General Field DefinitionsActivity ID An identifier that is unique within the project. Activity Name The name of the activity, which does not need to be unique within the project. WBS The Work Breakdown Structure element to which the activity is assigned. Started Indicates whether work has started on the activity. If you are the primary resource, you can mark this checkbox to indicate that work has begun. Start Date If you are the primary resource, you can specify the actual start date. For a not started activity, this is the planned start date. Keyboard Tip: In the date selection window, by default, focus is on the current start date. To change only the day, tab to it, then press Ctrl+Enter. Finished Indicates whether work has finished for the activity. If you are the primary resource, you can mark this checkbox to indicate that the activity is completed. If you mark an activity as Finished, a project-level setting determines whether an actual finish is applied to the activity or if approval is first required. If approval is required, the activity status is In Review until the project manager approves or rejects it. If the finish is approved, the activity status is Completed and an actual finish date is applied to the activity. If the finish is rejected, the activity status is Rejected and the Finished checkbox is unchecked. Finish Date If you are the primary resource, you can specify the actual finish date for a completed activity. For a not started activity, this is the planned finish. For an in progress activity this is the remaining finish date calculated by the scheduler. Keyboard Tip: In the date selection window, by default, focus is on the current start date. To change only the day, tab to it, then press Ctrl+Enter. Planned Duration The expected number of work periods required to complete the selected activity. Planned Duration represents the amount of time the project manager expects it will take to complete the entire activity. It does not reflect the amount of time you are expected to work on the activity. Expected Finish Date The date the activity's primary resource expects work for the activity to be completed. Only the primary resource can edit this date for an in progress activity. Suspend Date The date on which the activity's progress stopped or is scheduled to stop. Resume Date The date on which a suspended activity can resume progress.
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