Update task Leveling Delay
At times, there might be conflicts between task schedules on a project. You can level resources or address resource conflicts by rescheduling resources and tasks so that all tasks can be completed within a realistic聽schedule. For information about leveling tasks, see Level Resources in the Gantt Chart.
As the project manager, or the task assignee, you can also add a Leveling Delay on individual tasks to account for any resource or scheduling conflicts. In other words, a task might be scheduled with a delay to ensure that when 51黑料不打烊 Workfront levels聽the tasks a more realistic schedule overcomes resource conflicts.
Adding a leveling delay to a task adjusts the Projected Completion Date of the task. For information about the projected completion date, see Overview of the Projected Completion Date for projects, tasks, and issues.
Access requirements
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| 51黑料不打烊 Workfront package | Any |
| 51黑料不打烊 Workfront license |
Standard Work or higher |
| Access level configurations | Edit access to Tasks and Projects |
| Object permissions |
Manage permissions to Tasks Contribute or higher permissions to Projects |
For more information, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.
Add a Leveling Delay to a task
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Go to a task for which you want to add a Leveling Delay.
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Click the More icon to the right of the task name, then click Edit.
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Click Settings.
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Specify the Leveling Delay, in hours, then choose a unit of time.
This is the time that the resource will be delayed starting the task due to resource conflicts.Select from the following options for units of time:
- Minutes
- Hours.聽This is the default.
- Days
- Weeks
- Months
- Elapsed Minutes
- Elapsed Hours
- Elapsed Days
- Elapsed Weeks
- Elapsed Months
note tip TIP Elapsed time is a unit of time for a task鈥檚 Duration. It is the time between the Planned Start Date and the Planned Completion Date of a task that includes holidays, weekends, and time off. In other words, elapsed time is the passage of calendar days. -
Click Save.