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Introduction 1-3
Easily show progress
The Fill to Status Date feature is an easy way to show progress. When this option is turned on for symbols and/or
Bars, the fi ll color will automatically change after the current date, as shown here. The fi ll color that appears after
the status date is white. See Chapter 2 for more information.
Individual tasks can be adjusted to refl ect whether they are on schedule, behind schedule or ahead of schedule by
entering the number of days the task is behind or ahead of schedule.
Dependencies
Easily create dependency relationships (predecessor/successor) between tasks. In the following example,
Production cannot start until Setup is complete.
With dependency mode turned on, if the Setup end date is delayed, then the dependent task Production will shift by
the same amount of time.
Tie the two steps together with a variety of Bars, just a few of which are shown here:
Up to 5 upward or downward “Bars” can be established from any symbol. This allows a manufacturing cycle
schedule in which several processes are Bared, as shown below.
See Chapter 5 for more information.