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Project Tasks

Project Tasks are the individual elements of a project that need to be competed, these could be anything from meeting and project management time to the Tasks that physically need completing within the Project.

Modules > Projects > Project - Tasks Groups - Project Task

The link will open the Tasks Groups / Project Task grid. It is a grid view that can be customised and sorted as normal.

To add a new Project Task click New , to edit an existing Project Task click Edit . A pop up window will appear which will allow the creation or amendment of a Project Task.

Click to view - Project Task General Tab Fields and Descriptions

Field Name	Description
Name	From the drop down select an Instruction set for the Project Task - this can be manually entered if required.
Priority	From the drop down select the Priority - for more information see Priority
Type	From the drop down select the Project Task Type: Project Task - a standard Task within a project Move Task - a Task to move Contacts or Assets from one location to another. See Project Move Tasks.
Description	Enter a description for the Project Task.
Contract	From the drop down select the Contract - for more information see Contracts
Compliance	From the drop down select the Compliance Type- for more information see Compliance Types
Category	From the drop down select the Category - for more information see Task Category
Discipline	From the drop down select the Discipline - for more information see Discipline
Building	From the drop down select the Building - for more information see Building Register
Location	From the drop down select the Location - this will be filtered by the Building selected - for more information see Location Register.
Cost Centre	From the drop down select the Cost Centre - for more information see Cost Centres
Cost Code	From the drop down select the Cost Code - this will be filtered by the Cost Centre selected - for more information see Cost Codes.
Task Group	From the drop down select the Task Group - this will auto populate if the Task has been raised from the Task Group - for more information see Project Task Groups.
Owner	From the drop down select the Task owner - this list is connected to User Accounts
Asset	From the drop down select the Asset - for more information see Assets
Req. ID	Enter a Req ID.
Source	From the drop down select the Caller Source - for more information see Caller Source
Estimates
Start Date	Enter the estimated start date for the Task.
Finish Date	Enter the estimated finish date for the Task.
Est. Time	Enter the estimated time to compete the Task in hours.
Estimated Duration	Enter the estimated duration of the Task in hours.
Total Est. Time	Auto calculated by multiplying est time and number of staff.
% Complete	Enter a percentage to reflect how complete the Task is.
No. Staff	The estimated number of staff required to complete the Task.
Material Cost	The estimated material cost of the Task.
Labour Cost	The estimated labour cost of the Task.
Actuals
Start Date	Auto populated with the actual start date of the Task.
Finish Date	Auto populated with the actual finish date of the Task.
PO Cost	Auto calculated with the actual PO cost of the Task.
Expenses	Auto calculated with the actual expenses of the Task.
Stock Cost	Auto calculated with the actual stock cost of the Task.
Labour Cost	Auto calculated with the actual labour cost of the Task.

Click to view - Project Task Reporter Details Tab Fields and Descriptions

Field Name	Description
Reporter	From the drop down select the reporter of the Task - connected to Contacts, this can be manually entered if required
Phone	Auto populated with the Contacts phone number - this can be manually entered if required.
Email	Auto populated with the email address of the Contact - this can be manually entered if required.

Click to view - Project Task Notes Tab Fields and Descriptions

Field Name	Description
Notes	Free text notes relating to the Project Task.

Complete the fields and click Save . Once the Project Task header has been completed and saved a sub navigation will appear to allow additional entities to be assigned.

These include:

Recharge Codes
Predecessors
Events
Regulations

Recharge Codes

Click to view more detail.

Once financials have been entered on the Project Task, amounts or percentages can be marked as recharged to the Recharge Codes allocated to the Project.

Modules > Projects > Project - Tasks Groups - Project Task - Recharge Codes

The link will open the Project Task / Recharge Codes grid. It is a grid view that can be customised and sorted as normal.

To add a new Recharge Code click New , to edit an existing Recharge Code click Edit . A pop up window will appear which will allow the creation or amendment of a Recharge Code.

Click to view - Recharge Code Fields and Descriptions

Field Name	Description
Allocation Method	Check the radio button to indicate whether the recharge amount is to be a percentage or amount in pounds
Recharge Code	From the drop down select the Recharge Code. See Projects for more details
Amount / Percentage	Enter the amount or percentage to recharge.

Predecessors

Events

Regulations

Note: Project Tasks are managed and maintained either through the project module or through Task Management. For more information on Task Management see Advanced Helpdesk