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Define Task Advanced Properties

Use the Advanced tab in the Task Properties dialog box to define a task's advanced management details, such as defining, removing, or editing task scheduling constraints. The Advanced tab provides a central location from which you can set or change task-related values. All of the task's attributes display on this tab.

This tab displays a Fields grid that contains two columns: the Field columns displays a list of all the advanced properties you can specify, and the Value column displays cells, where you can enter or select values for the field.

The field values you can enter depend on the field you have selected. You can:

• Select displayed check boxes.
• Enter numeric values, currency, or dates.
• Enter words or phrases.
• Choose options from drop-down lists.

Note: The fields that are available for editing are dependent on your access rights. If a field is not available for selection or editing, it is disabled (by default).

To define a task's advanced properties

1. From a view that displays the task detail pane, right-click a task and select Modify from the shortcut menu.

   The Task Properties dialog box opens.

2. Click the Advanced tab.

   The task's advanced properties display.

3. In the Fields grid, click a cell in the Value column and enter a value for the following fields:

   Note: The value you can enter depends on the field you have selected.

   % Complete

   Enter a value between 0 and 99 to identify the percentage of work that has been completed for a task. When the tasks are 100% complete, Open Workbench automatically inserts 100 into this field.

   Actual % Spent

   Indicates the completeness of a task out of 100%.

   ACWP

   Defines the actual cost of work performed, which is the cost of the completed portion of assignments to a task based on the actual usage.

   AV

   Defines the difference between the Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS) and the Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP).

   BAC

   Defines the budget at completion, which is the budgeted cost of resource usage for the baseline plan.

   Baseline Fixed Duration?

   Defines whether the baseline is set for a fixed duration

   BCWP

   Defines the budget cost of work performed. BCWP is the cost of the completed portion of a task based on baseline total usage. BCWP is also an earned value calculation.

   BCWS

   Defines the budget cost of work scheduled, which is the cost of baseline total usage through the Project As-of date.

   Category

   Defines the name of the group or class to which this task belongs.

   EAC

   Defines the estimate at completion, which totals the cost incurred to date and the expected costs for incomplete tasks to give a projected figure.

   Unplanned?

   Defines whether the task is unplanned.

4. Click OK.

   The task's advanced properties are defined and the Task Properties dialog box closes.

More information:

Update Task Data

Define Task Scheduling Constraints

Lock Tasks in Place

View Task Percent Expended Amount