running same projects with different dates ...?

[rahmanjan]

hi all,

Each month i need to run some projects. All these projects almost have same tasks but bit diffent. But only obviously dates are changing. How can i create a standard template and then will be able to simply change the Start Date and End date of the project and almost everything else will be same. Obviously some small adjacetments.

Let is say i save my template for Month June and then I souhld be able to use it for July, Sep etc. My problem was that i cteated the template but i needed to go and changed the date for all tasks which i don't want???

Is it possible at all? any other better solution

 

[lone84]

Hi yamjan,

In order to create a template, you just need to save the file as a template file instead of the normal .mpp file

Hope this helps :-D

 

[rahmanjan]

thanks,

well i did that. But in some ways the template carrys the date so let is say my next project will be in Sep and the tempate was in June still the dates are June and I can't change the start date for the project. So i need to go and changed the date for all the activies which is somewhat doing it again.

what i want is to change the start date let is say to Sep so all the other tasks should adjacet them selves.

any better way?

regard

 

[lone84]

Hi yamjan,

I understand your question now,
In order to do this, you need to create a macro.

The coding will look something like this:

sub Macro()
activeproject.projectstart = format(now,date)
end sub

Then whenever you are running your template, run this macro.
The start date of everytask will be as of today.
Meaning if you run the macro of 07/07/2003, all tasks start date will be on 07/07/2003 except for predecessors or constraints tasks.

Hope this helps

 

[jancebk]

Yamjam:

Doing what Lone84 suggests will set every task to today's date. While a neat little macro, I don't think that is what you asked for.

If you have a series of tasks that are set up, and a network of dependencies between the tasks (linked relationships - Finish/Start, etc); I presume you want those same tasks and the same network of dependencies.

You can do this easily. When you've started the new project using your template, go to the Project Menu, Project Information... In the Start Date field, change the Start date to whatever date you wish. All of the dependencies between tasks will remain intact and the tasks will be scheduled accordingly.

Hope this helps!
Jan

 

[rahmanjan]

Thanks jan,

That is what I was looking for mate. Let me do it and if i found any problem let you know.

many thanks

rahman