What are the issues with the Microsoft Project Task Splitting
Microsoft Project has a function that allows multiple splits in tasks which is not available in Oracle Primavera P6. It is a useful function that may also get you into trouble, especially when splits appear at the start of tasks for no reason.
Splitting a task puts one or more breaks in a Task, leaving:
In the picture on the right, you will see that Work is not scheduled during the split.
Splitting a Task Manually
To split a task manually:
Note: The finish and start dates and times of each split are not available through the user interface.
Splitting In-progress Tasks
When the Split in-progress tasks option is enabled in the FILE, Options, Schedule form, a task will Split automatically when a task commences before its predecessor finishes.
Note: This function is similar to the Primavera Retained Logic function and often produces unwanted Negative Slack.
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A split is removed by:
Notes:
Also you may receive a split at the start of a task when the FILE, Options, Schedule, Split in-progress option is selected and an Actual Start Date is set earlier than the predecessor finish. To prevent this either:
Even though the task has been split, bar splits may be hidden by:
The 10-day activity on the right has a hidden split and an elapsed duration of 17 days, which may be misleading.
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