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Update Task Data

Use the Task Properties dialog box to define and edit task properties. To view this dialog box, double-click the header button to the left of the task you want to update.

This dialog box contains several tabs with fields that you can use to the create and edit data that you may not find available in a view. These tabs include the General, Resources, Dependencies, Advanced, and Notes.

The availability and display of tabs in this dialog box depends on the type of task you have selected in the view:

• If you select a phase or activity that is part of a master project or a subproject, only the General, Advanced, and Notes tabs display.
• If you select a task or milestone that is part of a master project or a subproject, all tabs except the Subprojects tab display.
• If you select a single task that was inserted into a master project as a subproject, all of the tabs display, including the Subprojects tab.

You can also update a task by right-clicking it in a spreadsheet view to access the shortcut menu which displays a list of task-related commands.

You can edit subproject task properties if you have Read/Write access or are saving a master project as an Open Workbench project (.rmp) file. You can also select multiple tasks and use one dialog box to edit the properties that they have in common or to define common properties. Use the Task Properties - Multiple Selections dialog box to do this.

More information:

Define Subproject Task Options

Define Task General Properties

Define Task Scheduling Constraints

Define Task Advanced Properties

About Establishing Task and Resource Constraints

Edit Multiple Tasks