changing a task finish date

[sheriz]

I'm new to Project and really struggling with durations and dates.

I have a task and four sub-tasks. The final sub-task has a "finish no later
than" date on it because it must be done by April 30. The first sub-task is
linked to a task above. That task was delayed, which will cause my sub-task
in question to run past April 30. How can I clear that "finish no later
than" date, and have it calculate for me? I need to notify my client about
the delay and give them a new finish date.

I know you don't recommend constraints, but it was a client-imposed finish
date.

 

[Redneck David]

Sheriz,

Click on the Task Information button on the toolbar. It looks kinda like a
note card.
Then click on the "Advanced Tab" then clear out the "Constraint Type" field.

David

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

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[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

You will notice that you cannot "clear out" the constraint type field.
The way to do it is Task Infomation, Advanced, select "as soon as possible"
constraint.
HTH

 

[Steve House]

Client imposed deadlines and constraints are different things. A
deadline means it is required to finish before that date. A constraint
says it absolutely and positively WILL finsih by that date no matter
what you do about it. Your April 30 requirement is better programmed by
using the Deadline field rather than the Constraint date. (And you see
in your example the results of using the constraint - it's not telling
you when you'll end up now that the predecessor is delayed.) Luckily
it's very easy to fix - double click on the task id number to display
the task information screen. Go to the Advvanced tab. In the deadline
field enter April 30. Change the constraint type to "As Soon As
Possible" and you're done. The deadline you were supposed to hit shows
up as a little green arrow in your Gantt chart and there's a red warning
indicator to the left of the task name that tells you just how bad the
situation is. The task bar itself and the task start and end dates will
show where he task is now sitting as driven by the delayed predecessor
while the arrowhead reminds you where it was supposed to finish.