Scheduling Settings Section of the Schedule Project Log Dialog Box of the Activities Page

Overview

Use this section to view the configuration of various scheduling settings. All fields are read-only.

Screen Elements

Ignore relationships to and from other projects option

Determines whether to ignore activity relationships between projects.

Make open-ended activities critical option

Determines whether to label open-ended activities as critical during scheduling.

Use expected finish dates option

Determines whether the Scheduler uses the Expected Finish Date constraint.

When scheduling progressed activities use option

Determines the type of logic used to schedule dependent activities with out-of-sequence progress. For example, a Finish to Start relationship in which the predecessor has not finished but the successor has started.

Retained Logic: The remaining duration of a progressed activity is not scheduled until all of its predecessors are finished.

Progress Override: The schedule ignores network logic and allows the activity to progress without delay.

Actual Dates: Backward and forward passes are calculated using actual dates.

Calculate Start-to-Start lag from option

Determines when you want the successor to start. When a start to start relationship exists and the predecessor starts out of sequence, the scheduler delays the successor activity until the lag expires and all predecessor relationships have been satisfied. Use this option to specify whether to subtract the lag from the predecessor's early start date or its actual start date.

Early Start: Calculates the expired lag as the number of work periods between the actual start and the data date and determines the successor's start date as the predecessor's remaining early start plus any remaining lag. Select this option when the successor's start depends on the amount of work that the predecessor activity accomplishes.

Actual Start: Calculates the successor's start date as the data date plus any remaining lag. Select this option when you want the successor's start to depend on the time elapsed from the predecessor's actual start (regardless of the amount of work that has been accomplished in the predecessor activity).

Define critical activities as Total Float less than or equal to field

Determines which activities are critical based on the flexibility of scheduled dates.

Compute Total Float As option

Determines the method to calculate total float for all activities based on the following methods:

Start Float: The difference between the early and late start dates (Start Float equals Late Start minus Early Start).

Finish Float: The difference between the early and late finish dates (Finish Float equals Late Finish minus Early Finish).

Smallest value: Select to use the most critical value, which is the smaller of the start float and finish float values.

Calendar for scheduling Relationship Lag is list

The calendar used to calculate relationship lag.

Predecessor Activity Calendar: Calculates lag based on the predecessor activity's calendar

Successor Activity Calendar: Calculates lag based on the successor activity's calendar

24 hour Calendar: Specifies work time 7 days/week and 24 hours/day

Project Default Calendar: Uses the calendar that is designated as the default for new activities

Calculate multiple float paths option

Determines whether multiple critical float paths (sequences of activities) are calculated in the project schedule.

Recalculate Assignment Costs option

Determines whether the costs of resource or role assignments that use multiple rates are recalculated.

Using this option ensures that costs remain accurate when rescheduled dates reflect a rate change.

Getting Here

  1. Click Projects.
  2. On the Projects navigation bar, click Activities.
  3. On the Activities page, and click Schedule... (F9).
  4. In the Schedule dialog box:
    1. Configure the options and select the Display scheduling log upon completion option.
    2. Click Schedule Now.

Last Published Wednesday, July 10, 2024