How to define continuous task

[Joe T]

I would like to define a task that must happen continously once started. For
example I would like to create a task that may take 6 hours to perform.
However, once it is started it cannot be stopped until finished.

When I tried to create a default task, I had 2 hours remaining in my day.
Then Project scheduled the task to start, work for 2 hours, then on Monday it
finished the remaining 4 hours of work. If it cannot get the job done on
Friday, then I would rather have it wait until Monday to start the job. How
would I do this?

Thanks for your help.

 

[John]

I would like to define a task that must happen continously once started. For
example I would like to create a task that may take 6 hours to perform.
However, once it is started it cannot be stopped until finished.

When I tried to create a default task, I had 2 hours remaining in my day.
Then Project scheduled the task to start, work for 2 hours, then on Monday it
finished the remaining 4 hours of work. If it cannot get the job done on
Friday, then I would rather have it wait until Monday to start the job. How
would I do this?

Thanks for your help.

Joe T,
This issue has been brought up on various occasions in this newsgroup.
You might try a search to view the recommendations.

Meanwhile, there are a couple ways to deal with continuous type tasks.
One method is to simply use a 24 hour calendar for the task and make
sure any resources assigned to it can also work around the clock.
However, a 24 hours calendar may not fit in with your needs. In that
case, a simple VBA macro can be written to check for any tasks that must
be continuous and re-schedule them to a time when they can be performed
continuously. This approach was suggested for a similar post earlier
this week. See "Re: Keep task days together" posted on 12/24/05.

Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP