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2 steps queries

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Mon, 2009-01-26 10:32
Simon Hegarty
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a) Is there a way of creating a global which puts the activity id against each step?

b) Is there a way of flagging up if and when the start or the finish dates of any steps fall outside its parent activity - or is there a setting which ensures that the steps drive the activity date(i suspect not)
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Mon, 2009-01-26 19:13
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Simon Hegarty
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ok thanks for your response
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Mon, 2009-01-26 18:35
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Dieter Wambach
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Simon
You suspected right I’m afraid.
Steps are not more than a checklist. An activity can’t be finished before all items on this checklist (resp. the steps) are fulfilled.
You can assign weights and user defined fields to steps, e.g. activity_id, but it will be difficult to use them for a filter. In the table "TASKPROC" you’ll find "task_id" as a foreign key - so it’s automatically assigned.
You can’t assign a start- or a finish-date to a step. If you’ll require this information, you’ll have to use activities.
In my opinion a good concept but programming not finalized.

Regards
Dieter
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