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0 h in Estimate field (During Mandatory Conditions)

The value 0 h is a valid entry for estimation field even if the field is mandatory. The question is - Is 0 an acceptable value for the estimate field? I

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Sunita

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There are a few edge cases where a 0 cost task is useful.
For example, suppose you have a particular date where a whole set of
tasks need to be done by, but you might need to move that date. One way
to implement that would be to have a 0 cost task set for that date, and
make all the other tasks predecessors of that task. When the date
changes, just update the due date on that task.

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Geoff

On 1/11/2012 11:53 AM, sdinakar wrote:
Hi Geoff,

Thank you for the reply. Could you please explain how 0 would be
considered as a valid entry? Any task (work item) should be estimated
against time.

Cheers,
Sunita

gmclemmwrote:
Yes, 0 is a valid value in the estimation field.

Cheers,
Geoff

On 1/11/2012 9:38 AM, sdinakar wrote:
The value 0 h is a valid entry for estimation field even if
the
field is mandatory. The question is - Is 0 an acceptable value for
the estimate field? I

Cheers,
Sunita

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Yes, 0 is a valid value in the estimation field.

Cheers,
Geoff

On 1/11/2012 9:38 AM, sdinakar wrote:
The value 0 h is a valid entry for estimation field even if the
field is mandatory. The question is - Is 0 an acceptable value for
the estimate field? I

Cheers,
Sunita

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Hi Geoff,

Thank you for the reply. Could you please explain how 0 would be considered as a valid entry? Any task (work item) should be estimated against time.

Cheers,
Sunita

Yes, 0 is a valid value in the estimation field.

Cheers,
Geoff

On 1/11/2012 9:38 AM, sdinakar wrote:
The value 0 h is a valid entry for estimation field even if the
field is mandatory. The question is - Is 0 an acceptable value for
the estimate field? I

Cheers,
Sunita

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