Task Activity Template Properties dialog
You use the Task Activity Template Properties dialog to create templates of commonly-used task activities, which can then be applied to tasks. You can set up any number of task activity templates, each of which contains a predefined list of task activities.
If you need to assign the same set of task activities to a number of tasks, you can save those task activities as a task activity template. For example, you may have a commonly-used set of Plastering task activities, or Concreting task activities. You can then add the template's task activities to any number of tasks without having to create each individual task activity for each task.
How to access the Task Activity Template Properties dialog
To access the Task Activity Template Properties dialog, either:
- Right-click a task activity template in Library Explorer and select Properties.
- Right-click the Activities grid, in the 'Task Activities' group of fields on the Task tab of the Bar and Task Properties dialog, and select Create Activity Template.
Explanation of the fields and buttons on the dialog
| Field/Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Enter a descriptive name for the task activity template. |
| Activities |
This grid displays a list of all task activities in the template. For each task activity, specify the following information in the columns of the grid:
|
| Add | Click this button to add a new task activity to the grid. The new activity appears at the bottom of the list of task activities. |
| Remove | Click this button to delete the selected task activity from the grid. |
| Move Up | Click this button to move the selected task activity up one position in the grid. |
| Move Down | Click this button to move the selected task activity down one position in the grid. |
How do I...
... create a task activity template?
- Enter a descriptive name for the task activity template in the Name field.
- Click Add to add new task activities to the grid. For each activity, specify and name and a weighting value, which indicates the relative importance of the task activity in determining the progress of the task.
- Rearrange the order of task activities by selecting them and clicking Move Up and Move Down; remove any unwanted task activities by selecting them and clicking Remove.
- Click Close.