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Suspend and Resume dates linking

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Mon, 2010-02-22 21:06
Yusuke Kamui
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Hi, this may seem sound easy for you, but can anyone tell me how to do this:

1.
I have a task (Task AAA) ending on March 31
I have multiple tasks that were suspended last January 31 and I want them to resume on March 31 (as per the finish date of Task AAA)

How to link them or how to do it?


Another case:
2.
I have another task (Task BBB) ending on February 22
I have multiple taks that must be suspended on Feburary 22 (as per the finish date of Task BBB)

How to link them or how to do it?



Thanks!
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Fri, 2010-02-26 06:51
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Mike Testro
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Hi Rafael

Of course the non-working periods in any calendar are flexible.

If the suspension period changes you just change the calendar to suit.

You will need as many calendars as there are different suspension periods affecting different tasks.

I once did a full delay analysis and acceleration claim using nothing but different calendars.

Best regards

Mike Testro
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Fri, 2010-02-26 06:41
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Rafael Davila
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Mike

Can you make the available calendar days dynamic as to follow logic? Suspension periods are not static, the provided suspension dates are projected but they might vary, on item 1 as per the finish date of Task AAA and on item 2 as per the finish date of Task BBB. This is not a Bar Chart.

Best regards,
Rafael
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Fri, 2010-02-26 03:29
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Mike Testro
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Hi Yusuk

A much easier way is to set up some calendars with Non Work days for the suspended periods and apply it to the affected tasks.

Best regards

Mike Testro.
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Thu, 2010-02-25 20:17
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Yusuke Kamui
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Hi, thanks for the reply... I’ll give it a try...
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Tue, 2010-02-23 08:32
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Rafael Davila
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Divide Task BBB/CCC… ea into two Tasks named, BBB (Suspended) /CCC (Suspended) … and BBB (Resume)/CCC (Resume)... Update Task BBB (Suspended) /CCC (Suspended) … as finished on January 31, link Task BBB (Resume)/CCC (Resume)... with a FS predecessor link to AAA and link to appropriate successors as to maintain logic, if finish of AAA is delayed start of the successors is delayed and so on. Keep a FS link between Suspend and Resume activities as not to leave open ends on Suspend activities.

2.
Make multiple tasks to be suspended “hammock” / “LOE” tied by the end to the finish of task BBB. If they must continue add required activities linked to BBB as predecessor and link to appropriate predecessors/successors as to maintain logic, if finish of BBB is delayed start of the successors is delayed and so on.
Not sure if under this case by suspended you mean finished or suspended and resume activities to follow new logic so I am trying to cover both cases.

Use suspend activity updating only when you do not know resume logic.
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