To edit in the Gantt view, from the Manage Roadmap menu select Edit Gantt (Manage Roadmap > Edit Gantt). The rows you can edit are highlighted in pink.
Note: The options under the Save menu are displayed only if you have permissions for manage_activity_top_level_roadmap and manage_activity_other_level_roadmap, and the project should not be closed/realized or locked for MSP integration, dependencies should be allowed for this project, the scheduling mode should be semi-automatic, and the external mode for dates/duration should be internal.
Changing Dates and Duration
To change dates and duration, do the following:
- From the Gantt View page, select Edit Gantt from the Manage Roadmap pull-down menu.
- Select an activity, the activity you selected will be highlighted. To change the end date, drag the bar from the right side and move to the desired date. To change the start date drag and move the bar from the left side. You can also click on the Calendar icon to select and change the start and end dates.
- From the Save menu, you can select Save/Compute Dates or select Save/Compute Dates and Update Plan to save your changes and update the roadmap.
Changing the Percent Complete
To change the percent complete, do the following:
- From the Gantt View page, select Edit Gantt from the Manage Roadmap pull-down menu.
- Select an activity and right click on the bar and select Update % Complete here, the value is set to where you are in the bar when you selected this option.
You can also right click on the bar and select Enter % Complete. A pop up window appears where you can enter the % complete. The changes are reflected in the WBS (Roadmap). - From the Save menu, you can select Save/Compute Dates or Save/Compute Dates and Update Plan.
Note: To manually change the % complete, the Task % Complete must be set to Manual. You can change this from the Basics tab (from the Actions menu select View Details, and choose the Basics tab). This is typically set by your Administrator.
Creating Dependencies
To create dependencies, do the following:
- From the Gantt View page, select Edit Gantt from the Manage Roadmap pull-down menu.
- To create dependencies, click on the bar associated with an activity or task and drag vertically down and drop to the next activity. A blue line is displayed showing the link. The linked task is always set to start only after the previous task has ended.
- From the Save menu, you can select Save/Compute Dates. You can save the changes and update the WBS (roadmap) by selecting Save/Compute Dates and Update Plan. You can view the dependencies on the Roadmap page under the predecessor column.