At some point in the project, you may need to stop work on an activity for a period of time. Indicate this interruption by specifying suspend and resume dates in the Status tab of Activity Details.
- Display Activity Details.
- Click the Status tab.
- In the Activities window, select the activity you want to suspend.
- In the Status tab, enter a Suspend date.
When the activity resumes, enter a Resume date.
Tips
- You can use bar necking to graphically display the suspended activity’s nonworktime. In the Bars dialog, Bar Settings tab, select the Calendar nonwork time option under Bar Necking Settings.
- You can show suspend and resume dates as columns.
Notes
- The activity must have an actual start date before you can record a suspend date.
- You can only enter suspend and resume dates on Task Dependent and Resource Dependent activities.
- When you enter a suspend or resume date, the activity is suspended or resumed at the beginning of the specified day.
- The module calculates an actual duration for all activities based on the amount of time actually worked. The amount of time an activity’s progress is suspended is considered nonworktime based on activity and resource calendar definitions. Units and costs are not spread during the suspend period.