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#96 Project templating and dynamic tasks
Add-on features :
Dynamic tasks :
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When the end of a task is modified, all dependant tasks
marked as dynamic are moved accordig to the difference
beetween the end dates.
I hope that function help all users to update projects.....
Project Templating :
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When you create a new project, or edit an existing
without task, a new list appear in the project edit form
to import tasks from another project.
Tasks are imported with parent property and
dependencies
are duplicated according the original tasks.
An offset is applied on the start and end date, it's equal
to the difference beetween the projects start dates.
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:c) Hn'Co
Hn'co Patch
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In order to get this to work I had to change your sql line in
tasks.class.php: dependantTasks() into:
$sql = "
SELECT dependencies_task_id
FROM task_dependencies AS td, tasks AS t
WHERE td.dependencies_req_task_id=$taskId
AND td.dependencies_task_id=t.task_id
AND t.task_dynamic=1
";
Is the syntax you were using MySQL 4? A lot of systems still
use MySQL 3 (redhat 8 for example)
I also added one line to shiftDependantTasks() to prevent
unnecessary sql requests:
(after the call to dependantTasks() )
if ( count( $csDepts ) == 0 ) return;
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ignore the "if ( count" line, I mistakenly thought it was an
array being returned, but obviously it isn't. (should add check
for empty string though)
Corrected patch
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Little correction to work with older version of mysql...
:c)
Hn'co
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Hi, I am trying to import tasks, after applying this patch, but
nothing is being imported. The dropdown list in the add/edit
screen is there, and I can select another project to import
tasks from, but they aren't being imported. Can you help
please? thanks.
Peter Collins
Vancouver
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I have applied the "import project" part of this patch to the
up-coming 1.02 release of dotproject.
Could people please check it out from cvs and make sure
there are no immediate problems.
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That's great Dylan, thanks very much. Does anyone know if
the Dynamic Tasks part of this will also be included in 1.02?
That will really be the bee's knees.
Peter
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I decided to hold off implementing that part of the patch right
now as there have been a lot of changes to that bit of the
code.
If Herve wants to re-apply that part of the patch to the
latest source, test it and then upload it here I will apply it
though.
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I'm back, and I hope to have some time to analyse the
recents change on dotproject, and re-apply the date
dependency functionnality.
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Herve,
Im trying to convince my boss not to go down the Microsoft
Project direction. I want to use dotProject instead (1.0.2-1)
but it cant compete with MS Project without your Dynamic
Task update!!!
Do you think youll be able to reapply the patch soon?
My thanks, and good work.
-Big Al
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I am using a version located
http://zeke.yi.org/downloads/dotproject/
It was posted by a Sourceforge poster. The templating
works, and it will also move dependent tasks when their
parent task is moved.
However, if you use the latest database, you have to add a
field to one of the tables for the forums to work properly with
this version. I suspect it's because the version has an older
version of the forums script. I was able to correct it using
Webmin.
Peter
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You say a parent date change would cause a change in the
child date, but it's a question of one task changing a
dependent task's dates not a parent/child relationship.
-Alan
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Just trying to help.
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Downloaded the patch, windows, but how do you apply the patch?
Thanks...