In terms of access rights, there is no difference between being “Assigned” or “Reviewer” on a task. The difference between one and the other pertains to work allocation. When a user is “Assigned” on a task, he/she will share the Estimated Hours allocated on the task with the other “Assigned” users, whereas a “Reviewer” will […]
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What’s the Typical Work Day in user profiles?
The “Typical Work Day” is the number of hours the user spends working on a normal day. If, on any given day, the total number of task estimated hours allocated to the user is above the Typical Work Day number specified in the user profile, the User Workload Report (available under Home => More > […]
Why is the Hours field in the Estimates section of the task Edit screen disabled?
When the Hours field is disabled, you are allocating hours of work on the task in “Custom Hours” mode. Just above the task assignment grid, you will notice 2 radio buttons. One is labeled “Divide Hours” and the other, “Custom Hours”. The Divide Hours and Custom Hours options refer to the way estimated hours are allocated […]
How can I un-assign a user from a task?
In any task list page, click on the Summary link of a task to open it. In the Assignment section of the Edit Task Information page, uncheck the user in the assignment grid.
What does Weekends Allowed mean?
At the project level, it is possible to specify whether or not work will be performed over weekends. This is done through the “Task Dependencies” section in Project Tab > Edit Project page. When “Including Weekends” is selected, Estimated Hours allocated on all tasks in the project will be spread out evenly from the Estimated […]
How can I assign users to a task?
Ideally, before assigning users to tasks, these users should be assigned and granted rights on the associated project through Project Tab > Assignments or as indicated in this help topic. Then, in any task list page , click on the Summary link of a task to open it. In the Assignment section of the Edit Task […]
Why is the Hours field in the Estimates section of the task Edit screen disabled?
When the Hours field is disabled, you are allocating hours of work on the task in “Custom Hours” mode. Just above the task assignment grid, you will notice 2 radio buttons. One is labeled “Divide Hours” and the other, “Custom Hours”. The Divide Hours and Custom Hours options refer to the way estimated hours are […]
When looking at the list of assigned users, there are no checkboxes. Why?
As a Normal user, you do not have sufficient access rights to assign/un-assign users on that task.