1. Project Schedule Grid Table

The Schedule Grid Table provides a structured view of the Project Schedule in column form and provides the user with the option to hide columns, sort data and search by Task Name.  A number of columns are for reference only, referring to the table which identifies which fields can be updated via the Grid Table

 

  1. To navigate to the ‘Project Schedule Grid Table’, click ‘Schedule’ tab from the sidebar then navigate to ‘Project Schedule’. The Grid Table is located to the left of the Schedule task list.
  2. The user can Hide Columns to be displayed by selecting the down arrow next to the name of any column.  The pop-up box will appear, and user can unflag columns not required.
  3. The user can also Sort Data by selecting the down arrow next to the name of the column to be sorted and select either Ascending or Descending.
  4. The user can also Search for a task based on Task Name by entering text in the Search Field and clicking of the Magnifying Glass icon.

 

Below is a table of the fields that can be updated via the Grid Tab.   

 

Grid Column

Description

Edit

 

WBS

Work Breakdown Structure to define the hierarchical structure of the project tasks and deliverables

No

System generated

ID

Unique number for task relationships

No

System generated

Task Name

Free text 

Yes

 

Start 

Task Start Date

Yes

 

Finish

Task End Date

Yes

 

Duration

Task duration in days

Yes

 

% Completed

Actual % completed to date

Yes

 

% Planned

System calculated planned % completed as at ‘today’

No

 

Effort

Actual effort based on units 

Yes

 

Predecessors

Link task to another

Yes

 

Manual Mode

Task either auto or manually calculated

No

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Assigned Resources

Users assigned to tasks based on resources assigned to project in project settings 

Yes

 

Note

Free text to assign notes against a task

Yes

 

Project Milestone

Displays Yes if Mark as Milestone and/or duration equals Zero.   Default is No 

No

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Portfolio Milestone

Displays Yes if Mark as Milestone Default is No

No

Managed via toolbar

Deliverable

Displays Yes if Mark as Deliverable Default is No

No

Managed via toolbar

Activity

Displays Yes if Mark as Activity Default is No

No

Managed via toolbar

Baseline Start Date

Automatically populated when project moved from Phas3 to Phase 4 can only be updated via a completed CSV import refresh.  Any new tasks created in Phase 4 will have a blank start and finish date

No

Managed via CSV

Baseline Start Date

No