Help! Delay and Leveling Delay Fields

[dee]

I understand that when applying leveling to a selected resource, that the
Leveling Delay field can be changed. I also understand that I can change
this field myself - either Task Leveling Delay or Assignment Leveling Delay.

What I can't seem to understand is the difference between the assignment
Leveling Delay field and the Delay field. I note that if I change either of
these, it changes the Start and Finish fields. However, if I change the
start time myself manually, the change is reflected in the Delay field, not
the Leveling Delay field.

What is the difference between these two fields?? It's driving me crazy!

 

[JulieS]

Hello Dee,

There may or may not be a change in a tasks start or end day if you
delay an assignment. For example: a task with 3 days duration
beginning on Monday and ending on Wednesday. Two resource assigned,
each assigned at 100%, but Resource A only has 8 hours of work,
Resource B has 24 hours of work.
Resource A begins on Monday and the work ends on Monday
Resource B begins on Monday and the work end on Wednesday

If I add a 1 day assignment delay for Resource A, the assignment now
begins on Tuesday and ends on Tuesday.

However, the task start is still Monday and Finish is still Wednesday
because Resource B's assignment is unchanged.

However, if I use the Task Leveling delay, the entire task (and two
assignments shift). I can add Task leveling day as well as Assignment
delay as well. So I could add a leveling delay of 1ed moving the Task
start to Tuesday ending on Thursday, but still have Resource A with an
assignment delay of 1d, starting on Wednesday and ending on Wednesday.

You can see the differences by adding the Assignment and Leveling
delay fields to the Task Usage view. I assume when you refer to the
"Delay" field you are referring to the field showing in the Task Form.
That is the assignment delay field.

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

Julie
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