Editing a Product Task

This section diatribes how to edit a product task. The basic information that can be edited for a WBS task is the name, description, and optional /mandatory status. Project Leads can edit this information for any task in the project's WBS. Task assignees can edit the information for their tasks. Critical tasks(those which cannot be delayed without affecting the project finish date) are identified in red.

Before you begin: Ensure that you are in the properties page of a product task. See WBS Task Properties.

  1. From the page toolbar, click Enable Edit.



  2. Specify the following:

    Field Name How to Enter
    Task Name Name of the product task.
    Select Policy Select the policy for the product task from the drop-down list.
    Description Description of the product task.
    Task Requirement Task Requirement as Optional or Mandatory.
    Project Role Select a Project Role from the drop-down list. Values are Design Engineer, Technical Designer Project Lead, Program Manager, Core TeamMember, Project Assessor, Financial Reviewer.
    Action Select the Action as Automatic or Manual.
    Product Type Click to open the Select Type page. Select one or more product types, and then click Select.
    Applicable To Select a product type from the drop-down list to create a product task specific to the selected product type. Values for Applicable To are,
    • New and Revised Products
    • New Products
    • Revision Products
    Event Select an event from the drop-down list to create a product task specific to the selected event.
    Attribute Select an attribute from the drop-down list to create a product task specific to the selected attribute.

  3. Click Done.