Setting that allows a Planner to edit task start/end dates only through duration?

Question

Currently our users can directly change a start or end date in a project, which changes the associated task constraint to Must Start On or Must Finish On. I have memory of users not being able to do that previously; the only way to change a date was through adjusting the duration.

Is there a setting that allows a Planner to edit task start/end dates only through duration? If so, where can that be accessed?

If you have a recommendation on the best practice for date adjustment for users new to project management/Workfront, please let me know.

Thanks!

KellieGardner · Answer

If they have manage access you can't limit their ability to move the dates.

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You could create a view that only has the date fields visible but formatted so they can't edit directly from that project view. They could still go into the task and edit the dates but you could try limiting it on their actual view to see if that helps. Going into text mode and making it a valueexpression instead of a valuefield will make it uneditable in the view screen.
In a view you could use conditional formatting to highlight date fields in red or something to flag when a task constraint turns to a must start on or finish on. This way it makes the PM aware that they have hard coded the date.

valueexpression={plannedStartDate}
querysort=plannedStartDate
valueformat=atDate
displayname=
linkedname=direct
namekey=plannedStartDate

It's really going to be a coaching exercise with your users. Explaining to them that hand picking a date overrides the functionality of Workfront's timeline features.

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