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Task should not be started on weekend but can run continuously during weekend
I have several tasks that takes 18 to 25 days in row. Those tasks should be started from Monday to Friday. I could not made a schedule for those tasks
Or......how about this "end around run"? As soon as the "milestone" takes on a non-zero value, the Monday through Thursday only custom calendar as the Task Calendar does the trick.
John 🙂
Hi
I think that using the milestone as a predecessor does not prevent its successor task from starting on Saturday or Sunday, because since the milestone has a duration of 0 days, it will not be affected by any calendar.
Perhaps dividing the continuous task from Monday to Sunday, with Jhon's idea, into Start task A (1d/Calendar Monday to Friday)) and Remaining task A (Dur-1/Calendar Monday to Sunday), linked Finish-Start.
Still, there may be exceptions where this approach may not be appropriate and would require review.
Regards.
Ignacio MartÃn
Ignacio Martin,
Yes, you are correct, I didn't test out my approach before posting. The approach you suggest will of course work but I think a more robust solution is with a macro.
John
Yes, you are correct, I didn't test out my approach before posting. The approach you suggest will of course work but I think a more robust solution is with a macro.
John
- John --
In response to Martin's reply, I DO think that using a milestone would be a workable solution. However, the milestone would need a custom calendar applied to it that only schedules work to take place from Monday through Thursday only, but not on a Friday. This would allow the successor task to start from Monday through Friday, but NOT on a Saturday or Sunday. Your solution was so close! Just a thought. Hope this helps.- John--
This is just another example of how people like you and me "team up" to help people with their Microsoft Project questions. 🙂
