Deleting Tasks

You can delete project tasksClosed A unit of work or collection of work associated with a project. and checkpointClosed 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. tasks.

Tip:

To select more than one task, hold down the CTRL or Command key while clicking a task in the Tasks pane or the Schedule pane.

When you delete a project task:

  • If it is a parent, all the child tasks below it in the hierarchy are deleted.
  • If it is a child, the assignment is also removed.
  • Time entered against it on the Time Entry page is also deleted.
  • If it is the parent project, depending on the value of the DeleteProjectTasksWithProject configuration option, all of the project tasks in the project task hierarchy are also deleted.

To delete tasks:

  1. Select the tasks that you want to delete in the Tasks pane or the Schedule pane.
  2. Right-click the selected tasks.
  3. Click Delete Task(s).
  4. Click Save.