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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
  
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1) This article covers the '''Manual editing''' of '''Task Links''' and provides discussions of '''manual editing''' of manual and '''Data-driven Task Links''' in the chart.
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1) OnePager Express has the capability to manually '''re-order''' the '''Time Axis Levels''' shown in the chart very easily.
  
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2) In the discussion that follows on '''manual editing''' using the '''Chart Editor ''', it is assumed that '''Data-driven Tasks '''are '''imported'''.
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2) The '''Time Axis Re-Ordering''' capability is available in the '''Template Properties''' and '''Chart Properties''' form's '''Time Axis''' tab's '''Top, Middle, and Bottom''' sub-tabs.
  
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3) For more information on the rules governing the '''importing Data-driven Task Links''' please see the article at: [[Data-Driven Task Link Import Rules for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | Data-Driven Task Link Import Rules for OnePager Express]]. 19.1.3.2-70
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===Re-Ordering Example===
  
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4) Manual '''Task Links''' are provided in chart illustrations in this article where necessary to call attention to how '''editing '''techniques differ between '''Data-driven Task Links '''and manual '''Task Links'''.
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3) Given the chart below where the '''Top''', '''Middle''', and '''Bottom Time Axis Levels '''in Year, Quarter, and Month are ordered from '''top''' to '''bottom''', you can '''exchange '''the '''Middle Level''' with the '''Top Level''' by clicking the '''up arrow '''in the '''Re-Order Levels''' control group in the '''Chart Properties ''' form shown below:
  
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5) The '''Task Link editing''' features provided in OnePager Express are quite comprehensive so this article contains all the topics on '''Manual editing '''of '''Task Links''' in this one place.
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<center>[[File:X70-22_3_6-70-(1)-11182020.png]]</center>
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<center><X70-22_3_6-70-(1)-11182020.png></center>
  
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6) There are references placed throughout the article to other related subjects and a list of '''related articles''' is provided end of this article.
 
  
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7) The organization of this article follows the process of '''Task Link editing '''from the selection of the '''Task Links''' through the various methods available to '''edit''' '''Task Link properties''' in the '''Chart Editor'''.
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4) When you click the '''Apply''' or '''OK '''button in the '''Chart Properties '''form the '''Top''' and '''Middle Levels '''are '''exchanged''' as shown here:
  
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8) Please use the '''hyperlinks '''in the '''Contents''' box at the top of this article to go directly to specific topics.
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<center>[[File:X70-22_3_6-70-(2)-11182020.png]]</center>
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<center><X70-22_3_6-70-(12)-11182020.png></center>
  
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==Selecting Task Links for Editing in the Chart Editor==
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5) This is a useful shortcut when you want to make the '''exchange''' quickly without going through the process of manually accessing each '''Time Axis Levels '''involved and manually changing the '''Tic unit '''and '''Label format '''setting in each '''Time Axis Level''' participating in the '''exchange'''.
  
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===Using the Mouse Left-Click to Select Task Links for Editing===
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==Re-Ordering Time Axis Levels ==
  
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1) As with all graphics managed by the '''Chart Editor''', '''Task Links '''(manual and '''Data-driven''') can be '''selected''' with a left-click where the mouse is placed on the desired '''Task Link'''.
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===Top and Bottom Time Axis Displays in the Chart===
  
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====Data-Driven Task Links====
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1) The chart can display '''Time Axis Levels''' at either the '''top''', '''bottom, '''or in both positions in the chart. 
  
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2) When you perform the left-click, the '''Task Link '''is highlighted at its '''Begin''' and '''End points''' and, depending upon the '''Task Link’s '''shape, at various points along the '''connection line '''between the '''predecessor '''and '''successor '''task as shown below:
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2) This is controlled in the '''Chart Properties '''form at the '''Time Axis '''tab’s '''Calendar '''sub-tab in the '''Formatting & Layout '''control group as shown below:
  
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<center>[[File:X61-0_4_1_7-61-(6A)-07312018.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:X70-22_3_6-70-(3)-11182020.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(6A)-07312018.png&gt;</center>
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<center><X70-22_3_6-70-(3)-11182020.png></center>
  
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3) Looking at the illustration above, the '''selected Data-driven Task Link '''is highlighted with '''green grab points '''at its '''Begin''' and '''End points''' and '''yellow grab points '''on its '''connection line '''segments.
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3) Identical controls for '''Time Axis Location''' are provided in the '''Template Properties '''form '''Time Axis '''tab '''Calendar '''sub-tab.
  
