You could easily get ordinal days into a table view using custom number fields - no vba required.
On the Timescale, just adjust the bottom tier to show Days (From Start).
Keep in mind that, even if you are showing ordinal dates, all schedule calculations use real dates/times and real calendars - i.e. workdays, working weeks/weekends, and holidays included.
1. If I change the start date of my first task, in Automatic Mode, will it change all others that follow?
1. A - In Short, Yes. So long as all of the tasks are Linked, then everything will move based on their predecessor. However, if you have any other tasks, also due to start at the start of the project, which are not linked as a Start-to-Start for example, then you will have to manually edit these entries too.
A quite way around this would be to create a Project start Milestone, to which all initial tasks will be linked Finish-to-Start. This Milestone will drive the rest of the project.
You may not actually need to keep moving the date. You could set the start date of the project to some time in the future, and then bring it back towards Today as and when the project is actually going to get going.
2. Can I renumber my project Gantt chart and Start / Finish columns to show day numbers, as opposed to dates?
2. A - As far as I'm aware, the short answer to this is "No".
Long Answer - Are you familiar with VBA? I'm pretty entry level on this area, however I'm certain that you 'could' write a macro which:
Creates two custom columns, "Start Day Num" and "Finish Day Num"
For all tasks in ActiveProject
Count difference between ActiveProject.ProjectStart and Task.Start date.
"Start Day Num" = Result
Count Difference between ActiveProject.ProjectStart and Task.Finish date.
"Finish Day Num" = Result
Next t
Hide Column "Start"
Hide Column "Finish"
End
Something like the psudo code above would fudge the effect in the table, but not in the Gantt Chart.
You could easily get ordinal
You could easily get ordinal days into a table view using custom number fields - no vba required.
On the Timescale, just adjust the bottom tier to show Days (From Start).
Keep in mind that, even if you are showing ordinal dates, all schedule calculations use real dates/times and real calendars - i.e. workdays, working weeks/weekends, and holidays included.
Good luck, tom
Hi Timothy, 1. If I change
Hi Timothy,
1. If I change the start date of my first task, in Automatic Mode, will it change all others that follow?
1. A - In Short, Yes. So long as all of the tasks are Linked, then everything will move based on their predecessor. However, if you have any other tasks, also due to start at the start of the project, which are not linked as a Start-to-Start for example, then you will have to manually edit these entries too.
A quite way around this would be to create a Project start Milestone, to which all initial tasks will be linked Finish-to-Start. This Milestone will drive the rest of the project.
You may not actually need to keep moving the date. You could set the start date of the project to some time in the future, and then bring it back towards Today as and when the project is actually going to get going.
2. Can I renumber my project Gantt chart and Start / Finish columns to show day numbers, as opposed to dates?
2. A - As far as I'm aware, the short answer to this is "No".
Long Answer - Are you familiar with VBA? I'm pretty entry level on this area, however I'm certain that you 'could' write a macro which:
Creates two custom columns, "Start Day Num" and "Finish Day Num"
For all tasks in ActiveProject
Count difference between ActiveProject.ProjectStart and Task.Start date.
"Start Day Num" = Result
Count Difference between ActiveProject.ProjectStart and Task.Finish date.
"Finish Day Num" = Result
Next t
Hide Column "Start"
Hide Column "Finish"
End
Something like the psudo code above would fudge the effect in the table, but not in the Gantt Chart.
Any help?
Phil