View the Longest Path on a Pull Plan's Planning Board

View the longest path of task duration on a pull plan’s Planning Board to assess whether the planned work sequence can meet the duration goal. You can show or hide duration details and highlight the longest path on the Planning Board. See Longest Path Overview for more information.

To view the Longest Path on a pull plan's Planning Board:

  1. In the object selector, select Project, select View Projects List, and then select a project name.
  2. From the Main Menu, select Tasks, and then select Pull Plans.
  3. On the Pull Plans page, select a pull plan and open its Planning Board.
  4. In the Planning Board toolbar, select the More Ú menu, and then select Show Longest Path Details to display the following information beneath the pull plan name:
    • Start: The first task in the hand-offs chain.
    • Finish: The last task milestone in the hand-offs chain.
    • Longest Path: The longest duration in days, based on all possible deviations, that could take place during a phase of work.
  5. Review the duration details, including the longest-path duration and its comparison with the pull plan’s duration goal.
  6. In the ...More menu, select Highlight Longest Path to highlight the longest path on the Planning Board.
  7. To hide these details, select Hide Duration Details or Remove Path Highlight in the ...More menu.

Note Keep the following information in mind when you view the longest path on the Planning Board:

  • Your Show Duration Details selection saves to the current view.
  • If the hand-off chain does not contain the required finish-milestone information, Show Duration Details displays Incomplete Milestone Information. Highlight Longest Path displays an Incomplete Milestone Information banner.
  • When Highlight Longest Path is selected, you cannot add or delete tasks or hand-offs.
  • Selecting Highlight Longest Path turns off Hand-offs Mode and disables it until you remove longest-path highlighting. For information about Hand-offs Mode, see Manage Hand-offs Between Pull Plan Tasks on the Planning Board.

Last Published Tuesday, October 20, 2026