Task Properties & Codes

Production, code, text and date fields are defined in order to capture the values for individual tasks. Usually the values are prepared in the external planning systems (such as Studio OP or Studio UG) used to generate schedule data for DTS. However, you can also modify these values directly in DTS.

Modifying production, code, text or date field values generated by external systems should be done judiciously to ensure that the schedules are not out of synch with the planning data. However there should be no problem to change the values for fields where no data came via the external planning system.

You can add any of the fields into the task table and edit directly, or modify the values on the Production Fields, Code/Text Fields and Dates tabs of the Task Information screen.

External systems have the ability to protect data they send to DTS. You may find that user-defined fields, tasks, or the values of user-defined fields on tasks have a symbol shown at the beginning of the data row, indicating that this data object is not editable inside DTS as it is being managed by an external system.