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Inline editing of task duration

Conduct duration-based planning more easily - In most cases, telling how long a task will take is necessary to define the actual start and end date. That’s why duration-based planning in BigPicture is becoming more intuitive and time-efficient. You can edit the task duration field right on the Gantt chart (in the task-list columns).

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Navigation and layout



Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut added - takes a user back to the Home (root) box. 

  • Cmd + H (mac)
  • Ctrl + H (windows)

Scope definition

Less frequently used settings are hidden by default (Scope Owner, Task types).

Scope definition settings can be accessed from the Gantt module (pop-up)

Basic scope definition settings can be reviewed and edited without going to the box configuration screen. 

  • Only a Box Admin can edit scope definition
  • Box editor and Box viewer can only preview the scope definition in read-only mode

Inline editing 

Inline editing - duration (working days) 

The "Duration working days" field value can be edited in the column views of modules. The change triggers a recalculation of the task duration - the end date is adjusted. 

Closed and archived boxes


Inline editing - unavailable for closed and archived boxes

Attributes of closed and archived boxes can't be changed using inline editing. 

Closed boxes - action buttons disabled

The restriction is applicable to all modules. Closed boxes function in read-only mode. 

Usability

Gantt module - Resources panel

Workload details pop-up opens after clicking on a workload indicator.

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