How do I create a Summary Task via the PDS?

[Unites_web_developer]

Has anyone successfully created a Summary Task using the PDS? The PDS
documentation implies that this can be done using the <Summary>1</Summary>
tags, but gives zero examples of the usage. Through my experimentation I have
noticed that if a task (i.e. - <Task>) is created with <Summary>1</Summary>,
then only the NEXT task is a summary task, with the following task NOT being
a summary task. I need to have multiple tasks in the summary. Any takers on
this one??? thanks

 

[icolias]

Hi !

I don't use the <summary> tag. I don't know if it's the best way to do it,
but I create a task with <Outlinelevel>1</Outlinelevel> and without any
duration. This task will be the summary task. The other task must have
<Outlinelevel> tag value higher than summary task.



Sorry for my english, I'm spanish.

Bye

 

[icolias]

I use this XML request:

<Task>

<Name></Name>

<ID></ID>

<Type>2</Type>

<OutlineLevel>1</OutlineLevel>

<Work>0</Work>

</Task>

 

[Unites_web_developer]

Has anyone successfully created a Summary Task using the PDS? The PDS
documentation implies that this can be done using the <Summary>1</Summary>
tags, but gives zero examples of the usage. Through my experimentation I have
noticed that if a task (i.e. - <Task>) is created with <Summary>1</Summary>,
then only the NEXT task is a summary task, with the following task NOT being
a summary task. I need to have multiple tasks in the summary. Any takers on
this one??? thanks

Ok - I figured this out so I am posting just in case anyone else has had the
same question. It looks like if you give PDS a start date for the task,
Project will change the start date of all the tasks in the project to reflect
the start date given for the project. You can turn this off by doing the
following:
<Task>
<Name>Blah, Blah, Blah</Name>
<Start>20050105</Start>
<Duration>0</Duration>
<ConstraintType>2</ConstraintType>
<ConstraintDate>20050105</ConstraintDate>
</Task>

Notice <Start> and <ConstraintDate> are the same date and <ConstraintType>
is set to 2 ("Must start on" [Date]). This will cause the project to show the
date spread for all of the unique task dates. Hope this helps someone.