Project Task Fields

Creating New Project Tasks

Here is a description of the fields on the New Project Task page.

Notes

Some of the system-generated fields are not updated immediately when you make a change, but are calculated in the background. System-generated fields are not editable on summary tasks. In some cases, you are prevented from making editing fields and in other cases, the values revert to the system-generated value. For instance, if you change the Points Complete field on a summary task to 12 and the summary task has two child tasks each with a Points Complete value of 5, the Points Complete value on the summary task resets to 10.

Information

Key: * – Mandatory field; 255 – maximum field length.

Field			Description
Actual End Date & Time			Date on which the task actually completed. This is the date on which the Completed checkbox was selected.
Actual Start Date & Time			Date on which the task actually started. This is the date on which the Started checkbox was selected.
Assigned Resources			System generated list of resources from the project/task assignment associated with the task.
Assigned Resources (Long)			Resources assigned to the project task.
Blocked			Indicates that there is something preventing this task from being completed.
Completed			Indicates whether the task has been completed.
Do Not Update Parents			Indicates whether the parent project task is prevented from being updated when the points, dates and status fields are updated on this task.
Do Not Update this Task			Indicates whether this project task is prevented from being updated when new data is entered.
End Date & Time			The date and time on which work for this task is projected to end. Timecards can still be entered for a task after this date as long as it is not closed for time entry.
Percent Complete (Points)			The total number of completed project task points divided by total number of project task points related to this one. This includes child tasks. This field updates as the project is completed.
Percent Complete (Tasks)			The total number of completed project tasks divided by total number of project tasks related to this one. This includes child tasks. This field updates as the project is completed.
Points			The burn-down points. For instance, you can assign a complex task a higher number of points than a simpler one. You can also relate points to a time unit, such as hours. Points roll up to parent tasks.
Points Baseline			Points allocated to the task.
Points Complete			Indicates the number of project task points that are completed.
Points Remaining			Indicates the number of project task points that are yet to be completed.
Priority			The current priority of the task.
Project			Name of the project to which the project task relates.
Project Task Name	*	255	The name representing the project task and its children if applicable. Note A Project Task’s Name chain field length cannot exceed 255 characters. If you plan to have several levels of child Project Tasks, consider using shorter project task names.
Start Date & Time			The date and time on which work for this task is projected to start. Timecards can still be entered for a task before this date as long as it is not closed for time entry.
Started			Indicates whether the task has been started.
Status			The status of the project task. the default values are Deferred, In Progress, and Aborted.
Summary			Indicates whether the task is a top-level parent project task. PSA automatically selects the option when this Project Task is designated as a top-level parent project.
WBS Element Number			An identifier which you can use to link the task to an external task management system.

Field

Description

Actual End Date & Time

Date on which the task actually completed. This is the date on which the Completed checkbox was selected.

Actual Start Date & Time

Date on which the task actually started. This is the date on which the Started checkbox was selected.

Assigned Resources

System generated list of resources from the project/task assignment associated with the task.

Assigned Resources (Long)

Resources assigned to the project task.

Blocked

Indicates that there is something preventing this task from being completed.

Completed

Indicates whether the task has been completed.

Do Not Update Parents

Indicates whether the parent project task is prevented from being updated when the points, dates and status fields are updated on this task.

Do Not Update this Task

Indicates whether this project task is prevented from being updated when new data is entered.

End Date & Time

The date and time on which work for this task is projected to end. Timecards can still be entered for a task after this date as long as it is not closed for time entry.

Percent Complete (Points)

The total number of completed project task points divided by total number of project task points related to this one. This includes child tasks. This field updates as the project is completed.

Percent Complete (Tasks)

The total number of completed project tasks divided by total number of project tasks related to this one. This includes child tasks. This field updates as the project is completed.

Points

The burn-down points. For instance, you can assign a complex task a higher number of points than a simpler one. You can also relate points to a time unit, such as hours. Points roll up to parent tasks.

Points Baseline

Points allocated to the task.

Points Complete

Indicates the number of project task points that are completed.

Points Remaining

Indicates the number of project task points that are yet to be completed.

Priority

The current priority of the task.

Project

Name of the project to which the project task relates.

Project Task Name

255

The name representing the project task and its children if applicable.

Note

A Project Task’s Name chain field length cannot exceed 255 characters. If you plan to have several levels of child Project Tasks, consider using shorter project task names.

Start Date & Time

The date and time on which work for this task is projected to start. Timecards can still be entered for a task before this date as long as it is not closed for time entry.

Started

Indicates whether the task has been started.

Status

The status of the project task. the default values are Deferred, In Progress, and Aborted.

Summary

Indicates whether the task is a top-level parent project task. PSA automatically selects the option when this Project Task is designated as a top-level parent project.

WBS Element Number

An identifier which you can use to link the task to an external task management system.

Description

Key: 255 or 32k – maximum field length.

Field		Description
Description	255	Description for the project task.
Long Description	32k	Extended description for the project task.

Field

Description

255

Description for the project task.

Long Description

32k

Extended description for the project task.

Task Hierarchy

Key: 255 – maximum field length.

Field		Description
Hierarchy Depth		Number of parent tasks to the top-level task.
Parent Task		The parent task to which the project task relates. Enter a Parent Task only when you are changing the project task hierarchy.
Parent Task End Date		Parent task end date.
Parent Task End Date & Time		End date and time of the parent task.
Parent Task Start Date		Parent task start date.
Parent Task Start Date & Time		Start date and time of the parent task.
Task Key		Identifier of the task.
Task Key Chain		Delimited list of Task Keys in the project task hierarchy.
Task Name Chain	255	Delimited list of parent task names up to the top-level task.
Task Name Chain API		This field has same behavior as the Task Name Chain field, but it is larger to accommodate a larger number of project tasks in the hierarchy.
Top-level Parent Task		The top-level parent task for the project task. The field is blank when the project task is a top-level task.

Field

Description

Hierarchy Depth

Number of parent tasks to the top-level task.

Parent Task

The parent task to which the project task relates. Enter a Parent Task only when you are changing the project task hierarchy.

Parent Task End Date

Parent task end date.

Parent Task End Date & Time

End date and time of the parent task.

Parent Task Start Date

Parent task start date.

Parent Task Start Date & Time

Start date and time of the parent task.

Task Key

Identifier of the task.

Task Key Chain

Delimited list of Task Keys in the project task hierarchy.

Task Name Chain

255

Delimited list of parent task names up to the top-level task.

Task Name Chain API

This field has same behavior as the Task Name Chain field, but it is larger to accommodate a larger number of project tasks in the hierarchy.

Top-level Parent Task

The top-level parent task for the project task. The field is blank when the project task is a top-level task.

System Information

Field	Description
External Task ID	An identifier which you can use to integrate the task with task management applications that do not run on the Salesforce platform.

Field

Description

External Task ID

An identifier which you can use to integrate the task with task management applications that do not run on the Salesforce platform.

The following related lists, are displayed with the Project Task detail and are used to view and manage the Project Task details and attributes:

Project Tasks (Child Task)

Preceding Tasks

Dependent Tasks

Project Task Assignments

Project Tasks Points Complete History

Project Tasks Points History

Related Information

Project Tasks

Creating a Project Task Hierarchy

Creating a Project Task on the New Project Task Page

Creating Preceding and Dependent Tasks

Assigning Resources to a Project Task