Free Slack

[Swansea Jack]

Apologies if this is easy !

I'd like to show 'free' slack as well as 'total' slack. That is, the time a
task can take up before it delays it's successor, rather than the whole
project.

Any way of doing this ??

 

[JulieS]

Hello Swansea Jack,

I don't quite know whether you want to show the information graphically
(for example in the Gantt chart) or in a column (field).

The Detail Gantt view has a bar style definition called Slack which is
exactly what you need. Apply the Detail Gantt view and go to the
Format > Bar Styles dialog box to see the definition. You can add a
similar bar manually to an existing view if the Detail Gantt does suit
your needs.

To add the field to a table, choose Insert > Column and then in the
Column Definition dialog box, select the Free Slack field.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional information
about Microsoft Project

 

[Swansea Jack]

Hi JulieS

Yep, got it now - thanks for your help !!
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Regards
Swansea Jack

Hello Swansea Jack,

I don't quite know whether you want to show the information graphically
(for example in the Gantt chart) or in a column (field).

The Detail Gantt view has a bar style definition called Slack which is
exactly what you need. Apply the Detail Gantt view and go to the
Format > Bar Styles dialog box to see the definition. You can add a
similar bar manually to an existing view if the Detail Gantt does suit
your needs.

To add the field to a table, choose Insert > Column and then in the
Column Definition dialog box, select the Free Slack field.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional information
about Microsoft Project

 

[JulieS]

You're most welcome Swansea Jack and thanks for the feedback.

Julie

Hi JulieS

Yep, got it now - thanks for your help !!

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