Schedule Dates
Project Planned Start: The start date of the project.
Must Finish By: A date constraint placed on the project end date.
When you add a must finish by date, the calendar defaults to the date and time of the project's finish date. When the Finish is blank, the calendar defaults to the current system date and time.
When you edit the must finish by date, the calendar defaults to the date and time currently in the Must Finish By field.
Actual Start: The actual start date of the project, if the project has started.
Data Date: The date used as the starting point to calculate the schedule.
Early Finish: The earliest calculated date when the project can finish.
Actual Finish: The actual finish date of the project, if the project has finished—all activities in the project have actual finish dates.
Anticipated Dates
Anticipated Start: The user-defined date the project is expected to start; used during the project planning stage, and set at the WBS, EPS, or project level.
Anticipated Finish: The user-defined date the project is expected to finish; used during the project planning stage, and set at the WBS, EPS, or project level.