Working with activity and subproject tables
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.. index:: Working with activity and subproject tables

The Activity and Subproject tables display the most important
parameters. You can adjust the tables to you requirements doing the
following:

#. click on the menu **Format > Columns**

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**Alternative**

#. rightclick on the column names of the table and choose **Properties** in the context menu.

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#. In the appearing window you can edit the column layout and choose
   which of the columns (also user-defined fields) you want to have on
   display.

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**Change the width of the table**

-  change the width of a column and so affect the overall width of the
   table.
-  temporarily collapse and unfold a table via the button.

**Navigation**

-  You can use the arrow buttons **upwards** and **downwards** to toggle
   between activities and subprojects. You can use the buttons **Tab**
   and **Shift+Tab** to jump forwards and backwards among the single
   columns.

**Fields in the table**

+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **No.**                        | Number of WBS code                   |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Info**                       | Signals whether it has been referred |
|                                | to internal documents or external    |
|                                | links from an activity / subproject  |
|                                |                                      |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Name**                       | Name of activity or subproject       |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Warning**                    | Alert about overallocated,           |
|                                | failed resources, or late activities |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Code**                       | Code of activity or subproject       |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Category**                   | Project category                     |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Priority**                   | Project priority                     |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Status**                     | Project status                       |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Quantity**                   | Quantity of the working results,     |
|                                | measured by the measurement unit     |
|                                | defined for the activity             |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Completed**                  | Completed quantity                   |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Open**                       | Open quantity                        |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Measurement unit**           | Measurement unit for the activity's  |
|                                | working result (such as: m3,         |
|                                | freight, ...) .                      |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Norm**                       | Norm in man-hours required for the   |
|                                | completion of a measurement unit     |
|                                | within an activity                   |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Effort**                     | Effort of the activity or            |
|                                | subproject                           |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Completed**                  | Completed effort                     |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Open**                       | Open effort                          |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Duration**                   | Duration of the activity or          |
|                                | subproject                           |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Completed**                  | Completed duration                   |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Open**                       | Open duration                        |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Start**                      | Start time (date and time of day) of |
|                                | the activity or subproject           |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Start**                      | Start time (date) of the activity or |
|                                | subproject                           |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Finish**                     | Finish time (date and time of day)   |
|                                | of the activity or subproject        |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Finish**                     | Finish time (date) of the activity   |
|                                | or subproject                        |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Earliest possible start**    | Earliest possible start of activity  |
|                                | Caution! Will only be shown if the   |
|                                | option **Calculation of contingency  |
|                                | reserve** is activated in **Tools /  |
|                                | Global settings / General**.         |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Start, reserve**             | Contingency reserve (difference      |
|                                | between start and earliest possible  |
|                                | start).                              |
|                                | Caution! Will only be shown if the   |
|                                | option **Calculation of contingency  |
|                                | reserve** is activated in **Tools /  |
|                                | Global settings / General**.         |
|                                |                                      | 
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Latest possible finish**     | Latest possible finish of activity   |
|                                | Caution! Will only be shown if the   |
|                                | option **Calculation of contingency  |
|                                | reserve** is activated in **Tools /  |
|                                | Global settings / General**.         |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Finish, reserve**            | Contingency reserve (difference      |
|                                | between latest possible finish and   |
|                                | finish).                             |
|                                | Caution! Will only be shown if the   |
|                                | option **Calculation of contingency  |
|                                | reserve** is activated in **Tools /  |
|                                | Global settings / General**.         |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Fixed costs**                | Separate costs of the activity or    |
|                                | subproject that are not shown by the |
|                                | view of resources                    |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **HR costs**                   | Costs for the activity or            |
|                                | subproject's personnel resources     |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Material costs**             | Material costs for the activity or   |
|                                | subproject                           |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Machine costs**              | Machine costs for the activity or    |
|                                | subproject                           |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Costs**                      | Total costs for the activity or      |
|                                | subproject                           |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Completed**                  | Percentage of completion of the      |
|                                | activity / percentage of progress    |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Amount of invoice**          | Amount for the invoicing period of   |
|                                | the project                          |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Payment period**             | Period of time in working days for   |
|                                | the due date of the payment          |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Receipt of payment**         | Date of payment receipt              |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Predecessor**                | "From" activities                    |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Successor**                  | "To" activities                      |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Roles**                      | Assigned roles                       |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Teams**                      | Assigned teams                       |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Employees**                  | Assigned employees                   |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Material**                   | Allocated materials                  |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Machine types**              | Allocated machine types              |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Machinery**                  | Allocated machinery                  |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Balance**                    | Difference between the demand for    |
|                                | assigned roles and the demand for    |
|                                | assigned employees (for a quick      |
|                                | overview over missed assignations of |
|                                | employees in activities)             |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **User-defined fields 1 - 20** |                                      |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

.. |image0| image:: ../images/task_table_0.png
.. |image1| image:: ../images/task_table_1.png
.. |image2| image:: ../images/task_table.png