Re: Task Dependency

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Hi Omar,

If you save the baseline for the entire project which contains the
successor, the task will be baselined as well. Once a baseline is saved, it
doesn't get changed unless you re-baseline.

Hope this helps.

Julie
"omar" <omar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A66F2D4B-481E-4BAC-9D95-8394AD8FBC99@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thank you for your reply. Is there no way to automatically save the
> baseline
> for the successor? The successor is kept for the executives to view and
> whatever changes an engineer makes in the predecessor would get updated in
> the successor.
>
> thank you
>
> "JulieS" wrote:
>
>> Hi Omar,
>>
>> Pardon me for jumping in.
>>
>> It appears as though you haven't saved the baseline for the successor
>> task.
>> Select the successor task and save the baseline (Tools>Tracking>Save
>> baseline click "Selected task). You should now see the baseline Start
>> and
>> Finish fields populate with dates.
>>
>> Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.
>>
>> Julie
>>
>> "omar" <omar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:FD1B1FA6-4A4C-4204-BCB4-D3026BD08694@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Ok here is what I am trying to do:
>> > I have two projects and I linked a task from one project to the other.
>> > In
>> > the predecessor, I changed the duration of the project and in turn it
>> > updated
>> > the finish date. I manually saved the baselines so that everything gets
>> > updated. On the Successor, only the start date and finish date gets
>> > updated
>> > but the baselines remains NA. Why is it like that?
>> >
>> > thank you
>> >
>> > "Rod Gill" wrote:
>> >
>> >> So what are you expecting to see and what isn't happening. Please
>> >> explain
>> >> more what your question is about and how to reproduce it..
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Rod Gill
>> >> Project MVP
>> >> Visit www.msproject-systems.com for Project Companion Tools and more
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "omar" <omar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:DEACC6A6-D3D1-4D39-ABE0-5FCF699697CC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > When tasks between two projects, why doesnt all the custom fields
>> >> > show?
>> >> > (I
>> >> > mean some custom field stays NA)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>


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