All possible paths through a network?

[Fibonacci]

Does Project have a command or report that displays all possible paths ( or
the number of all possible paths ) with a spedific project entered?

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Fibonaccci,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

Well... a properly constructed project will have every task on a path from
the start milestone to the finish milestone, and thus the Network Diagram
will show what you want. If you're just after critical paths, use the
formatting wizard to colour critical tasks red, and/or Filter for Critical
tasks.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials

 

[Prasad]

A spaghetti diagram like the one shown at http://www.optisol.biz/network.htm
can easily reveal all paths of a project network.

 

[vanita]

Hi

To get the spaghetti diagram as suggested by Prasad, open the network
diagram, right click and select 'Hide Fields'. You will get a network diagram
only with 'Task IDs'. Also if you want it with Task Names, through Format >
Box Styles create a 'data template' only with 'task names'.

I hope it helps.
Vanita

 

[Prasad]

Vanitha,

I agree that the option "Hide Fields" in Network Diagram view
differentiates the paths more effectively. However, it may not be much
helpful for differentiating the paths in large networks. For example,
see the spaghetti network diagram for a project with 346 tasks at
http://www.optisol.biz/gantt/network_large.htm . This pertains to a
real project. A normal network diagram in Project with the hide
option cannot be as explicit as the spaghetti diagram.

Prasad

 

[Strasser]

Vanitha,

I agree that the option "Hide Fields" in Network Diagram view
differentiates the paths more effectively. However, it may not be much
helpful for differentiating the paths in large networks. For example,
see the spaghetti network diagram for a project with 346 tasks athttp://www.optisol.biz/gantt/network_large.htm . This pertains to a
real project.  A normal network diagram in Project with the hide
option cannot be as explicit as the spaghetti diagram.

Prasad

Prasad and Vanita,
Thanks for introducing me to spaghetti diagrams.
I can see they can be very useful in some situations! Strasser

 

[vanita]

Hi Prasad

I agree with you that the spaghetti network diagram on the referred link is
quite explicit. But, on real projects also we have really found MSP network
diagram after 'Hide fields' option quite adequate. After selecting Hide
Fields, if we do Format > Layout now the view becomes clear and boxes are
well placed.

I think both the software give these diagrams adequately, but what defines
the usage is that basic data is developed with which software.

Vanita