Update activity properties

To update activity properties for scope management:

  1. Go to the project/shell tab and switch to User mode.
  2. In the left Navigator, select Schedule Manager, and then select Schedule Sheets.
  3. In the Schedule Sheets log, select a schedule sheet and click Open.
  4. Click the link for the applicable activity in the sheet.

    The Activity Properties window displays.

  5. Modify the activity properties as needed.

    The properties shown in the Activity Properties window depend on the design configured in uDesigner. Activity properties associated with scope management can include what is shown in the table below.

  6. Click OK.

Property Name

Definition

Activity Statuses

Read-only for automatically controlled activities. Editable for manually controlled activities. The statuses are:

  • Not Started: All activities have this as the initial status by default. Indicates that the BP linked to the activity has not yet been launched.
  • In Progress: Indicates that predecessor activities are complete and that the current activity is not started. A new BP record is created and linked to the activity.

Note: You cannot modify certain activity attributes while an activity is In progress.

  • Complete: Indicates that an activity is complete based on the completion conditions set up for the activity.

Linked BP Name

Read-only; displays the BP linked to the activity.

Record Number

Read-only; displays the current record number that is linked with the activity.

Record Status

Read-only; displays the current status of the BP record linked to the activity.

Actual Start Date

Read-only or editable, depending on the setting for the Auto-update activity data box. This value is set when the linked BP is launched for the activity.

Actual Finish Date

Read-only or editable, depending on the setting for the Auto-update activity data box. This value is set when the linked BP is completed based on the completion conditions.

Estimated Start Date

Read-only; indicates the estimated start date for the activity.

Estimated Finish Date

Read-only, indicates the estimated finish date for the activity.

Auto-update activity status

The default is not selected. Indicates if the current activity is automatically controlled or manually controlled.

Dependencies

Read-only; lists the predecessor activities for the current activity using a coding format indicating lag and lead time: Finish to Start (FS), Start to Start (SS), Finish to Finish (FF), and Start to Finish (SF). For example:

3FS + 3d (Activity 3 is a predecessor with FS relationship with 3 days lag)

2SS - 1d (Activity 2 is a predecessor with SS relationship with a 1 day lead)

An activity can have multiple dependencies separated by a comma. The value is updated every time there is an addition or change to the predecessors.


Last Published Wednesday, July 2, 2025