question about the feature in Project 2007: Task Drivers

[Joy]

If a project (say A) has a sub project (say B) inserted into it. A task in B
(B-3) is one of the predecessors of a task in A (A-2). Also, a task in A
(A-1) is also one of the predecessors of A-2. When I view task drivers of
A-2, I can see both A-1 and B-3 in the list. In the list, there is a link for
A-1 and no link for B-3. I can be easily directed to A-1 by simply clicking
the link, but how can I move to B-3?

Is what MS Project supposed to be designed? Or is there some setting I have
to change to view the link for an externally linked task?

Thanks

 

[Jim Aksel]

If you need the desktop (user) to be able to do it, try Tools/Options.. On
the view tab select "Show external predecessors" and "show external
successors" This will just show the link as a shadow task below the task in
question.

In the Task Drivers Pane of P2007, there is no link that will "wake up" the
other file, sorry. It appears only tasks within the same file will create a
hyperlink.

If your question has to do with programming this in VBA, please repost
additional detail.
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[Joy]

thanks

If you need the desktop (user) to be able to do it, try Tools/Options.. On
the view tab select "Show external predecessors" and "show external
successors" This will just show the link as a shadow task below the task in
question.

In the Task Drivers Pane of P2007, there is no link that will "wake up" the
other file, sorry. It appears only tasks within the same file will create a
hyperlink.

If your question has to do with programming this in VBA, please repost
additional detail.
--
If this post was helpful, please consider rating it.

Jim Aksel, MVP

Check out my blog for more information:
http://www.msprojectblog.com

 

[JulieS]

Hi Joy,

What happens if you double click in the Gantt chart on task B3? It
should automatically open the other project file and select that
task.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

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information about Microsoft Project

 

[Joy]

I tried to double click the task in Gantt Chart, and it did not help.
But If I double click the shadow task, yes, I can see the file is
automatically open and the task is selected.
The issue is The shadow tasks do not always show even if I choose to show
external successors and predecessors in Options.
Our customers want us to write macros for hyperlinks for externally linked
tasks in task drivers. I fee it's a built in feature of MS Project itself,
and we may need some workaround ways...I'll think about that.

Thank you.

 

[JulieS]

You're welcome Joy. I should have been more precise when I asked if
you double clicked on the task what happened. I should have
specified double clicking on the task in the task sheet (left side)
in the Gantt chart view.

I'm not sure why the external predecessor and successor tasks do not
show. In your scenario below, if you open the subproject B alone,
you don't see the "ghost" task for A2?

Julie