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EmilyDu1
July 21, 2023
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Actual Completion Date in project template

  • July 21, 2023
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Is it possible to have the Actual Completion Date push out the planned start date of the next task in the task list of a project template? 

So for example, the planned start date is 7/21, The planned completion date is 7/24 but the actual completion date is 7/22 (added manually). It doesn't change the planned start date in the next task with predecessors. 

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Best answer by VicSellers

Hi @emilydu1 - It sounds like Projected Start/End Date is what you're looking for. This is the date in Workfront that will update based on the Actual Completion Date of predecessor tasks. Workfront logic is that Planned Start Date will always remain the same, with the idea that you can see the original schedule, compare how the final schedule differed, etc. Projected Dates show how it is progressing in real-time.

 

Hope that helps!

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VicSellers
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July 21, 2023

Hi @emilydu1 - It sounds like Projected Start/End Date is what you're looking for. This is the date in Workfront that will update based on the Actual Completion Date of predecessor tasks. Workfront logic is that Planned Start Date will always remain the same, with the idea that you can see the original schedule, compare how the final schedule differed, etc. Projected Dates show how it is progressing in real-time.

 

Hope that helps!

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    EmilyDu1Author
    July 21, 2023

    Oh, I think it might work! We'll test it thoroughly on Monday. 

    Thank you! 

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