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How do i overlap the split activity?

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Fri, 2014-11-14 13:22
Mike planner
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Hi All,

Please can i know how do i overlap the slilt section in a bar as shown below please? I have been using astapower project for many years now but I found the screen shot in Asta Powerproject website so I think it must be a way to overlap the split tasks.

Many thanks,

Mike 

 

 

 

 

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Fri, 2014-11-21 17:34
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Mike planner
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Thanks Mike and Ben.

P.S. Ben, i actually spoken with you a few hunded of times in this few years! I didnt know you are Ben from Asta. haha 

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Mon, 2014-11-17 10:35
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Mike Testro
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Hi Ben

So thats what I have been doing wrong these last 20 years - silly me.

Best regards

Mike T.

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Mon, 2014-11-17 10:29
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Ben Taunt
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Close - but the other way around...  If you are operating in 'Task Per Line' mode you are actually operating in the same way as other planning systems with one task represented on each line.  And thus no possibility to have overlapping tasks as each task is on its own line.

You need to be operating with 'Task Per Line' mode turned OFF in order to experience the joys of multiple tasks per line and to therefore see the overlapping behaviour! 

Ben

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Fri, 2014-11-14 21:15
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Mike Testro
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Mike Planner

You are operating in Task Per Line Mode - a unique feature in Asta Powerproject - no other software has it. (maybe Spider?)

The overlap is when you do not use FS links through the cascade of tasks.

If some tasks are linked to work concurrently then they will overlap - this is not good planning practice.

Be grateful that the software allows this to be displayed - up to v 10 this was not possible.

Use the FS links correctly and the problem will disapear.

Best regards

Mike Testro

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Fri, 2014-11-14 14:33
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Ben Taunt
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Overlapping tasks are enabled via the Bar and Task Properties so that you can have them overlapping in some lines, but not others. 

If I could get insert images to work, I'd show you the dialogue...!  However, the help file does outline how to acheive this - read the topic called "Specifying that tasks on a bar can overlap".

Ben @ Asta

  
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Fri, 2014-11-14 14:10
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Mike planner
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Hi Derek,

 

I tried but it doesnt work.

 

Regards,

Mike 

 

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Fri, 2014-11-14 13:35
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Derek Miller
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Mike

Go into Power Project help (?) and search for 'Overlapping tasks'.

Derek

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