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Bert_Wolff
Aug 30, 2021Copper Contributor
Task summary name in PWA
Dear all, I couldn't find a related topic but direct me in the right direction if there is one. In the task pane an user can see his/her tasks, but since we have a lot of the same tasks repea...
- Aug 30, 2021Bert --
Ask your Project Online application administrator to add the Task Hierarchy field to the My Assignments view (the default view for the Tasks page in PWA). Then ask your team members to do the following:
1. Navigate to the Tasks page in PWA.
2. Click the Tasks tab to expand the Tasks ribbon at the top of the page.
3. In the Data section of the Tasks ribbon, click the Group By pick list button and select the Custom Group By item.
4. In the Group Fields dialog, set the grouping as follows:
Group By = Planning Window
Then By = Project Name
Then by = Task Hierarchy
The Task Hierarchy grouping will show the immediate summary task for each task in the Tasks page. Hope this helps.
Aug 30, 2021
Bert --
Ask your Project Online application administrator to add the Task Hierarchy field to the My Assignments view (the default view for the Tasks page in PWA). Then ask your team members to do the following:
1. Navigate to the Tasks page in PWA.
2. Click the Tasks tab to expand the Tasks ribbon at the top of the page.
3. In the Data section of the Tasks ribbon, click the Group By pick list button and select the Custom Group By item.
4. In the Group Fields dialog, set the grouping as follows:
Group By = Planning Window
Then By = Project Name
Then by = Task Hierarchy
The Task Hierarchy grouping will show the immediate summary task for each task in the Tasks page. Hope this helps.
Ask your Project Online application administrator to add the Task Hierarchy field to the My Assignments view (the default view for the Tasks page in PWA). Then ask your team members to do the following:
1. Navigate to the Tasks page in PWA.
2. Click the Tasks tab to expand the Tasks ribbon at the top of the page.
3. In the Data section of the Tasks ribbon, click the Group By pick list button and select the Custom Group By item.
4. In the Group Fields dialog, set the grouping as follows:
Group By = Planning Window
Then By = Project Name
Then by = Task Hierarchy
The Task Hierarchy grouping will show the immediate summary task for each task in the Tasks page. Hope this helps.
- csmathers2Aug 10, 2022Copper Contributor
Hi Dale, I was wondering if it was possible to also show Task Hierarchy in the Timesheet view? I added the field under manage views for My Timesheet, however when I try to select the option to Group By: Custom Group, Task Hierarchy does not appear as an option in the drop down list. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
- Aug 10, 2022csmathers2 --
Yes, this is possible. First, make sure that you are using Single Entry Mode (SEM) in Project Online or Project Server. Then, modify the My Work view in the Timesheet section of the Manage Views page in PWA. You will need to add the Task Hierarchy field to the My Work view. Then you can apply grouping by Project and then by Task Hierarchy. Keep in mind that each enterprise project needs to use summary tasks to display the WBS of the project and to organizes into meaningful sections of the project. Hope this helps.- csmathers2Aug 11, 2022Copper ContributorThanks, Dale. I did as suggested and encountered the same issue. I've added the Task Hierarchy filed to both the My Work and My Timesheet views and selected SEM. Task Hierarchy still doesn't show up in the drop down list for the group by options for either view. Is there something else I could be missing?
- Bert_WolffAug 30, 2021Copper ContributorThank you Dale! This works. I am the application administrator so I could make the change myself. I just couldn't select the planning window as a grouping field in the view management or this would be the standard setting. Many thanks again
- Aug 30, 2021Bert --
You are more than welcome for the help, my friend! 🙂