copy a task

[wjBigSax]

How do I copy a task to another location and w/o using the
predecessor/successor link have it update to reflect new info that has
changed for the original location? (similar to a reference in excel when a
value changed in one place is automatically changed in the other location)

 

[John]

How do I copy a task to another location and w/o using the
predecessor/successor link have it update to reflect new info that has
changed for the original location? (similar to a reference in excel when a
value changed in one place is automatically changed in the other location)

wjBigSax,
Your post isn't real clear as to whether you want to keep the link
information intact (i.e. "...have it update to reflect new info...") or
not (i.e. "...w/o using the predecessor/successor link..."). If you DO
want to preserve the link but just want to move the task, use drag and
drop instead of copy/paste. To drag and drop, first select the whole
task line (or group of lines). Then release the mouse button and again
click on the first line (if you selected a group) and hold the mouse
button down while you drag the line(s) to the new location. If you do
NOT want the link, delete the link info first and then use the drag and
drop described above.

Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP

 

[wjBigSax]

Thanks John.

Guess I wasn't clear. After I copy & paste the task in another part of the
program the pasted task is a totally separate task now. Say I have task A1
(& all it's attributes) and I copy & paste into another location (I'll call
that A1c), A1c has no predecessor (or successor) link information as
intended. Now, when I update the info for A1 such as a date change, I would
like to see that same updated info reflected in A1c (w/o manually updating
A1c) because it is the same task. Note: I am using a master schedule w/
subprojects where master could contain task A1c and the subtproject contains
A1.

 

[John]

Thanks John.

Guess I wasn't clear. After I copy & paste the task in another part of the
program the pasted task is a totally separate task now. Say I have task A1
(& all it's attributes) and I copy & paste into another location (I'll call
that A1c), A1c has no predecessor (or successor) link information as
intended. Now, when I update the info for A1 such as a date change, I would
like to see that same updated info reflected in A1c (w/o manually updating
A1c) because it is the same task. Note: I am using a master schedule w/
subprojects where master could contain task A1c and the subtproject contains
A1.

wjBigSax,
Well there's nothing like the complete story. A master with subprojects
makes all the difference. Understand that the subprojects in a master
are not physically part of the master. Rather, the master only contains
a pointer to the subproject file (that's why the task IDs in a master
start at "1" for each inserted subproject). The only subproject "task"
that actually belongs to the master is the insertion point summary line.

Given that information, copying and pasting a task from the master to a
subproject or vice versa will in fact result in a totally new task in
the destination file. The original links are lost and depending on where
the task is inserted into the other file, it may take on new links (i.e.
if the task is pasted into a chain of linked tasks even though the
Tools/Options/Schedule tab option to autolink inserted tasks is not
checked).

I hope this clarifies what you are seeing.

John
Project MVP