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- 2. The Schedule Gantt View is where you can view and edit a schedule. Add new groups, tasks, and milestones with ease. Determine the order of your schedule tasks by choosing predecessors. A predecessor is a task which must occur before another task. The Action Menu lets you control groups & tasks. Perform additional actions with the Toolbar. Edit values like Task Name, Start & End Date, Predecessors and more. The Schedule Gantt View
- 3. The tasks you create in your Schedules are also displayed in your Calendars, so you can see all of your project events and tasks at-a-glance. Scheduled tasks are denoted with the schedule icon and cannot be edited in the Calendar view. Calendar Events - these are created here in the Calendar. Scheduled Tasks - these are created in the Schedule and show in your calendar automatically. These tasks cannot be edited here. Scheduled Tasks in the Calendar View
- 4. 1fs +3 Working with Predecessors Basic Predecessor Relationship Predecessor Relationship Types More About Predecessors: Predecessor Format Using Predecessors maximizes schedule efficiency by setting the task order so each task may begin as soon as possible or progress in the ideal order. For example, you might set a predecessor of “Electrical Labor” for the task “Electrical Rough-In Inspection”. There are several types of predecessor relationships - see the table below for more information. Task A (Predecessor to Task B)# 1 # 2 1fsTask B Task Numbers Predecessor Number and Type Predecessor Relationship Type Predecessor Linkage Predecessor Number Predecessor Lag Time Finish - Start (shows by default) 1fs 1ff 1sf 1ss Finish - Finish Start - Finish Start - Start Task A must be finished before Task B can start. Task A must be finished before Task B can finish. Task A must be started before Task B can finish. Task A must be started before Task B can start. Relationship Type Format You can set lag time for a predecessor - for example a predecessor of 1fs+3 means that the task will begin 3 days after the completion of the predecessor task. Lag time may also be negative. A task may have multiple predecessors. A group cannot be set as a predecessor. • • •