SetActualStartDate method: Gantt class

Syntax

SetActualStartDate(RecordName.FieldName)

Description

Use the SetActualStartDate method to specify the field in the record that defines the actual start date. This is an optional method, and is used in conjunction with the SetPlannedStartDate method. If an actual start date is specified, then an actual end date must also be specified. When defined, the actual or baseline tasks are visually shown as a separate task bar and are layered beneath the planned task if the two overlap.

Note:

For any task that has a bad date format (from either SetActualEndDate or SetActualStartDate), any overlaid baseline information is not displayed in the chart section.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
RecordName.FieldName	Specify the field and its associated record that contains the value used to define the actual start date. This field must be of DateTime or Date type.

Returns

None.