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Function documentationTask Hierarchies

 

You use this function to structure the tasks that belong to a project in a hierarchy.

Integration

You can only use summary tasks in bottom-up scheduling (see Scheduling).

Prerequisites

In Customizing for Project Management you specified that task hierarchies are allowed, by choosing Start of the navigation path Structure Next navigation step Define Project Types End of the navigation path.

Features

Task hierarchies are formed when you create subtasks for tasks.

Note Note

You cannot create subtasks for tasks directly below the project definition.

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You specify in Customizing whether you want to use task hierarchies with or without summary tasks (see summary task).

Hierarchies with Summary Tasks

Once you create a subtask for a task, this task becomes a summary task. Some activities can only be carried out for tasks that are not summary tasks. These include:

  • Confirming time

  • Entering qualifications

  • Assigning roles

  • Planning work

  • Assigning cost and revenue rates

Some of the information from the subtasks is aggregated in the summary task.

Hierarchies Without Summary Tasks

You can perform all activities at any level of the task hierarchy. There are no summary tasks.