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Broken The external schedule can not be accessed. The file may have been moved or deleted, or required software
may be missing or not functioning correctly. TimeLiner will still function using the task values determined when
the link was last synchronized.
The Shortcut Menus
Right-clicking within the links area on the tab opens a shortcut menu that enables you to add and manage links
to external project files.
■ Add Link - creates a new link to an external project file. Selecting this option will display a further menu,
listing all project sources that may be connected to on the current machine. See “
Supported Scheduling
Software
” on page 412 for more information on which sources are available.
■ Delete Link - deletes the currently selected link.
NOTE Deleting the link to an external project file will not delete any tasks that have previously been rebuilt in the
TimeLiner Tasks tab.
■ Rebuild Task Hierarchy from Link - reads all of the tasks and associated data (as defined in the “
Field Selector
Dialog Box
” on page 393) from the selected project file and adds these to the Tasks tab.
Choose this option also to synchronize with the selected project file when new tasks have been added to the
project file. This will rebuild the task hierarchy in TimeLiner, containing all of the latest tasks and data.
■ Synchronize Tasks from Link - updates all existing tasks in the Tasks tab, with the latest associated data from
the selected project file (e.g. Start and End dates).
■ Rebuild Task Hierarchy from All Links - reads all of the tasks and associated data (as defined in the
Field
Selector Dialog Box
) from all project files listed in the Links tab and adds these to the Tasks tab.
Choose this option also to synchronize with all project files when new tasks have been added to the project
files. This will rebuild the task hierarchy in TimeLiner, containing all of the latest tasks and data.
■ Edit Link - enables you to edit the selected link. This will display the
Field Selector Dialog Box, from which
you can define new fields or re-define existing ones.
■ Rename - enables you to rename the link to something more appropriate. When the text field becomes
highlighted, enter the new name, then press Enter to save it.
NOTE Tasks in the external schedule will be ignored if they do not include both start and end dates, with the start
date being less than or equal to the end date.
Gantt View Tab
The Gantt View tab gives you a read-only graphical representation of your project schedule.
You can switch between Planned, Actual, and Planned vs Actual Gantt charts. Tasks are represented as colored
bars on the displayed Gantt chart:
■ Actual - the bars are shown as blue.
■ Planned - the bars are shown as blue.
■ Planned vs Actual - the planned dates are shown as grey bars, and actual dates are shown as red bars.
You can also use the Zoom control to modify the resolution of the displayed chart.
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