Hi, I'm new to these programmes with scripting language based. I would like to request help in understanding the flow of the files within xprocess and how I could customize the columns to create a combo box with a list of items to be displayed at Tasks tabs.
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If I understand correctly you would like to use the custom column feature in xProcess to create your own column that uses a combo box as its cell editor.
Unfortunately at the moment the custom column feature in xProcess is restricted to read-only values in the format of strings. To allow editing of this custom columns in a table and to be able to specify the type of cell editor it would need to be raised/submitted as a enhancement request.
Regards,
Tim.
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Hi, Tim, thanks for the reply.
Yes, for the column customization, what I would like is exactly as what you have described. Would you know how to go about in requesting this as an enhancement request?
I would also like some advice if there are ways for me to create tasks which have already taken place for reporting purposes, it seems that the tasks created tends to pick the Start Date based on the system set date, would you know how I could customize the start and end dates?
Thanks,
Grace.
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Creating tasks with start and end dates in the past
If I understand what is being asked for here I think it is reasonably simple to do, though of course historical tasks will not have "actual effort" type information since users will not have booked to them. The way to do it is different for "date-based" tasks (aka overhead tasks) and for "effort based" tasks.
Date-based (overhead) tasks can be created with a start and end that the user sets (the editable properties are called "Earliest Start" and "Earliest End" and are editable when you create the task, in the Dates section at the top of the task editor, or in a task table - provided you add the appropriate columns. If the purpose is simply to have the task displayed in the Gantt chart it might be simplest to use this type of task.
With Effort-based tasks (where you specify the effort required and the scheduler determines the start and end from available resources) the start and end is determined by when time actually was or will be booked to them, so there's an extra step to do:
* go to the Required Resources tab in the task editor; assign the task to a suitable resource;
* you can then use the calendar section in Assignments table to go to the Start date and book some number of hours, then to the End date and book some number of hours (the minimum of 0.01 hours does the job!).
* If you then "close" the task the start and end dates will be as set.
Hope this helps.
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Hi, I'm new to these programmes with scripting language based. I would like to request help in understanding the flow of the files within xprocess and how I could customize the columns to create a combo box with a list of items to be displayed at Tasks tabs.
Hi,
If I understand correctly you would like to use the custom column feature in xProcess to create your own column that uses a combo box as its cell editor.
Unfortunately at the moment the custom column feature in xProcess is restricted to read-only values in the format of strings. To allow editing of this custom columns in a table and to be able to specify the type of cell editor it would need to be raised/submitted as a enhancement request.
Regards,
Tim.
Hi, Tim, thanks for the reply.
Yes, for the column customization, what I would like is exactly as what you have described. Would you know how to go about in requesting this as an enhancement request?
I would also like some advice if there are ways for me to create tasks which have already taken place for reporting purposes, it seems that the tasks created tends to pick the Start Date based on the system set date, would you know how I could customize the start and end dates?
Thanks,
Grace.
Creating tasks with start and end dates in the past
If I understand what is being asked for here I think it is reasonably simple to do, though of course historical tasks will not have "actual effort" type information since users will not have booked to them. The way to do it is different for "date-based" tasks (aka overhead tasks) and for "effort based" tasks.
Date-based (overhead) tasks can be created with a start and end that the user sets (the editable properties are called "Earliest Start" and "Earliest End" and are editable when you create the task, in the Dates section at the top of the task editor, or in a task table - provided you add the appropriate columns. If the purpose is simply to have the task displayed in the Gantt chart it might be simplest to use this type of task.
With Effort-based tasks (where you specify the effort required and the scheduler determines the start and end from available resources) the start and end is determined by when time actually was or will be booked to them, so there's an extra step to do:
* go to the Required Resources tab in the task editor; assign the task to a suitable resource;
* you can then use the calendar section in Assignments table to go to the Start date and book some number of hours, then to the End date and book some number of hours (the minimum of 0.01 hours does the job!).
* If you then "close" the task the start and end dates will be as set.
Hope this helps.
Hi acarmichael,
Thanks for the help, it does work now.
Regards,
Grace Anne.