Add tasks to the project time planning (Gantt)
It makes sense to only add the project tasks to the planning elements (activities) once you have set the logical and chronological order and any restrictions. The start and end dates are initially taken from the activity to which the task has been assigned. If the scheduling of the task differs from the start or end date of the activity, you can edit the task in the side panel of the Gantt chart. To do this, select the task and click on the pencil icon to edit the task in the side panel.
You have several options for assigning project-related tasks to the appropriate element in the project schedule (Gantt chart):
- You can assign project-related tasks that have already been created to a planning element using drag and drop.
- If no project-related tasks exist yet, you can create them manually. You can find out how this works in this article.
Add new project tasks manually in the planning
If no project tasks exist yet, create new tasks. Proceed as follows:
1. Select the activity or milestone to which you want to assign the new task.
2. Click on the blue button New Task.
3. The new task appears. Give the task a new name, which you can enter directly in the planning list. Alternatively, you can also open the new task (e.g. by clicking on the pencil icon right next to the name of the planning element, or right-click to open the context menu and then click on Edit) and enter the details in the side panel that opens.
NOTE Start and end are initially taken from the activity to which the task was assigned. In addition, as of version 11.11, new tasks under activities automatically adopt the duration of the parent activity as an effort. Each individual new task under the activity receives this duration as effort. (This is relevant for the workload display and the resource utilization is thus automatically served).
Tip You can also hide tasks in the planning by clicking on the respective button in the navigation bar.
