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The Date/Time box next to the VCR buttons shows the point in time through
the simulation. You can click on the drop-down icon to the right of the date
to display a calendar, from which you can select a date to 'jump' to.
The Settings Button
The Settings button opens the
Simulation Settings Dialog Box (page 261) that
enables you to define how the schedule is simulated.
The Task View
All active tasks are show in a multi-column table. You can move and resize
table columns, if necessary.
You can view the current simulation time for each of the active tasks, and
how close to completion they are (Progress is displayed as a percentage). The
Status of each active task is also displayed as an icon. For simulations where
Planned and Actual dates are available, the status provides a visual
representation as to whether there is any variance between the planned and
actual dates. See The Status Icons for more information.
The Status Icons
Each task has its own status identified by an icon. Two separate bars are drawn
for each task, showing planned against actual relationships. The color is used
to differentiate the early (blue), on-time (green), late (red), and planned (grey)
portions of the task. Dots mark the planned start and end dates.
Placing the mouse pointer over a Status icon shows a tooltip explaining the
task status.
Finished before planned start.
Early start, early finish.
Early start, on-time finish.
Early start, late finish.
On-time start, early finish.
On-time start, on-time finish.
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