Date constraints in schedules

When you set date constraints on work records, the constraints appear in the Gantt view of the Scheduler application.

Date constraints are set in work order applications, for example, Work Order Tracking, Activities and Tasks, Changes, and Releases. The values in the Start No Earlier Than and Finish No Later Than fields on the work records are the date constraints.

After you create a schedule and save the data, you can view the work in the Gantt view. When you click a work record in the Gantt view, date constraints on the work record appear as dashed lines. The dashed lines indicate the Start No Earlier Than date, the Finish No Later Than date, or both. If no date constraints are defined for a task, the task shows the date constraints of its parent work record.

You can adjust the dates in the Gantt view by dragging and dropping the work records, or by extending their duration. When you adjust the work dates, the Scheduler application indicates whether the dates that you provided conflict with date constraints placed on the work. Date constraints appear as dashed lines when they are violated. If you move the work to a date that conflicts with a constraint, the color of the work record changes to red. You can readjust the schedule dates to fall within the defined constraints, or you can override them and save the schedule.



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