The Schedule Options allow you to do two things: determine whether or not a schedule manager is able to re-save the baseline after it has been set; and decide whether or not to link the project start and target date with the schedule. However, in the Project Details, if a start and target date are entered, these dates will be used as the schedule's start and target dates. If this is the case, users will not be able to modify these dates in the schedule.
To edit the schedule options
- Open Schedule settings.
- Click Options. The Schedule Options page is displayed with the following options:
- Restrict Schedule Manager from Re-saving Baseline: Select this check box to restrict the schedule manager from re-saving the baseline once the initial baseline has been set.
- Link Project Start and Target Date with ScheduleSelect this check box to link the project start date and the target date with the schedule. Doing so will ensure that the project's life cycle coincides with the project schedule. But please keep in mind that if the project and schedule are linked, then changing dates in the schedule will affect project dates. This is a good option only if you want the project details date to be consistent with the schedule dates.
- Automatically calculate the % complete by default: Select this check box to automatically calculate the percentage complete by default. This feature can also be managed per schedule through the schedule details page.
- Click Save.
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Click Cancel to discard changes. Unsaved changes will be lost.