Just a quick example: Task 'Build Walls' is due to run from 6th October for 15 days and Bob is assigned to do the work. However, Bob is on leave from 13th October for 5 days. I'd like Joe to build the walls while Bob is away enjoying himself, and for Bob to pick the work back up and complete the job when he returns on 20th October. Is there a way to do this in Project, without creating multiple tasks? -- Abo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abo's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/abo.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/microsoft-project/1048103.htm http://forums.techarena.in
Abo wrote: > Just a quick example: > > Task 'Build Walls' is due to run from 6th October for 15 days and Bob > is assigned to do the work. However, Bob is on leave from 13th October > for 5 days. I'd like Joe to build the walls while Bob is away enjoying > himself, and for Bob to pick the work back up and complete the job when > he returns on 20th October. > > Is there a way to do this in Project, without creating multiple tasks? Not automatically which I guess is what you are actually asking. There is no way that the application can know that you only want Joe to work on the task whilst Bob is away hence you will have to enter that information yourself. You don't have to enter multiple tasks. If you assign Bob to the task then the task will be scheduled around his leave (if that has been programmed in). You can then just allocate Joe to the same task for Bob's absence.
Hi Abo, Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :) I'd just use the Task Usage view, assign Joe to the task, and change the Work hours for both to meet your need. FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :) Mike Glen MS Project MVP See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials Abo wrote: > Just a quick example: > > Task 'Build Walls' is due to run from 6th October for 15 days and Bob > is assigned to do the work. However, Bob is on leave from 13th October > for 5 days. I'd like Joe to build the walls while Bob is away enjoying > himself, and for Bob to pick the work back up and complete the job > when he returns on 20th October. > > Is there a way to do this in Project, without creating multiple tasks?
