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The fields configured in the Object Editor area are displayed as shown in the below screenshot:

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Notes: 

  • The default timeline view of the Task Planning object is set as 'scale to fit'.

  • Hover over any of the coloured bars to view a quick summary.

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  • Any changes done to the Project Table will be automatically updated in the Gantt chart in real-time and vice versa. Once a Summary Task is completed, all of its Child Tasks are auto updated and vice versa as well.

  • You can assign multiple resources to a task by clicking on the icon on Responsible Person column. You need to tick the staff which you need to allocate as resources and click OK. You have to decide the primary resource by selecting the Primary radio button and this selection is mandatory. 

  • You Additionally, you can also see the percentage of involvement through the 'Hours Per Day' which will be decided by the user (double click the Hours Per Day box in order to edit the value). The system will show the Total Effort allocated to responsible person based on Hours Per Day/Percentage and the task duration. See the example given below:

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The icons above the Gantt chart can be used to add, edit and delete tasks as necessary along with many other functions. The most commonly used icons such as Add, Save, Delete, Move Up, Move Down, etc. are placed within the tool bar and the other buttons are available in the ‘More’ section as shown below.

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The grid below elaborates on the functionalities of each icon on the toolbar:

Icon

Description

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Saves Gantt chart.

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Prints Gantt chart information. This provides different options to print.

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Adds a new task to the Gantt chart.

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Deletes Indents the selected task from the Gantt chart.

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Indents/Outdents the selected task.

Expands/Collapses the default Gantt chart view to fill the screen.

Shows/Hides the critical path within the project schedule.

Create/View Baseline.

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Add notes against comments against a Task.

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Update or add more to already added comments to a Task.

Downloads the Microsoft Project Add-in - which gives the ability to export the Gantt chart as an XML file which can be then viewed and edited using MS Project. Once edited it can also be imported back into Camms Projects (IPM). See Microsoft Project Add-in for more information on this function.

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Export the task planning details to a PDF or Excel.

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Fits the Gantt chart to show on the page in full.

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Switch to Kanban Board.

You can also switch to following views by clicking on relevant icons:

1 - Table View

2 - Chart View

3 - Year View

4 - Month View

5 - Week View

The system uses the following icons to indicate the task progress.

'On track'

This is displayed if the activities of a task are going according to the project schedule.

'Monitor'

This is displayed if the task needs to be monitored.

'Off track'

This is displayed if the activities of a task are going behind the project schedule.


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