How to add a custom text field to calendar view instead of task na

[jgzigler]

I would like to print or view a calendar that shows a custom text field for
the task instead of task name.

My project involves several iterations of the same tasks so I created a text
field calculated as "[event]+[task name]" that essentially puts a prefix in
front of the task name so I know what iteration-task the calendar is
referring to (the 'event' field is a text field such as 'OLB1', 'OLB2',
'OLB3'). There may be 2 or 3 different iterations of a task in the same
calendar month.

The team would like to be able to print one calendar instead of having to
page through a different calendar for each iteration.

Any suggestions?

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

1) Go to the Calendar View
2) Right click on the view, and choose Bar Styles
3) For All tasks, select the text option for the custom Text field

That should do it.....

 

[jgzigler]

Thank you

Hey, I was thinking of creating a master project and having each iteration
be a sub-project. If I attach my resource pool to the master project, would
I then be able to print a calendar for the master project filtered such that
all tasks from each subproject assigned to a resource can be printed on ONE
calendar? Or would it print each subproject on a separate calendar?

1) Go to the Calendar View
2) Right click on the view, and choose Bar Styles
3) For All tasks, select the text option for the custom Text field

That should do it.....

I would like to print or view a calendar that shows a custom text
field for the task instead of task name.

My project involves several iterations of the same tasks so I created
a text field calculated as "[event]+[task name]" that essentially puts
a prefix in front of the task name so I know what iteration-task the
calendar is referring to (the 'event' field is a text field such as
'OLB1', 'OLB2', 'OLB3'). There may be 2 or 3 different iterations of
a task in the same calendar month.

The team would like to be able to print one calendar instead of having
to page through a different calendar for each iteration.

Any suggestions?

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

I just got that to work by creating a Master Project, creating a resource
list there, and then sharing its resource pool w/ the subprojects. Takes
a bit of finagling but seemed to work.

The only thing you would need to do then is open the Master Project, go to
the Calendar View and apply the appropriate filter (Projects > Filter for

Using Resource).

You could probably also create a custom View w/ the filter applied, or play
around w/ the reports to generate an automated printout of each resource's
tasks.

-A

Thank you

Hey, I was thinking of creating a master project and having each
iteration be a sub-project. If I attach my resource pool to the
master project, would I then be able to print a calendar for the
master project filtered such that all tasks from each subproject
assigned to a resource can be printed on ONE calendar? Or would it
print each subproject on a separate calendar?

1) Go to the Calendar View
2) Right click on the view, and choose Bar Styles
3) For All tasks, select the text option for the custom Text field
That should do it.....

I would like to print or view a calendar that shows a custom text
field for the task instead of task name.

My project involves several iterations of the same tasks so I
created a text field calculated as "[event]+[task name]" that
essentially puts a prefix in front of the task name so I know what
iteration-task the calendar is referring to (the 'event' field is a
text field such as 'OLB1', 'OLB2', 'OLB3'). There may be 2 or 3
different iterations of a task in the same calendar month.

The team would like to be able to print one calendar instead of
having to page through a different calendar for each iteration.

Any suggestions?

 

[jgzigler]

If I already have the resources in a separate pool, what steps do I need to
take with the master and each of the subprojects in order to switch the
resource pool from the separate file to that of the master? How do I switch
the links? I do not want to accidentally screw up...
Joel

I just got that to work by creating a Master Project, creating a resource
list there, and then sharing its resource pool w/ the subprojects. Takes
a bit of finagling but seemed to work.

The only thing you would need to do then is open the Master Project, go to
the Calendar View and apply the appropriate filter (Projects > Filter for

Using Resource).

You could probably also create a custom View w/ the filter applied, or play
around w/ the reports to generate an automated printout of each resource's
tasks.

-A

Thank you

Hey, I was thinking of creating a master project and having each
iteration be a sub-project. If I attach my resource pool to the
master project, would I then be able to print a calendar for the
master project filtered such that all tasks from each subproject
assigned to a resource can be printed on ONE calendar? Or would it
print each subproject on a separate calendar?

1) Go to the Calendar View
2) Right click on the view, and choose Bar Styles
3) For All tasks, select the text option for the custom Text field
That should do it.....

I would like to print or view a calendar that shows a custom text
field for the task instead of task name.

My project involves several iterations of the same tasks so I
created a text field calculated as "[event]+[task name]" that
essentially puts a prefix in front of the task name so I know what
iteration-task the calendar is referring to (the 'event' field is a
text field such as 'OLB1', 'OLB2', 'OLB3'). There may be 2 or 3
different iterations of a task in the same calendar month.

The team would like to be able to print one calendar instead of
having to page through a different calendar for each iteration.

Any suggestions?

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi jgzigler ,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

You might like to have a look at my series on Microsoft Project in the
TechTrax ezine, particularly #17 & 18 on multiple projects, at this site:
http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc or this:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23
(Perhaps you'd care to rate the articles before leaving the site,
Thanks.)

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

If I already have the resources in a separate pool, what steps do I
need to take with the master and each of the subprojects in order to
switch the resource pool from the separate file to that of the
master? How do I switch the links? I do not want to accidentally
screw up...
Joel

I just got that to work by creating a Master Project, creating a
resource list there, and then sharing its resource pool w/ the
subprojects. Takes a bit of finagling but seemed to work.

The only thing you would need to do then is open the Master Project,
go to the Calendar View and apply the appropriate filter (Projects >
Filter for

Using Resource).

You could probably also create a custom View w/ the filter applied,
or play around w/ the reports to generate an automated printout of
each resource's tasks.

-A

Thank you

Hey, I was thinking of creating a master project and having each
iteration be a sub-project. If I attach my resource pool to the
master project, would I then be able to print a calendar for the
master project filtered such that all tasks from each subproject
assigned to a resource can be printed on ONE calendar? Or would it
print each subproject on a separate calendar?

:

1) Go to the Calendar View
2) Right click on the view, and choose Bar Styles
3) For All tasks, select the text option for the custom Text field
That should do it.....

I would like to print or view a calendar that shows a custom text
field for the task instead of task name.

My project involves several iterations of the same tasks so I
created a text field calculated as "[event]+[task name]" that
essentially puts a prefix in front of the task name so I know what
iteration-task the calendar is referring to (the 'event' field is
a text field such as 'OLB1', 'OLB2', 'OLB3'). There may be 2 or 3
different iterations of a task in the same calendar month.

The team would like to be able to print one calendar instead of
having to page through a different calendar for each iteration.

Any suggestions?