Manage Activities in Multiple Projects

After you've added projects to Multiple Projects, you can take action on the activities in those open projects. See Add Projects to Multiple Projects for more information.

The Activities page for Multiple Projects behaves almost identically to the activities page in Projects and Programs. There are differences in the following actions:

For more information about the Activities page, see Working with the Activities Page.

To manage activities in Multiple Projects:

  1. In the object selector, select Project, and then select Multiple Projects.
  2. From the Main Menu, select Schedule, and then select Activities.
  3. Select an activity in the grid and then select Activity Details in the detail window to modify details for the selected activity, including dates, durations, units, costs, resource assignments, associated files, risks, tasks, and codes.
  4. (Optional) Select Multiple Projects Usage in the detail window, and then select the Resource Usage or Role Usage tab to view the resource or role usage details for the open projects:
    1. Select one or more resources or roles whose data you want to display.

      Note Selected resources must all be of the same type (labor, nonlabor, or material), and material resources must have the same units of measure.

    2. To limit the display of activities in the activities table, in the dropdown list in the detail window toolbar, select one of the following:
      • Show all activities above: Show all open project activities regardless of the current resource or role selections. This does not include activities hidden by filters.
      • Show activities for selected time period: Only show open project activities whose dates fall within the time period configured in the From: and To: date fields displayed in the detail window toolbar.
      • Show activities for selected resources: Only show open project activities that have assignments for any of the selected resources or roles.
    3. In the detail window toolbar, select Not Stacked Histogram or Stacked Histogram to switch between histogram views. Select Spreadsheet to view the spreadsheet data for your selection.
    4. In a histogram, hover over a bar or curve to view its details.

Last Published Tuesday, October 20, 2026