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4) Using your mouse to click on one of these '''grab points''' and employing a left-click you can manually use '''drag and drop''' methods to adjust the positions of the '''grab point'''.
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4) If the '''Time Axis '''is being '''located''' at both the '''top''' and '''bottom''' of the chart, OnePager Express performs the '''exchange '''automatically for both '''Time Axis '''displays.
  
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5) If you click on a '''yellow grab point''' on a selected manual or '''Data-driven Task Link''', you can move it left or right or up or down depending on its position.
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5) The chart below '''locates''' the '''Time Axis '''at both the '''Top '''and '''Bottom '''of the chart:
  
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6) For '''Data-driven Task Links''', grabbing a '''green grab point''' on a '''Begin '''or '''End point '''only allows you to move the '''grab point''' to the '''top''', '''middle''', or '''bottom''' of the task’s edge.
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<center>[[File:X70-22_3_6-70-(4)-11182020.png]]</center>
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<center><X70-22_3_6-70-(4)-11182020.png></center>
  
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7) This is because '''Data-driven Task Links '''have their positions on '''predecessor''' or '''successor''' tasks determined by data '''imported '''from your '''source plan'''.
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6) If we use the '''Re-Order Levels''' control group in the '''Chart Properties '''form '''Time Axis '''tab’s '''Top Level '''sub-tab to '''exchange '''the '''Top Level '''with the '''Middle Level''', the two '''Time Axis '''displays in the chart above look like this''':'''
  
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<center>[[File:X70-22_3_6-70-(5)-11182020.png]]</center>
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<center><X70-22_3_6-70-(5)-11182020.png></center>
  
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8) For manual '''Task Links''', grabbing a '''green grab point''' on a '''Begin '''or '''End point''' is not constrained to the edge of the task.
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7) Comparing the two illustrations above it is shown that the Year and Quarter '''Time Axis Tic Units''' in their respective '''Time Axis Levels''' are '''exchanged'''.
  
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9) You have the option to move the '''green grab point''' to eight (8) initial positions on the task as shown below:
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===Floating Time Axis Displays and Re-Ordering===
  
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<center>[[File:X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4V)-08072018.png]]</center>
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8) If '''Floating Time Axes '''are '''located''' within the chart and the '''Floating Time Axis Levels''' are consistent with the '''Time Axis Level exchange '''being performed, OnePager Express makes appropriate '''exchanges '''for the '''Floating Time Axes''' as well.
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4V)-08072018.png&gt;</center>
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10) Using the '''drag and drop''' method for re-positioning a manual '''Task Link’s Begin '''or '''End point''' is limited with the '''Chart Editor.'''
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9) Using the example above, three '''Floating Time Axes '''can be easily added to the original chart display.
  
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11) However, you can more precisely re-position a manual '''Task Link’s Begin '''or '''End points '''along the duration of a task by using the '''Task Link Properties''' form.   
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10) For illustrative purposes the '''Floating Time Axes '''added to the chart are in '''Top Level '''to '''Bottom Level '''order although the '''Floating Time Axis '''order in the chart is immaterial to the example.   
  
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12) Please see the section at: [[Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Express for Version 7.0#Manual Editing of Task Link Properties in the Chart Editor | Manual Editing of Task Link Properties in the Chart Editor]]. 19.4.2-70
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===Using the Mouse Right-Click to Select Task Links for Editing===
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<center>[[File:X70-22_3_6-70-(6-1)-11182020.png]]</center>
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<center><X70-22_3_6-70-(6-1)-11182020.png></center>
  
