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Dynamic Duration in MS Project where start and finnish date of a task both bases on predecessors
Hello
Is it possible to base both start and finish date of a task on e.g. the start or finish date of two other tasks?
This will cause the duration for the affected/questioned task to become dynamic.
lets say I have
task 1: Send message to Techcom
Task 2: Confirm answer from Techcom received
Task 3: Evaluate answer from Techcom
I would set up the start/finish (and then automaticly duration) for task 3, so that it would not start before task 1 is done (1fs) and then finish date for task 3 so that it would be once task two is finish + 5 days (2fs + 5 days).
Is this even possible or is it just the startdate of a task you can base on a predecessor?
Thanks
Br
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- xpsychic --
Yes, this is possible using what is known as a Hammock Task. Refer to the following blog post for the steps needed to create a Hammock Task:
https://www.projility.com/create-a-hammock-task/
Hope this helps.Worked out fine. Thanks
Do you know if there is somehow you can show the "logic" behind this on the tasks where you have choosed to use this "function"?
Sort of same way as the predecessors does?
Thanks again
There is a partial visual queue for hammock tasks and that is a small triangle in the lower right corner of the hammock task. Double-clicking on fields with this indicator will take you to the source of the link.
Unfortunately there is no such indicator in the linked fields of the source tasks.
Hope this helps.
John
