Since a lot of information can be added when a task is created or edited, losing all your changes because you inadvertently navigated away from the Edit Task Information page can be very frustrating. Therefore, AceProject detects most events where the user is navigating away from the Edit Task Information page when one or several […]
Category: Tasks
All task related questions (task assignments, dependencies, copying or moving tasks, etc.).
How to create a task by email?
First, copy the email link for the email address. The email address is unique for each project and can be found under Edit Project by clicking on the link icon at the top right. Second, paste it into the TO: section of an email from your email client. The subject becomes the Task Summary, the […]
How can I edit a completed task?
Only Project Managers and Administrators can reopen a completed task or perform limited actions on them. To reopen a completed task, the Project Manager or Administrator must first set the status filter setting in a task list to “All Completed Statuses” for the task to be listed. The completed task’s status can then be changed […]
Is it possible to have tasks automatically renumbered?
AceProject has no mechanism to automatically renumber tasks. However, a task can be inserted between 2 others numerically through the use of a decimal task number. For instance, if you have a series of 10 tasks in a project numbered 1, 2, 3, …, 10, you can insert a task between tasks number 2 and […]
Add task – Quick add (Quick Tip Video)
Click on the Quick add button and select Tasks. From this dialogue, select a project and then add one or many tasks at once in a grid or a Text mode.
How can I un-assign a user from a task?
In any task list page, click on the Summary link of a task to open it. In the Assignment section of the Edit Task Information page, uncheck the user in the assignment grid.
What does Weekends Allowed mean?
At the project level, it is possible to specify whether or not work will be performed over weekends. This is done through the “Task Dependencies” section in Project Tab > Edit Project page. When “Including Weekends” is selected, Estimated Hours allocated on all tasks in the project will be spread out evenly from the Estimated […]
How can I assign users to a task?
Ideally, before assigning users to tasks, these users should be assigned and granted rights on the associated project through Project Tab > Assignments or as indicated in this help topic. Then, in any task list page , click on the Summary link of a task to open it. In the Assignment section of the Edit Task […]
What’s the difference between Actual Start/End Dates and Estimated ones?
AceProject provides you with 2 sets of fields for start and end dates. This allows you to compare actual task and project durations with expected numbers. Actual task start and end dates may be provided by the end user but AceProject also has an automatic mode which populates these dates with the current date when […]
Where in the interface is it possible to export data?
AceProject allows you to export data to Excel and CSV formats in several areas of the interface. First, account administrators have access to the Administration => Tools> Export Data interface page. On that page, project structure, tasks and timesheet items from one or all projects may be exported. This page also allows you to export your […]