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13) Right-clicking on any '''Task Link''' selects the '''Task Link''' and accesses the '''context menu '''for the type of '''Task Link '''selected.  The '''context menus '''for manual and '''Data-driven Task Links''' differ slightly as explained below.
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12) If we use the '''Re-Order Levels''' control group in the '''Chart Properties '''form '''Time Axis '''tab’s '''Top Level '''sub-tab to again '''exchange '''the '''Top Level '''with the '''Middle Level''', the two '''Time Axis '''displays in the chart above with the '''Floating Time Axes '''look like this:
  
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====Data-Driven Task Links====
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<center>[[File:X70-22_3_6-70-(7-1)-11182020.png]]</center>
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<center><X70-22_3_6-70-(7-1)-11182020.png></center>
  
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14) You can use a mouse right-click on a '''Data-driven Task Link''' to access its '''context menu''' as shown here:
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13) Comparing the pair of illustrations above with the '''Floating Time Axes''', it is shown that the Year and Quarter '''Time Axis Tic Units''' in their respective '''Time Axis Levels''' and '''Floating Time Axis Levels '''are '''exchanged'''.
  
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<center>[[File:X61-0_4_1_7-61-(3E)-07312018.png]]</center>
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14) For more information on the '''Floating Time Axis''', please see the article at:  [[The Floating Time Axis Feature for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | The Floating Time Axis Feature for OnePager Express]]. 22.3.10-70
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(3E)-07312018.png&gt;</center>
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15) '''Data-driven Task Links '''can be '''hidden''' in the current snapshot or all snapshots.
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15) Where the '''Floating Time Axes located''' in the chart do not correspond exactly to those '''Time Axis Levels located '''in the '''Top''' and/or''' Bottom Time Axis locations''', OnePager Express performs the '''Time Axis Level exchange''' if the '''Floating Time Axis '''has at least one of the corresponding '''Time Axis Levels''' as illustrated below.
  
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16) '''Data-driven Task Links''' cannot be '''deleted''' as they are created from Microsoft Excel '''source plan '''data.
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16) Suppose the '''Time Axes '''and '''Floating Time Axes '''are configured and '''located '''as shown below where the '''Floating Time Axes '''consist only of Quarters and Months:
  
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<center>[[File:X70-22_3_6-70-(8)-11182020.png]]</center>
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<center><X70-22_3_6-70-(8)-11182020.png></center>
  
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18) Clicking the '''Properties … '''command accesses the '''Task Links Properties '''form as shown below so that you can '''edit''' the properties of individual or multiple selected '''Task Links''':
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17) Performing the '''Time Axis Level re-ordering''' used in the previous examples (i.e., '''Exchanging '''the '''Top Time Axis Level '''with the '''Middle Time Axis Level'''), produces this result in the chart:
  
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<center>[[File:X70-22_3_6-70-(9)-11182020.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(3F)-07312018.png&gt;</center>
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<center><X70-22_3_6-70-(9)-11182020.png></center>
  
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19) Please see the section at: [[Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Express for Version 7.0#Manual Editing of Task Link Properties in the Chart Editor | Manual Editing of Task Link Properties in the Chart Editor]]. 19.4.2-70
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18) The result above is that the '''Floating Time Axis Top Level '''is '''exchanged '''with the '''Floating Time Axis Middle Level''' as expected.
  
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20) When a '''Data-driven Task Link’s formatting '''is '''edited''' it becomes a '''maverick Data-driven Task Link'''.
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19) However, since only the '''Middle '''and '''Bottom Floating Time Axes''' were inserted into the chart, the '''exchange''' only shows the Year replacing the Quarters in the '''Floating Time Axis location'''.
  
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20) Since there can be several single or sets of '''Floating Time Axes located''' in the chart, '''exchanges''' of '''Levels''' are consistent depending on the '''Levels''' incorporated into the displayed '''Floating Time Axes'''.
  
