A has changed
the actual duration of A has changed
the actual finish of A is different
The whole point of linking the tasks FS is to have the finish of A determine the Early Start of B, that is to have the change in the finish of A result in a change to the start of B.
Why would they be linked at all if you did not want that to happen?
Only if B has an actual start will Task B not be pushed or pulled by either the planned or actual finish of A
etc etc..