Task Information: Dates

The Dates tab is used to list all the standard date fields for this task.

The following table describes the fields on this screen as shown below:


Field Description
Date Description

The list of all standard date fields for the task.

  • Schedule dates - the calculated schedule dates. Unable to be edited.
  • Actual dates - the actual start and completion dates of the task. These are the same as on the General tab.
  • Baseline dates - the dates set when saving a Baseline.
  • Constraint dates - the constraint dates. These are the same as on the General tab
  • Level constraint date - the delay dates applied by the Resource Leveling tool.
  • Delay date (from project update) - the delay dates applied from the Project Update tool.

Based on the values in the schedule, DTS automatically updates these dates.

Editable If this field is selected (has a cross), the date is editable (can be changed).
Start The current start date for the task.
Finish The current finish date for the task.
Previous Click to display the Task Information screen of the task before this one - the task listed in the Task Table above the one you are currently displaying.
Next Click to display the Task Information screen of the task after this one - the task listed in the Task Table below the one you are currently displaying.
OK Click to save your changes and close the screen.
Cancel Click to lose the changes you made and close the screen.
Help Click to display the help for this screen.