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 ![]() | ||
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. |