Action | Description |
New Deliverable | Opens the New Deliverable window so that you can create a new deliverable associated with the plan object. You can also create a new deliverable from > or > in the Navigation pane. |
Add Deliverables | Opens the Add Deliverables window which enables you to search for existing deliverables to associate with the plan object. |
Move To | Moves the plan object to the specified position within the plan. |
Insert Activity Below | Creates a new activity in the plan that is directly connected to the existing plan object. |
Insert Milestone Below | Creates a new milestone in the plan that is directly connected to the existing plan object. |
Insert Summary Below | Creates a new summary activity in the plan that is directly connected to the existing plan object. |
Insert Sub Project/Program Below | Creates a new subproject in the plan that is directly connected to the existing plan object. |
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Attribute | Description | ||
Name | The unique identifier for the object. An icon preceding the name identifies the type of the plan object. | ||
Description | A brief description of the plan object. This field is not used for subprojects. | ||
ID | A unique identifier assigned to the plan object by the system. | ||
Owner | The team member who has been assigned to the plan object. | ||
State | The state of the plan object, such as Defined, Running, Completed, Canceled, and Suspended. | ||
Due Date | The date by which the plan object is to be completed. | ||
Predecessors | Predecessor plan objects define constraint relationships for the current plan object. For example, if Activity A is named as a predecessor to Activity B, then Activity B cannot be started until Activity A has been completed. | ||
Followers | Follower plan objects are those that cannot be started until the current plan object is completed. | ||
Child | The actual name of the project or program related as a subproject. Because a subproject may have been defined without any particular project or program being associated, this field may be blank.
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Description | A brief description of any child projects or programs.
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Done | The percentage of the plan object work that has been completed. | ||
Actual Effort | The amount of time (in hours) that was actually dedicated to the completion of the plan object. This field is not applicable to milestones. | ||
Estimated Effort | The amount of dedicated time (in hours) expected to be necessary in order to complete the plan object. This field is not applicable to milestones. | ||
Status | The status of the plan object, either Green, Yellow, or Red. Green indicates no problems. Yellow indicates caution. Red indicates an alert of high risk. The unavailable icon indicates that the status is unavailable. | ||
Status Description | A brief description of the reasons for the status designation. | ||
Risk | The level of risk that the plan object will not be completed by the specified due date. | ||
Risk Description | A brief description of the reasons for the risk designation. | ||
Estimated Start | The date on which work on the plan object was to have begun. | ||
Start Date | The start date assigned to the plan object during its creation. | ||
Estimated Duration | The number of days expected for the plan object work to be completed. | ||
Actual Duration | The number of days passed between the start date and the completion date (a plan object is considered completed when it reaches 100% done). | ||
Estimated Finish | The date on which the plan object was expected to be completed. | ||
Finish Date | The date on which the plan object was completed. This date is calculated according to when the plan object reaches 100% done. | ||
Actual Cost | The actual cost of the work involved in completing the plan object. This field is not applicable to milestones. | ||
Estimated Cost | The estimated cost of the work involved in completing the plan object. This field is not applicable to milestones. | ||
Budget | The budget amount allotted to the project or program. This field only appears for subprojects. |