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21) As with previous versions of OnePager, manual '''Task Links '''can also be selected with a right-click to access their '''context menu '''as shown below:
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<center>[[File:X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4I)-08072018.png]]</center>
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==Other Related Features==
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4I)-08072018.png&gt;</center>
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22) Manual '''Task Links''' can be '''deleted''' as there is no correspondence between manual '''Task Links '''and '''Predecessor''' data from the '''source plan'''.
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===Re-Ordering Time Axis Levels in the Template Form===
  
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23) Manual '''Task Links '''can be '''hidden''' by accessing its '''Where Are My Links? '''form entry and checking their '''Show '''checkbox '''Off'''.  
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1) The '''Re-Order Levels''' control group shown in the '''Chart Properties '''form examples above is also available in the '''Template Properties '''form at the '''Time Axis '''tab’s '''Top''', '''Middle''', and '''Bottom Time Axis Levels''':  
  
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<center>[[File:X70-22_3_6-70-(10)-11182020.png]]</center>
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<center><X70-22_3_6-70-(10)-11182020.png></center>
  
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25) When a manual''' Task Link’s formatting '''is '''edited''' it becomes a '''maverick''' manual''' Task Link.'''
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2) Making '''exchanges''' in the '''Template Properties '''form applies these '''exchanges''' to any '''Chart Properties '''and chart created with the modified '''Template Properties '''form.
  
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===Selecting Multiple Task Links===
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3) It is important to remember when making '''edits''' to the '''Template Properties '''form that the form must be '''saved''' before it can be used successfully to create a chart and/or snapshots with the '''Template Properties '''form’s '''edits applied'''.
  
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26) You can use your mouse to select '''multiple Task Links''' for '''editing '''using the same procedures as used to select '''multiple task/milestone shapes''', '''Rows''',''' Swimlanes''', and '''Time Axis Level Cells''' by combining the pointing of your mouse to the '''Task Link '''in combination with the '''CTL+Left-Click'''. 
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4) For more information on the '''Template Properties '''form, please see the article at:  [[Managing Templates for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Managing Templates (Portal)]]. 24.0.1-70
  
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===Re-Ordering Time Axis Levels in Chart Properties Forms Converted into Template Forms===
  
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28) The '''CTL+Left-Click''' technique is recommended if you want to '''edit''' the '''Task Link properties''' of '''multiple''' (but not all) '''Task Links''' such as their '''connection line color''', '''arrow head shape''', or '''connection line dash type''', for example.
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5) Conversely, if any '''Chart Properties '''form with '''exchanged Time Axis Levels '''is made into a '''Template Properties '''form and '''saved''', subsequent use of the '''saved''' '''Template Properties '''form utilizes the '''exchanged Time Axis Levels '''in charts and snapshots produced under the modified '''Template Properties '''form.
  
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29) '''Caution''': Since '''Task Link connection lines''' are generally not configured or routed the same, it is not possible to '''select multiple Task Links''' and use the '''drag and drop method''' on the '''connection lines''' to reroute them manually.
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<center>[[File:X70-22_3_6-70-(11)-11182020.png]]</center>
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<center><X70-22_3_6-70-(11)-11182020.png></center>
  
