Display total float or free float on your Gantt Chart.Ĥ.
The predecessor calendar is used for Start-Start relationships and the successor calendar is used for Finish-Finish links. Asta Powerproject always uses the correct calendar when linking activities with different calendars helping you to avoid inaccurate project end dates.
Avoid problems associated with using different calendars.
You can easily draw relationships with lag.
Create relationships using your preferred method: draw relationships, type directly on the activity table, use activity detail tabs, link multiple tasks automatically.
Asta Powerproject facilitates more precise & accurate schedules.
“What you see is what you get” when printing reports.ģ.
Use “display switches” to focus on selected aspects of the bar chart (ie.
Focus on important information by including annotations, text, color shading, images, jpg and gif graphics.
You can customize headers, footers, logos, legends etc.
easily using “Drag and Drop” (you can’t do this in P6).
Assign resources, activity codes, calendars etc.
You can perform unlimited “undos” even after a reschedule (you can’t do that in P6!).
Use a variety of methods to setup activities including: draw activities on the bar chart, type activities onto the table, copy/paste from Excel, task pools.
Use construction-specific templates, which include activity codes, calendars, resources, reports etc.
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