MWP - Features - Clone tasks
Use case :
In a project plan, it's common to repeat some part of a plan few times. We call this iterations.
To ease task duplication, we have add "Clone" feature.
It's a lot more than a simple copy / paste.
This allow you to duplicate many times a summary task or selected tasks and let user define many custom options.
How to :
Select :
Select, tasks or summary you want to duplicate.
In the Schedule tab, select clone icon :
This window is displayed :
Setup clone :
- Fill or update task name : based on the selection, this will be the name of iteration summary. The numbering symbol will be incremented.
- Set the number of iteration you want to add : how many times the selection will be duplicated.
- Set how many iterations will be activated : you can add iterations that will be inactivated until you need them.
- By default, numbering symbol is - # - il will be replaced by the iteration number : 1, 2, 3, ... You can define you own string.
By default, numbering start at 1, you can define your own start point.
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