The slack date field in Workfront should calculate correctly. This would allow you to see how close a task is to critical path. Currently, Slack Date will equal the projected completion date if the task has successors. This happens with both critical and non-critical tasks. It does not work as described on Workfront’s support site.
https://support.workfront.com/hc/en-us/articles/216636478-Understanding-Slack-Date
In the example below, Task B should have a different slack date. The task is not on critical path and can be delayed 5 days before impacting Task D.
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Task#
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Task
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Duration
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Predecessors
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Planned Start
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Planned Comp
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Projected Start
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Projected Comp
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Slack Date
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Is Critical
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1
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Task A
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1 Day
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3/23/17
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3/23/17
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3/23/17
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3/24/17
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3/24/17
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True
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2
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Task B
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5 Days
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1
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3/24/17
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3/30/17
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3/24/17
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3/31/17
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3/31/17
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False
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3
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Task C
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10 Days
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1
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3/24/17
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4/6/17
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3/24/17
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4/7/17
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4/7/17
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True
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4
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Task D
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1 Day
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2, 3
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4/7/17
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4/7/17
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4/7/17
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4/10/17
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4/10/17
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True
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