Filtering all subtasks tasks for a task

[Misha]

Hello,

I have a task A and task B.

Task A has subtasks A1 and A2. A2 in turn has substasks A21 and A22.
Task B has subtask B1. A22 starts when B1 completes.

How do I define filtering criteria to show all subtasks of A plus all tasks
which are not subtasks of A but on which any of A's subtasks depend (B1)?

Basically I have 2 projects A and B and the order of subtasks is mixed
between the 2 projects. Sometimes I need to report only on taks A and that
set should also contain all tasks on which any of A's subtask depend.
However I do not need to show more than 1 task going back in the time line.
So for example if B1 depened on B0, I want to see B1 but not B0 when I
report on A.

Thanks,
Misha

 

[John]

Hello,

I have a task A and task B.

Task A has subtasks A1 and A2. A2 in turn has substasks A21 and A22.
Task B has subtask B1. A22 starts when B1 completes.

How do I define filtering criteria to show all subtasks of A plus all tasks
which are not subtasks of A but on which any of A's subtasks depend (B1)?

Basically I have 2 projects A and B and the order of subtasks is mixed
between the 2 projects. Sometimes I need to report only on taks A and that
set should also contain all tasks on which any of A's subtask depend.
However I do not need to show more than 1 task going back in the time line.
So for example if B1 depened on B0, I want to see B1 but not B0 when I
report on A.

Thanks,
Misha

Misha,
Probably the simplest approach in your case is to designate a spare flag
field for the tasks you want to see. If you have two or more different
groups of tasks, use a separate flag field for each group. Then simply
filter on the respective flag field.

If you need to trace predecessors for a given task, you might want to
use fellow MVP, Jack Dahlgren's Trace macro. It can be found on Jack's
website at, http://masamiki.com/project/macros.htm

Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP