Project Manager Question

[Tolu Williams]

What exactly is the Schedule button in the Project Manager button supposed to do? I know what it does when you click it. (on 9.0.4 stable at least) it seems to reset the dates on all the tasks, if you do this inadvertently it can actual destroy a lot of work.

Can i get a quick summary of how this app is supposed to function? i want to assert that it is broken in many many ways but some kind of overall process flow for how one is supposed use this app to manage a project would help me greatly.

Thanks!

[BJ Freeman]

as with most things in ofbiz it is not broke just not completed.
ofbiz is a volunteer effort. Hans has been the main contributor to the
project manager.
one of the short coming of 9.04 is that it does not have a internal help
system, though there is not much help in 10.04 for project manager.
there has been considerable changes to the project manager since 9.04
you might try the one on the
https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/projectmgr/control/main
you will see a blue ball with question mark for help.
  Schedule button shows in Gnatt the timeline in 10.04

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Tolu Williams sent the following on 2/13/2011 4:01 PM:

>
> What exactly is the Schedule button in the Project Manager button supposed to
> do? I know what it does when you click it. (on 9.0.4 stable at least) it
> seems to reset the dates on all the tasks, if you do this inadvertently it
> can actual destroy a lot of work.
>
> Can i get a quick summary of how this app is supposed to function? i want to
> assert that it is broken in many many ways but some kind of overall process
> flow for how one is supposed use this app to manage a project would help me
> greatly.
>
> Thanks!

[BJ Freeman]

BTW i use the 10.04 version and works great.
also adding more documentation that I will submit in the future


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BJ Freeman sent the following on 2/13/2011 4:37 PM:

> as with most things in ofbiz it is not broke just not completed.
> ofbiz is a volunteer effort. Hans has been the main contributor to the
> project manager.
> one of the short coming of 9.04 is that it does not have a internal help
> system, though there is not much help in 10.04 for project manager.
> there has been considerable changes to the project manager since 9.04
> you might try the one on the
> https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/projectmgr/control/main
> you will see a blue ball with question mark for help.
> Schedule button shows in Gnatt the timeline in 10.04
>
> =========================
> BJ Freeman
> Strategic Power Office with Supplier Automation
> <http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation/viewforum.php?f=52>
> Specialtymarket.com <http://www.specialtymarket.com/>
> Systems Integrator-- Glad to Assist
>
> Chat Y! messenger: bjfr33man
>
>
> Tolu Williams sent the following on 2/13/2011 4:01 PM:
>>
>> What exactly is the Schedule button in the Project Manager button
>> supposed to
>> do? I know what it does when you click it. (on 9.0.4 stable at least) it
>> seems to reset the dates on all the tasks, if you do this
>> inadvertently it
>> can actual destroy a lot of work.
>>
>> Can i get a quick summary of how this app is supposed to function? i
>> want to
>> assert that it is broken in many many ways but some kind of overall
>> process
>> flow for how one is supposed use this app to manage a project would
>> help me
>> greatly.
>>
>> Thanks!
>
>

[hans_bakker]

As BJ stated correctly this is a work in progress, it will try to make
all tasks as early as possible as far as the available resources and
dependencies allow it....feel free to improve this process...

Currently we do not use the project manager anymore but switched over to
our own developed scrum component. More info at our website.

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On Sun, 2011-02-13 at 16:01 -0800, Tolu Williams wrote:

> What exactly is the Schedule button in the Project Manager button supposed to
> do? I know what it does when you click it. (on 9.0.4 stable at least) it
> seems to reset the dates on all the tasks, if you do this inadvertently it
> can actual destroy a lot of work.
>
> Can i get a quick summary of how this app is supposed to function? i want to
> assert that it is broken in many many ways but some kind of overall process
> flow for how one is supposed use this app to manage a project would help me
> greatly.
>
> Thanks!

[BJ Freeman]

Ok so my query on the dev list is answered.
I am in the process of porting my project manager over to ofbiz
Adding a version of PERT and CPm.
integrating the production runs so can better see process.
also using it as the interface to the setup process.




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Hans Bakker sent the following on 2/13/2011 5:00 PM:

> As BJ stated correctly this is a work in progress, it will try to make
> all tasks as early as possible as far as the available resources and
> dependencies allow it....feel free to improve this process...
>
> Currently we do not use the project manager anymore but switched over to
> our own developed scrum component. More info at our website.
>