Shift Tasks

The Shift Tasks dialog box allows you to bulk adjust task start and finish dates forward or backward in time. The dialog displays a hierarchical list of all the tasks and their start and finish dates. Once rows are selected, you can enter a new start date to shift the tasks to. Tasks are shifted independently of resource assignments. This may cause out-of-sync conditions and you will have to manually adjust assignments to sync them up.

Note: When shifts are applied, the baseline data is not updated.

Overview

The shift tasks process does the following:

• Calculates difference in working days between the New date and Existing date.
• Shifts all task Start and Finish dates by the number of working days calculated, as bound by the work calendar. If calculated days are positive, shifts forward in time; if calculated days are negative, shifts backward in time.

Shift Tasks

1. From the Project - Resources Tab, click the right mouse button and select the Shift Tasks option or click the Tools button and then select Shift / Tasks. The Shift Tasks dialog box displays.
2. From the Selection list, select the tasks to shift.
3. In the Earliest Start Date - New, enter the new start date for the tasks. The date must be a working day, which is based on the project work calendar and scheduling calendar, and defaults to the earliest assignment based on the rows you have selected. This date must be no less than 01/01/1900.
4. Click OK.
   The dates for the selected tasks are updated.