Re: How are date links identified?
From: Steve House [MVP] (sjhouse.remove.this_at_to.send.hotmail.com)
Date: 01/17/05
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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:26:29 -0500
Yep I see that too - I tried it with only one link and it must have been the
luck of the draw that mine said "Project1!LINK_3" and the task that supplied
the date just happened to be Unique ID #3.
-- Steve House [MVP] MS Project Trainer & Consultant Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs "Roy" <Roy@wan.fr> wrote in message news:eT0YfnJ$EHA.2552@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > Sorry, my email jumped without my authorization ! I'm working on the PC of > one of my pals. > -------------------------- > Hello Steve, hello Siggy, > I just tried the numbering of such links. It seems that Project is > numbering > the > links like: > Project1!LINK_1 > Project1!LINK_3 > Project1!LINK_5 > Project1!LINK_7 > Project1!LINK_9 > > where the numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. don't map with the Task ID nor with the > Unique IDs. > > Gérard Ducouret > > "Roy" <Roy@wan.fr> a écrit dans le message de > news:OqhICcJ$EHA.1084@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> Hello Steve, hello Siggy, >> I just tried the numbering of such links. It seems that Project number >> the >> links >> Project1!LINK_1 >> Project1!LINK_3 >> Project1!LINK_5 >> >> "Steve House [MVP]" <sjhouse.remove.this@to.send.hotmail.com> a écrit >> dans >> le message de news:eCAIloI$EHA.3368@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> > For hammock tasks I don't even bother. I just go to the start and > finish >> > fields on the hammock task and hit delete, erasing the linked data and >> > letting Project's normal calculations take over. But you are correct - >> > tasks have an ID number, the sequence number in the far left column of > the >> > data table, and also something called the Unique ID, a sequence number >> > associated with the task when it's first created. The difference is > that >> > the ID number is sequential without gaps and can change for tasks when > the >> > data table is re-sorted. The Unique ID is static after the task is >> created, >> > it doesn't change if the table is sorted, and can be discontinuous if > some >> > tasks in the list are subsequently deleted. I think the links on a >> hammock >> > task refer to the Unique ID of the source of the data. >> > >> > -- >> > Steve House [MVP] >> > MS Project Trainer & Consultant >> > Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs >> > >> > "Siggy Drews" <SiggyDrews@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> > news:422BB3E6-717A-4B2B-B5E1-B2F36A7B14BB@microsoft.com... >> > > Hi Steve >> > > >> > > When using the Edit Links option to break a link, how is the specific >> link >> > > identified, i.e. how do I pick the right one from the list of links? >> The >> > > displyed names seem to be internally assigned ids with no obvious >> > > significance or reference to the source/destination of the link. >> > > >> > > Regards, S >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > "Steve House [MVP]" wrote: >> > > >> > >> If you're talking about updating the values in the linked cells, >> > >> that >> > >> happens automatically every time the file recalculates and doesn't >> > >> require >> > >> manual updating anyway. If you're talking about breaking the links, >> > >> either >> > >> use the Edit Links or just delete the data coming in to the linked >> cells >> > >> and >> > >> they will revert to normal calculated fields. >> > >> -- >> > >> Steve House [MVP] >> > >> MS Project Trainer & Consultant >> > >> Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs >> > >> >> > >> "Siggy Drews" <SiggyDrews@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> > >> message >> > >> news:06093677-C54D-4CF5-AFC4-FF1F2C952996@microsoft.com... >> > >> >I have created a couple of hammock tasks through the 'copy/paste > link' >> > >> > procedure. To update/break these links selectively how do I make >> sense >> > >> > of >> > >> > MS's naming in the Edit/Links view?? Is there a way to select the >> > >> > linked >> > >> > date field or task and update the link from there without going to >> > >> > Edit/Links?? >> > >> > >> > >> > Thanks! >> > >> > S >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Siggy Drews >> > >> > Senior Consultant - IMS >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >
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