Tasks - Creating & Modifying Tasks & Task Structure

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Distribution

Comptroller

GM Administrator^*

GM Award Manager^*

GM GL Projects^*

GM Project Manager^*

GM Setup Specialist^*

GM OSP Setup Specialist^*

Related Procedures

Creating Additional Tasks & Modifying Existing Tasks [PRO4002U]

Ownership

The Comptroller is responsible for ensuring that this document is necessary, reflects actual practice, and supports University policy.

Creating & Modifying Tasks

Every project must have at least one task. When you create a project from a project template, GA Projects creates the one task from the template by default. This task will be named Task 1 and the task number will be 101. GA Project Managers (and higher level GA responsibilities) can add additional tasks to a project. All task names should conform to the UVA naming convention of mixed case. Task numbers can range from three to eight characters; for example, 102,102.33, 10222, or 12345.67. Basic task information includes task number, task name, start date, and task description.

When using tasks, the following options are available:

Use the default task 101 as the one task for budgeting and tracking purposes.
Use the default task 101 for budgeting and tracking purposes and add additional tasks only for tracking purposes. In this case, the entire project budget will be budgeted to task 101 and costs may be charged to any of the created tasks, including task 101.
Use the default task 101 as well as additional (added) tasks for both tracking and budgeting purposes. In this case, the project budget will be distributed across several tasks and costs may be charged to any of the created tasks, including task 101.

Basic task information includes task number, task name, start date, and task description.

Grants Accounting
N ® Projects ® B ® Find ® Projects, Templates Summary
B ® Open
Projects, Templates

1. Navigate to the Projects, Templates window. Enter the project number you want to modify. Select [Find]. The Projects, Templates Summary window appears.

2. Select [Open]. The Projects, Templates window appears.

If you want to set the task options, goto step #3.

If you want to create a task, goto step #9.

Modifying Task Options

3. In the Projects, Template window, select the Tasks. The Tasks window appears.

4. Select Options,

5. Double click on Task Details.

Task Details window opens.

6. You may enter options for your tasks, such as task manager, duration, etc. However, these options are not required.

7. Save.

8. Close to return to the Tasks window.

Create a New Task

9. Select a task and choose [Create Peer Task]

Note: UVa uses Peer Task only.

10. Enter the task information, including task number, task name, and task description.

Note: The Project start and finish dates automatically default in, the Task dates can be modified to as long as the dates are within the Project start and finish dates.

11. Create any task options as required for your project.

12. Create additional tasks if necessary.

Do not use [Create Subtask], UVA is not using this function at this time.

Task Structure Changes

You will not be allowed to delete a task if there are previous transactions or transactions controls. In this case, you should enter a Finish date on the task to prevent future charges to the task.

End of activity.

Effective: 07/22/09