Slack Date

[#1]

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.

Task#	Task	Duration	Predecessors	Planned Start	Planned Comp	Projected Start	Projected Comp	Slack Date	Is Critical
1	Task A	1 Day		3/23/17	3/23/17	3/23/17	3/24/17	3/24/17	True
2	Task B	5 Days	1	3/24/17	3/30/17	3/24/17	3/31/17	3/31/17	False
3	Task C	10 Days	1	3/24/17	4/6/17	3/24/17	4/7/17	4/7/17	True
4	Task D	1 Day	2, 3	4/7/17	4/7/17	4/7/17	4/10/17	4/10/17	True