PRJ: Using Summary Tasks in Task Relationships (84314)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
- Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1
- Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1a
- Microsoft Project for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Project for Windows 3.0a
- Microsoft Project for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Project for the Macintosh 3.0
- Microsoft Project for the Macintosh 4.0
This article was previously published under Q84314 SUMMARY
Microsoft Project allows the use of Summary tasks in Predecessor and Successor relationships. These relationships are limited in type, and can affect task scheduling in ways that may not be obvious.
MORE INFORMATIONMicrosoft Project 98Summary tasks can only be involved in Finish To Start or Start To Start relationships. The additional types of task relationships, Start To Finish, and Finish To Finish, are not allowed with Summary tasks.
Microsoft Project 3.0, 4.0, 4.1
Summary tasks can only be involved in Finish To Start relationships. The additional types of task relationships, Start To Start, Start To Finish, and Finish To Finish, are not allowed with Summary tasks.
When a Summary task is linked as a Successor, scheduling occurs exactly as it would if each of its detail tasks were linked as
Successors. If one of the detail tasks has a fixed start date, this
may produce what appears to be unusual behavior in the other detail tasks.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/25/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo kbusage KB84314 |
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