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Task Status and Percent Complete

You can update the status of a task by setting the values in the Status and % Complete fields in the task properties. Depending on the setting for the % Complete Calculation Method on the Description tab of the Project Properties dialog, you can edit or automatically populate the % Complete field.

You can also define the task status by editing the task in a view that has the following data elements on its layout: Status, Start, Finish, and Percent (%) Complete.

When updating the task status, the following rules apply:

• You can enter 100 as the % Complete value for tasks with a status of Started.
• You can only mark tasks as Completed if the resource assigned to the task has no remaining ETC on the task.
• If you change the status of the task to Completed, the % Complete field automatically updates to 100. If you then reduce the % Complete value, the status changes to Started.
• If the task is a milestone, you can select a status of Completed or Not Started.
• If the task has an ETC greater than zero or has actuals but it has not started, you cannot change the status to Not Started unless you first remove the ETC and actuals from the task.
• If the task has an ETC greater than zero, you cannot select a status of Completed.

More information:

Define the General Properties

Define the Advanced Properties

View Task Percent Expended Amount

Percent Complete Indices