Planner Plan 1 - Project - Can't allocate tasks to weekend

Question

I have the planner plan 1 licence and am trying to allocate tasks for weekend work on the Project app, it will not let me do this, it keeps adjusting itself to the next Monday and I have no way of creating a custom calendar?

I've followed the "Create and apply work calendars in project for the web" article, I can get to the active work hour templates page on powerapps/project/resources but there is no "new" button, and I can't edit the existing default work template.

Please help!

Answer 1

In Microsoft Project for the web, the scheduling of tasks is influenced by the project calendar, which typically defaults to weekdays and may not allow for task allocation on weekends. If you want to allocate tasks for weekend work, you will need to create a custom work hours template that includes weekend days as working days.

To create a custom calendar, follow these steps:

1. Create a Work Hours Template: You can create a work hours template from the Resource page or the Calendar Template page, which allows you to define specific working hours and days, including weekends.
2. Apply the Template: Once you have created the custom work hours template, you can apply it to the project or specific resources to reflect the desired working hours.

If the default calendar is preventing you from scheduling tasks on weekends, you will need to ensure that your custom template is applied correctly.

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References:

• Create and apply work calendars in Project for the web
• Define and edit project calendars