Expanding dependencies in milestones

[deluth]

I am currently using MSP2003. I would like to know if there's a way I can
see ALL the dependent tasks/resources for a specific milestone. Upon
double-clicking on the milestone, I can see all the predecessors for the
milestone, but I what I would like to see are all the resources that are
attached to those named tasks in the predecessor list. Is there a way to see
this? What I really want to get at is a way to quickly see how the milestone
is progressing at a high level. Also seeing which resource is at risk of
being on a critical path. Thanks in advance!

 

[Rod Gill]

Hi,

Select Window, Split
right click on the lower form and select predecessors and successors

Now you will see both for the selected task in the upper pane.

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[deluth]

Hi Rod,

This view shows me what double-clicking on the milestone would show me. It
still doesn't answer the question of which resource is tied to the
predecessor task and when they're supposed to get it done - ultimately,
seeing who's at risk and/or on the critical path.

 

[John]

deluth,
I don't think there is a single or split view that will give what you
want directly but here's an approach that should work. Go to Jack
Dahlgren's MVP webpage at:
http://masamiki.com/project/macros.htm
and look for his "Trace Macro". I haven't used the macro but it
basically uses spare Flag5 to mark tasks that are predecessors and/or
successors of a user selected task. It then applies a filter on Flag5.
As long as the Resource Names field is showing on the filtered view, you
should have the information you desire.

Hope this helps.
John