Web Part

[Kevin W Flanagan]

I want to create a web part that will act like a To-Do list but only require
the users to check a check box which will automatically set the "subtask"
(To-Do Component) to 100% which will in turn create a % Complete calculation
to take place on the project plan task that the To-Do list is linked to. Is
this possible? If, so, how difficult is this to do with the SDJK?

 

[Ed Morrison]

To create a SharePoint webpart, I would suggest reading either Scot P.
Hillier's book on SharePoint or the Microsoft Press SharePoint Resource Kit.

Since you mentioned To-Do lists, I assume you are using Project Server.

To-Do lists and project plans are two separate objects and are not linked.
To-Do lists do not have predecessor/successor relationships, so their is no
"% Complete Calculation" available.

If you are not using predecessor/successor relationships, why use MS
Project? You can create a custom list in SharePoint to quickly meet your
needs.

If you want to use a project plan, all calculations must be done by the
Project client to ensure that the plan is adjusted correctly and resources
are notified of any changes to the schedule.

Remember that if you are only capturing if a task is complete, you can never
know a task's duration or the work effort involved.

 

[Kevin W Flanagan]

You have confirmed my suspicions. What we are trying to do is to "simplify"
data entry from developers as their plates are already overflowing. I
suppose we could just have then mark a task in the project schedule as 100%
complete when they are done. I was told that you could take a To-Do list and
link to a project task. Can anything be developed to make this link work?

Thanks,

Kevin

 

[Ed Morrison]

Kevin,
Remember, every time you "simplify" the data entry into the PWA time sheet,
you loose a lot of very good data. For example, if you only use % Work
Complete, you loose actual duration and work effort for a task (at least out
of the box). The best method to use is Hours of work done per time period.

Which method is your organization using?

Assuming they are tracking hours per day, the time it takes to enter the
info into the timesheet is less than 5 minutes per day. How much time will
they save by using a To-Do list? Chances are that they are not pushing back
on the time it takes, but they don't want their time tracked.

If you still want to link it to a To-Do list item or create a custom web
part, you'll have to update the msp_web_work table manually. See the
PJSVRDB.htm file for more details.


Ed Morrison
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