how to enter rleated tasks

[ketanco]

i am looking for a way to relate tasks to each other, with something OTHER THAN predecessor of successor columns. my purpose is to relate them for informational purposes, not for scheduling calculation. is it possible?

[JulieS]

Consider adding a hyperlink to the ID of the other task. Right click on the task and select "Hyperlink" from the shortcut menu.

[ketanco]

so is it adding a link? i didnt follow. after selecting hyperlink what must i do? i typed the ID of the other task into the adress field of hyperlink. it was 18. then i inserted a row above that task so now it is 19. but the 18 in the hyperlink didnt change. for example when you assign a predecessor of task #18 to a task, and then if that task later becomes 19, the predecessor now shows 19. is there a way to do this in other coumns or this hyperlink for informational purposes?

[JulieS]

No, it is adding a hyperlink for navigation. It is not a predecessor or successor. The hyperlink is to the Task ID. If the task ID changes, the hyperlink points to the original ID.

Right click select Hyperlink. Choose Place in this document. Enter the ID.

Control + Click on the Hyperlink indicator in the Indicator column to go to the Task ID.

I do not know of any other method to "relate" tasks to one another other than the methods I have already outlined.

[ketanco]

ok. this is too bad, as there are many other ways tasks can be related to and affect each other in real world. anyways, thanks for the information.

[JulieS]

But if tasks are related to one another and affect each other - shouldn't they be linked? Perhaps if you can give me a more concrete example, I can be of more help. Perhaps using filtering on key attributes added to a custom field will work.

[ketanco]

for example activities dimensionally affect each other. this is to remind me of dimensional coordination required. or access / staging area of one thing affecting other task. these are not schedule calculation. it is extra info for the whole thing. or for example there may be risks to be taken into account or certain codes, which are not even tasks, and they are entered as additional info. many other variables like extra info such as environmental factors, clean up , safety, equipment... to show all picture all in one place, which has the advantage of being on a scheduling program so that everything can be shown time related and info can be searched when desired.

[JulieS]

Consider using spare text fields to capture this additional data. The advantage is you can filter by those "extra info" fields.

[ketanco]

yes after some thinking i reached to same conclusion here.

also what do you mean by:


"The advantage is you can filter by those "extra info" fields"

do you mean i can filer per each text field, as i will enter info separately in those? (i identified 15 separate text field i need to use, for each of the variables that matters to me)

[JulieS]

Yes. You can also filter on multiple fields using an AND or OR command. So for example filter for Safety AND Equipment.

[ketanco]

great
i go to Viev>Filter and then select new filter right? and then there is Filter Definition box. It is done there correct?

[JulieS]

Yes. But you can also use Auto Filters on the custom fields you have inserted.

see:

https://support.office.com/en-us/art...c-66ec043acde1