Changing task duration

  1. Click the duration cell of the task whose duration you want to change.

  2. Select the existing duration.

  3. Delete the duration text.

  4. Type another duration, using the units described in Details below.

eSuite scheduler recalculates the task's end date and project timeline using the new duration.

Details

By default, eSuite scheduler assigns a duration of one day to each task, where one day is defined as 8 hours of work. You can change any task duration, either as you enter the task or at a later time.

You can specify task duration using any of the following time units:

eSuite scheduler automatically adjusts to the next larger time unit as you type a duration that can be expressed as a larger time unit. For example, "65m" appears as "1h 5m," and "12h" appears as "1d 4h."

If you know how many days a task has been in progress, you can display its progress by entering the duration to date. When you enter the actual duration of a task, eSuite scheduler updates the actual start date, the percentage of the task that is complete, and the duration of the task remaining in the schedule.

See also
Planning a project
Adding project tasks
Entering start and end dates
Linking and unlinking tasks
Creating a task hierarchy
Adding columns to to the schedule
Displaying a task's percentage complete