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How can I show the tasks that will finish “Until Today” in “My Tasks” view?
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To show the tasks that will finish Until Today in My Tasks view, go to menu File – Home – My Tasks button or in our Online Portal go to the Tasks menu, click on the “Filter” option located in the upper right corner of the view, click on Finish and select the “Until Today” option from the dropdown menu that appears.

Note: On iPad, go to menu File - Info/Status - My Tasks.

How can I show the tasks that will finish in a specific interval of time in “All Assignments” view?
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To show the tasks that will finish in a specific interval of time in All Assignments view, go to menu File – Home – My Tasks button or in our Online Portal go to the Tasks menu - go to All Assignments tab. Click the "Filter" option located in the upper right corner of the view, select the "Finish" option, and choose the "Custom" option from the dropdown menu. Next, input the desired dates in the "After" and "Before" fields.

Note: On iPad, go to menu File - Info/Status - My Tasks.

How can I show the tasks that will finish in a specific interval of time in “My Tasks” view?
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To show the tasks that will finish in a specific interval of time in My Tasks view, go to menu File – Home – My Tasks button or in our Online Portal go to the Tasks menu. Click the "Filter" option located in the upper right corner of the view, select the "Finish" option, and choose the "Custom" option from the dropdown menu. Next, input the desired dates in the "After" and "Before" fields.

Note: On iPad, go to menu File - Info/Status - My Tasks.

How can I show all completed tasks in “All Assignments” view?
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To show all Completed Tasks in All Assignments view, go to menu File – Home – My Tasks button or in our Online Portal go to the Tasks menu, go to All Assignments tab then click on the “Filter” option located in the upper right corner of the view, and choose the “Completed” option from the dropdown menu that appears.

Note: On iPad, go to menu File - Info/Status - My Tasks.

How can I show all completed tasks in “My Tasks” view?
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To show all Completed Tasks in My Tasks view, go to menu File – Home – My Tasks button or in our Online Portal go to the Tasks menu, click on the “Filter” option located in the upper right corner of the view, and choose the “Completed” option from the dropdown menu that appears.

Note: On iPad, go to menu File - Info/Status - My Tasks.

How can I show all active tasks in “All Assignments” view?
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To show all Active Tasks in All Assignments view, go to menu File – Home – My Tasks button or in our Online Portal go to the Tasks menu, go to All Assignments tab then click on the “Filter” option located in the upper right corner of the view, and select the “All Active” option from the dropdown menu that appears.

Note: On iPad, go to menu File - Info/Status - My Tasks.

How can I show all active tasks in “My Tasks” view?
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To show all Active Tasks in My Tasks view, go to menu File – Home – My Tasks button or in our Online Portal go to the Tasks menu, click on the “Filter” option located in the upper right corner of the view, and choose the “All Active” option from the dropdown menu that appears.

Note: On iPad, go to menu File - Info/Status - My Tasks.

How can I show all tasks in “All Assignments” view?
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To show all tasks in All Assignments view, go to menu File – Home – My Tasks button or in our Online Portal go to the Tasks menu, go to All Assignments tab then click on the “Filter” option located in the upper right corner of the view, and choose the “All Tasks” option from the dropdown menu that appears.

Note: On iPad, go to menu File - Info/Status - My Tasks.

How can I show all tasks in “My tasks” view?
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To show all tasks in My Tasks view, go to menu File – Home – My Tasks button or in our Online Portal go to the Tasks menu, click on the “Filter” option located in the upper right corner of the view, and choose the "All Tasks" option from the dropdown menu that appears.

Note: On iPad, go to menu File - Info/Status - My Tasks.

How can I search by keyword in “All Assignments” view?
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To search by keyword in All Assignments table, go to menu File – Home – My Tasks button or in our Online Portal go to the Tasks menu, click on “All Assignments” and type the desired word in the “Search by Keyword” field. Only tasks containing the specified word will be shown.

Note: On iPad, go to menu File - Info/Status - My Tasks.

 

How can I search by keyword in “My tasks” view?
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To search by keyword in My Tasks table, go to menu File – Home – My Tasks button or in our Online Portal go to the Tasks menu and type the desired word in the “Search by Keyword” field. Only tasks containing the specified word will be shown.

Note: On iPad, go to menu File - Info/Status - My Tasks.

 

How can I access the “My Tasks” functionality?
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To access the My Tasks functionality, in the app go to menu File – Home – My Tasks button or in our Online Portal go to the Tasks menu.

Note: On iPad, go to menu File - Info/Status - My Tasks.

Why are tasks not displayed in the "All Assignments" view?
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If the "All Assignments" view shows no tasks, it indicates that your team members are not assigned to any tasks within the project files stored in the Drive365 cloud location. To have tasks displayed in this view, you need project files saved in Drive365 cloud that include tasks assigned to your team members.
Why are tasks not displayed in the "My Tasks" view?
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If the "My Tasks" view shows no tasks, it indicates that you are not assigned to any tasks within the project files stored in the Drive365 cloud location. To have tasks displayed in this view, you need project files saved in Drive365 cloud that include tasks assigned to you.
How can I see the tasks from both projects and portfolios?
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You cannot see tasks from both Projects and Portfolios. You must choose one of them.
What fields are available in “All Assignments” table?
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The following fields are available in All Assignments table: Task Name, Assigned To, Finish, % complete and Project.
What fields are available in “My Tasks” table?
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The following fields are available in My Tasks table: Task Name, Finish, % complete and Project.
With what subscription type is the “My Tasks” functionality available?
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The My Tasks feature is available only with a Business Subscription.
What does the “My Tasks” functionality do?
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The "My Tasks" implementation allows you to view all tasks assigned to you and your team members across various projects saved in the Drive365 cloud location.

Where is respect the links button?
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We are sorry but, at this point, we do not support the "Respect the Links" functionality in our app.
Where is the Task Inspector?
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We are sorry but, at this point, we do not support the Task Inspector functionality in our app.
Where do I find more detail on the "Split" task function?
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For more information, please check our Split Task online help article.
On what platform does Project Plan 365 supports alerts when setting incorrect task dependency?
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The Task Succession Alerts functionality is currently available on the Mac and Windows platforms.

Is Project Plan 365 going to alert me when setting an incorrect task dependency?
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Project Plan 365 will alert you when you set the following incorrect task dependencies cases:
  • Circular dependency - when tasks are already liked together;
  • Task chain dependency - when tasks are already linked through another task chain;
  • Dependency to the task itself - when making a task a predecessor of itself;
  • Dependency between a summary task and a subtask - when linking a summary task to one of its subtasks;
  • Linking predecessor task twice to the same successor;
  • Adding invalid predecessor value;
  • SF and FF dependency for a summary task;
  • Linking non-existent tasks;
  • Adding invalid lead/lag time value.
How do I add repetitive milestones?
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To insert a recurring milestone task in your project, go to menu Task - Insert - Recurring task option. Set the duration to 0 days and set the desired recurrence then click OK.
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