Visual Graphical Indicators - Need Help!!!!!

Tom North Woodstock, Ga, United States

I use MS Project 2003 (can't afford 2007 yet) and I'm trying to figure out how to use the visual graphical indicator lights in order to showcase the status of each task. I know how to get the lights to be displayed via Customize Fields, type Finish, but I'm not sure of how it works; e.g., if I use Finish 1 as the displayed column and compare it to the Finish Date it works in that the Finish 1 field defaults to the current date - I can setup comparisions to display a green or red light but it seems backwards - I can use it, but I do not completely understand how it works.

Additionally, will the visual graphical indicators for summary tasks work? I know about the check box to enable that function, but it doesn't seems to work - I mean if one of the child tasks is red, wouldn't the summary task also be red?

I cannot find anything online to help explain this feature to me. Need your help or some resources (examples) to help!!! Thanks!

Tom

Posted: Jan 22, 2009 4:21 PM

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Mark Price Perry Business Driven PMO Evangelist| BOT International Orlando, Fl, United States

For the reasons you mentioned, a lot of folks prefer to simply use the conditional formatting within MS Project. Add a column, name it, set your conditional formatting, and pick and choose your graphic icons to display. If your are simply seeking to display g/y/r and other useful indicators, this technique is one of the easier ones to apply. Below is an example.

Just an idea. ~ Mark

Posted: Jan 24, 2009 6:28 AM

Jack Black Chief Project Officer| PMConnection Jackson, Oh, United States

You will find a number of articles and even a video on setting up graphical (R/Y/G or stoplight or status) indicators here:
http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?na...r&orderby=hitsD

Posted: Feb 17, 2009 11:25 PM

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