Application.OptionsSchedule method (Project)

Sets scheduling options.

Syntax

expression. OptionsSchedule( _ScheduleMessages_, _StartOnCurrentDate_, _AutoLink_, _AutoSplit_, _CriticalSlack_, _TaskType_, _DurationUnits_, _WorkUnits_, _AutoTrack_, _SetDefaults_, _AssignmentUnits_, _EffortDriven_, _HonorConstraints_, _ShowEstimated_, _NewTasksEstimated_ )

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
ScheduleMessages	Optional	Variant	Boolean. True if messages display when scheduling problems occur; otherwise, False.
StartOnCurrentDate	Optional	Boolean	True if new tasks start on the current date. False if new tasks start on the project start date (projects scheduled from the start date) or on the project finish date (projects scheduled from the finish date).
AutoLink	Optional	Boolean	True if tasks are automatically linked; otherwise, False.
AutoSplit	Optional	Boolean	True if tasks in progress are automatically split; otherwise, False.
CriticalSlack	Optional	Variant	The maximum amount of slack allowed for critical tasks.
TaskType	Optional	Long	The default type for new tasks. Can be one of the PjTaskFixedType constants.
DurationUnits	Optional	Long	The default duration unit for tasks. Can be one of the PjUnit constants.
WorkUnits	Optional	Long	The default work unit for resource assignments. Can be one of the PjUnit constants.
AutoTrack	Optional	Boolean	True if task tracking fields automatically update resource assignments; otherwise, False.
SetDefaults	Optional	Boolean	True if the values specified for all arguments except ScheduleMessages and AssignmentUnits become the defaults for new project files; otherwise, False.
AssignmentUnits	Optional	Long	Specifies how assignment units should display. Can be one of the PjAssignmentUnit constants.
EffortDriven	Optional	Boolean	True if new tasks are effort-driven; otherwise, False.
HonorConstraints	Optional	Boolean	True if tasks honor their constraint dates; otherwise, False.
ShowEstimated	Optional	Boolean	True if task durations in new projects are displayed with the estimated character; otherwise, False.
NewTasksEstimated	Optional	Boolean	True if new tasks in the active project have estimated durations; otherwise, False.

Return value

Boolean

Remarks

If an argument is omitted, its default value is specified by the current setting on the Schedule tab of the Project Options dialog box.

Using the OptionsSchedule method without specifying any arguments displays the Project Options dialog box.

Example

The following example enables messages to be displayed when scheduling problems occur, schedules new tasks to start on the current date, and sets the default duration unit for tasks to a week.

Sub Options_Schedule() 
 OptionsSchedule ScheduleMessages:=True, StartOnCurrentDate:=True, DurationUnits:=pjWeek 
End Sub

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