Q118347 - How to Link a Milestone to Begin on the Next Working Day

How to Link a Milestone to Begin on the Next Working Day

Q118347

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Project for Windows, versions 1.0, 3.0, 3.0a, 4.0
Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, versions 1.1, 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

When a milestone is linked in a finish-to-start relationship, its scheduled start date may be the same as the predecessor's scheduled finish date. This behavior will occur if the milestone task has a constraint of As Soon As Possible and the predecessor task does not allow lag time.

MORE INFORMATION

Because the duration of a milestone task is 0 (0d), the task can start on the end date of the predecessor task. To schedule a milestone to begin the next day, use a duration of 0ed (elapsed days), as in the following example:


   Predecessor   Finish             Milestone     Dur.   Start
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Task1         7/15/94 5:00pm     Task2         0d     7/15/94 5:00pm
   Task1         7/15/94 5:00pm     Task2         0ed    7/16/94 8:00am
   Task1         7/15/94 4:59pm     Task2         0ed    7/15/94 4:59pm

NOTE: This will work ONLY if the predecessor task's finish date is equal to a nonworking time.

Additional query words: 3.00a

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