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Tasks auto-scheduling months/years in advance of necessary - how to prevent?
Hi! I am currently building a project that includes permits and licences with fixed deadliens. I need to schedule the renewel work for these near the time the finish (Summer 2025) but they auto-s...
Cruiseandbooze,
I'm not sure what a "deadlien" is but maybe a livelien would work better 🙂
When you say you need to schedule renewal work near the time of finish are you referring to task ID 6 in relation to task ID 5 for example? It's not real clear exactly what you need/want. Remember, we can't read your mind and we're not looking over your shoulder.
Any auto-scheduled task that is not constrained will by default start on the Project start date. Generally constraints are not desirable so they should be a last resort for controlling task start/finish dates. The best approach is to create a logically linked plan with appropriate dependencies (FS, SS, FF, or SF with lead or lag if necessary). Project's Deadline field can provide a "stake in the ground" indicator while still allowing the plan to be dynamic.
A screen shot including column headers and the Constraint Type and Constraint Date would help.
John
I'm not sure what a "deadlien" is but maybe a livelien would work better 🙂
When you say you need to schedule renewal work near the time of finish are you referring to task ID 6 in relation to task ID 5 for example? It's not real clear exactly what you need/want. Remember, we can't read your mind and we're not looking over your shoulder.
Any auto-scheduled task that is not constrained will by default start on the Project start date. Generally constraints are not desirable so they should be a last resort for controlling task start/finish dates. The best approach is to create a logically linked plan with appropriate dependencies (FS, SS, FF, or SF with lead or lag if necessary). Project's Deadline field can provide a "stake in the ground" indicator while still allowing the plan to be dynamic.
A screen shot including column headers and the Constraint Type and Constraint Date would help.
John