Managing Project Tasks in Gantt

A project task is a unit of work with a duration, or a project checkpoint Closed A zero duration task record, which is used to represent an event in the project such as a key decision, completion of a work package, completion of a deliverable or end of a phase. Checkpoint tasks have no relationship with PSA milestones., which has no duration. You can:

Add, edit and delete project tasks and dependencies.
Create and edit a project hierarchy.
Assign resources and/or roles to project tasks to create project task assignments (PTAs).
Create assignments or resource requests for PTAs.
Synchronize project tasks with milestones.

Note: You cannot edit or delete the project row.

Concepts

Project Planning Methodologies

Filtering Tasks in Gantt

Using Work Calendars in Gantt

About Time Periods, Work Calendars, and Holidays

Using Time Zones in Gantt

Using Milestones in Gantt

Tasks

Starting with Gantt

Adding Project Tasks

Editing Project Tasks

Creating Project Hierarchies

Setting up Work Calendars

Cutting, Copying, and Pasting in Gantt

Managing Project Task Dependencies

Managing Resources and Roles

Creating Assignments and Resource Requests from Gantt

Creating Assignments from Project Tasks

Creating Resource Requests from Project Tasks

Defining and Applying Filters in Gantt

Saving Filters in Gantt

Finding Data in the Gantt Task Grid

Printing Gantt Charts

Using Critical Path in Gantt

Gantt Preferences

Viewing Gantt from a Project Record

Reference

Gantt Buttons, Controls, and Fields

Gantt Print Setup

Project Edit Locking Overview

Project Task Fields