Re: Task Constraints

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This is exactly the situation you interpret, Steve. The work around is pretty
complex and will take a bit to figure out. I think it's an opportunity for MS
to make an improvement by changing the forced date selection to an hours
option. I am working in Project 02, so maybe it's already changed in newer
versions.

"Steve House [Project MVP]" wrote:

> I assume the idea here is to insure the task will finish the same day it
> starts regardless of what day that happens to be. There's no way to use a
> constraint to do that - you can say "Start No Later Than 15 Apr at 9am" but
> you can't "Always Start Before 9am" by using constraints. The work around
> is to create a calendar that show hours of work from, say, 07:59 to 08:59.
> Insert a task with 1 minute duration and put it in the middle of the link
> between the task you need to start before 9 and its predecessor. Set your 1
> hour calendar to be that task's task calendar. Now regardless of when the
> predecessor ends, the pseudo task can only happen between 7:59 and 8:59am
> and the one you're trying to control will follow immediately after.
> --
> Steve House [MVP]
> MS Project Trainer & Consultant
> Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs
>
>
> "Lowkey" <Lowkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:41A608BA-369A-4C37-8C1E-EA7A2735E372@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Thanks. Is there any way to set the tasks constraints in hours, instead of
> > the using the default calendar? I have a task that must start no later
> > than 9
> > am because it must be finished in the same day.
> >
> > "Steve House [Project MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Go to the task information form, advanced tab and change the constraint
> >> to
> >> As Soon As Possible.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Steve House [MVP]
> >> MS Project Trainer & Consultant
> >> Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs
> >>
> >> "Lowkey" <Lowkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:B069C8D8-B427-41A0-9512-B81FCFAA3428@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > How do I remove constraints from a Task in Project 02 without deleting
> >> > the
> >> > task and creating a new one.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>
>
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