Task modes
Task mode information is stored as a custom field and it can be configured in the Program Wizard or Program Configuration.
There are four different task modes (click on the respective mode to find out how it works in details):
You can change the mode of all the tasks or selected tasks only.
Latest versions of the plugin (BigPicture Cloud and BigPicture 7.2.0 and above) introduce new task modes which reschedule start and end dates of the affected tasks.
The "Auto bottom up" task mode will be applied to tasks with empty date fields to avoid data corruption when the task are structured automatically using presets.
In the case of Sprint and Version tasks synchronization, the "Auto top down" is used by default. To read more go to Program Wizard - Creating a new Program.
Summary of changes to the automatic adjustment mechanism
Task mode migration
Because the "auto" mode will no longer starting with BigPicture 7.2.0 and BigGantt 4.0.0, by version upgrade, the system automatically sets a task mode of all the tasks in "auto" mode, based on the following rules:
- 'auto bottom-up' mode, if
- recalculate parent' option was selected in at least one Program with the task in scope.
- 'manual' mode, if:
- a task was a parent task in at least one Program involved
- 'recalculate parent' option was turned off
- 'auto top-down' mode if,
- a task was not a parent task in any Program involved
- 'recalculate parent' option was turned off.
General rules and outcomes
The general rules and outcomes are presented in the table below:
Mode | Is task affected by changes in other tasks or links? | Is task affected by changes in working days calendar? | Does moving the task affect children? | Is start / end date of the task editable /movable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | No | Yes | No | |
| No | No | No | Yes | |
Yes, by either 1. parents 2. links) | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Yes, by either 1. parents 2.children 3. links) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