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<center>[[File:X61-19_4_2-61-(1)-08232018.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-19_4_2-61-(1)-08232018.png&gt;</center>
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<center>[[File:X61-19_4_2-61-(2)-08232018.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-19_4_2-61-(2)-08232018.png&gt;</center>
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<center>[[File:X61-19_4_2-61-(3)-08232018.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:X61-19_4_2-61-(4)-08232018.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4C)-08072018.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:X70-19_1_1_2-70-(21)-10232019.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:X61-19_4_2-61-(6)-08232018.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:X61-0_4_1_7-61-(3F)-07312018.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:X61-19_4_2-61-(7)-08232018.png]]</center>
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13) This '''context menu''' differs from the '''context menu''' for manual '''Task Links''' because '''Data-driven Task Links''' cannot be '''deleted''' as they are '''imported''' from '''predecessor''' information in the '''source plan'''.  Accordingly, '''Data-driven Task Links '''can only be '''hidden''' in snapshots.
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<center>[[File:X61-19_4_2-61-(8)-08232018.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-19_4_2-61-(8)-08232018.png&gt;</center>
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17) The '''Put in all snapshots''' command assures that in a '''multi-snapshot''' chart the selected '''Task Link''' is included in snapshots where the two participating task/milestone shapes appear. 
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18) When the '''Properties …''' command is clicked in the '''context menu''' above, the '''Task Links Properties''' form is accessed as shown here:
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19) For '''Data-driven Task Links''', the '''Line Style''', '''Arrow Style''', and '''Link Comments '''control sub-groups are '''enabled'''. 
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:a) Making an '''edit''' to any setting in the above form such that the '''edit''' deviates from the '''default settings''' established in the '''Chart Properties''' form changes the selected '''Task Link(s) '''to '''mavericks'''.
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:f) Recall that '''default Task Link '''settings can include the '''Task Link Filter rules''' established in the '''Template''' form or by using the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Task Link '''tab’s '''Manage Rules …''' button and the '''Task Link Filter Rules''' form.
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21) Clicking the '''Use Format Defaults''' button '''resets defaults''' for selected '''Task Links''' either '''Data-driven''' or manual.
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===Editing Manual Task Links===
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22) Individually '''editing''' manual '''Task Link''' is initiated by right-clicking on the manual '''Task Link'''. 
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24) '''Deleting''' a manual '''Task Link''' includes two options:  (1) '''At this snapshot''' and (2)''' At all snapshots'''.
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:b) At this point you can '''UNDO''' the action whereupon the '''selected''' manual '''Task Link '''is '''shown''' and the entry for the “deleted '''at this snapshot'''” manual '''Task Link''' is rechecked in the '''Where Are My Links?''' form.
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26) '''At all snapshots''':  '''Deleting''' a manual '''Task Link At all snapshots''' removes the '''Task Links '''presence from '''all snapshots''' and '''deletes''' the manual '''Task Link’s '''entry in the '''Where Are My Links?''' form for all snapshots. 
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27) The '''Order''', '''Add another …''', and '''Put at all snapshots''' commands are unchanged from previous versions of OnePager with respect to manual '''Task Links'''.
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:a) The '''Order '''command allows you to place the '''Task Link''' within the display area relative to other graphics in the same '''Z-Level'''. 
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<center>[[File:X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4G)-08062018.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4G)-08062018.png&gt;</center>
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28) The '''Add another … '''command, when clicked, immediately adds another '''Task Link '''to the '''selected''' pair of task or milestone with the same properties as the original manual '''Task Link''' selected.
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:b) This allows you to '''“add another”''' manual '''Task Link '''between the two selected task/milestones with different properties. 
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:c) The example below shows a second manual '''Task Link''' added that is positioned further to the right of the first selected manual '''Task Link''':
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4H)-08062018.png>&gt;</center>
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29) The '''Put in all snapshots''' command assures that in '''multi-snapshot''' charts that the selected '''Task Link''' is included in snapshots where the two participating task/milestones appear. 
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4I)-08072018.png&gt;</center>
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30) Clicking the '''Properties …''' command for a manual '''Task Link '''accesses the '''Task Link Properties''' form as shown here:
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(3F)-08082018.png&gt;</center>
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:a) When a manual '''Task Link(s)''' are selected and the '''Properties… '''command is selected from the '''context menu''', all controls in the '''Task Link Properties''' form are '''enabled'''.
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:b) You have the capability to modify all '''properties''' of the manual '''Task Links '''selected including the '''Horizontal Anchor points '''and '''Dependency Type:'''.
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:c) For manual '''Task Links''', all the controls in the '''Horizontal Anchor''' control group are '''enabled''' when the '''Dependency Type:''' window is set to '''Custom'''. 
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:d) If you specify a specific '''Dependency Type''' for a selected manual '''Task Link '''(other than '''Custom'''), the '''slider bars''' for the '''Predecessor''' and '''Successor''' are '''disabled''' as shown below:
