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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 dyn...
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.
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
- xpsychic --
Not that I am aware of. If you need to document the hammock task usage, I would recommend you add a note to the task to indicate that its Duration, Start date, and Finish date are controlled by a hammock task arrangement with two other tasks. Hope this helps.
