Improve critical path

[Ka_Nishiyama]

I found out why the critical path calculation was strange.
It’s because there is no total number of days set for the tasks. Tasks have start and due date fields, but the start and due dates are both date fields, and there is nothing between them.

I noticed this when I was looking at this post.

Waterfall Due Date Changes from List View

I was talking with one of my Project Managers the other day who pointed out that updating a series of task/subtask due dates can be a real bother. From the timeline view we have Maintain Buffer and Weekend Awareness checked and in theory this should do what we want. However it’s been noted that: When shifting a task/subtask in the middle of the timeline, it shifts the ENTIRE timeline instead of just the tasks after the one being adjusted. While the tasks/subtasks will avoid the weekends, ofte…

Custom Date Field Needs Start / End Date Range Support

Really excited to finally have the ability to create custom fields with Date information. That said, would love to be able to set a start date similar to the standard date field. And have that information be available in the timeline/ calendar views. I see us using this for the various “Stages” of a project that might last several days and our sub-tasks are tied up already that I cant use them for this.