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<center>[[File:X61-19_4_2-61-(9)-08232018.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-19_4_2-61-(9)-08232018.png&gt;</center>
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:e) For manual''' Task Links''', the '''Line Style''', '''Arrow Style''', '''Link Comments''', and '''Vertical Anchor '''control groups are '''enabled'''. 
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31) The control groups in this form are almost identical to the '''Default Task-Link Formatting''' control group in the '''Template''' and '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Task Link''' Tab. 
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:a) Making an '''edit''' in the above form such that the '''edit''' deviates from the '''default settings''' established in the '''Chart Properties''' form changes the selected '''Task Link(s)''' to a '''maverick.'''
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:b) The settings for a '''maverick Task Link''' can be '''restored''' to the '''default settings''' by clicking the '''Use Format Defaults''' button shown above. 
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:c) This action '''restores''' the '''maverick Task Link '''to the settings in the current '''Chart Properties''' form’s '''Task Link '''tab shown in the '''Default Task-Link Formatting '''control''' '''group of the form.
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:d) Since making a '''Task Link a maverick''' is considered '''formatting''', '''edits''' to a '''Task Link''' in one snapshot '''mavericks '''that '''Task Link '''in '''all''' snapshots.
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:e) When clicking the '''Use Format Defaults''' button to '''restore''' '''default format properties''' to a '''Task Link''' in one snapshot, the action restores '''default format properties''' to that '''Task Link '''in '''all''' '''snapshots''' that it appears.
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:f) Recall that '''default Task Link '''settings can include '''Task Link Filter rules''' established in the '''Template''' form or by using the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Task Link '''tab’s '''Manage Rules …''' button and the '''Task Link Filter Rules''' form.
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==Enhanced Manual and Data-Driven Task Link Formatting Capabilities==
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===Using the Task Link Properties Form to Edit Task Link Format Properties===
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1) As mentioned above, OnePager now has an expanded formatting repertoire for '''Task Links '''to give you more options. 
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2) The '''Task Link Properties '''form is very useful for '''editing''' the '''format properties''' of '''Data-driven '''and manual '''Task Links'''.
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3) Previously, you only had the '''solid connection line type'''.'''
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4) '''In OnePager all '''five connection line type options''' that are currently supported for '''connection lines''' to '''baselines''', '''deadlines''', '''endpoints '''to task/milestone shapes are included.
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6) In OnePager there are enhanced '''Arrow Styles''' as shown below:
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:a) There are five '''Begin Type arrow styles '''and five '''End Type arrow styles '''to select from. 
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:b) The '''default''' setting is the '''None '''selection for the '''Begin Type''' and the '''Arrow''' selection for the '''End Type'''.
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:c) OnePager recognizes which end of the '''connection line''' is the '''Begin''' and '''End '''based upon the '''Dependency Type'''.
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7) '''Caution''': You can override OnePager’s determination of '''Begin''' and '''End Types''' by making your own selections in the dropdown windows shown in the above form. 
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8) '''Caution''': This is not recommended for selected '''Data-driven Task Links''' because the end result of the '''edit''' is to potentially alter the '''look''' of the '''Dependency relationship '''between task/milestones and thereby appears to violate the integrity of your '''source plan '''data.
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9) You also have options when specifying the '''Corner radius''' of a '''Task Link''' '''connection line''' regardless of the '''line option''' selected. 
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:a) The '''Corner radius''' is a parameter denoting the number of pixels that are used to make the connection line’s '''90 degree bends'''. 
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:b) The '''higher''' the pixel count the '''more rounded''' the connection line '''bend''' appears.
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:c) Below is an example of a '''Corner Radius''' of 4:
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:d) For comparison, below is an illustration with a manual '''Task Link '''with a '''Corner Radius '''of 10:
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10) For manual''' Task Links''', you have the option of selecting the''' Dependency type''' from one of the following:
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:a) Selecting the dropdown’s '''Custom''' option '''enables '''the '''slider bars''' to be used to position the '''Horizontal Anchor points''' for the '''predecessor''' and '''successor'''.
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11) There is an additional '''Task Link Dependency type''' for manual '''Task Links '''called the '''Custom Dependency type'''. 
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:a) This is the '''default''' setting when you place a manual '''Task Link '''into the chart and shows in the '''Dependency Type:''' window of the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Task Link '''tab and '''Task Link Properties '''form. 
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:b) The initial '''Custom Dependency Type''' for manual '''Task Links''' is Finish-to-Start ('''FS'''). 
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:c) You can '''edit''' the '''default''' setting for manual '''Task Links '''to any other '''Dependency Type '''(i.e., '''FF''', '''FS''', '''SF''', or '''SS''') which sets the manual '''Task Links''' horizontal '''Begin point '''and '''End point shape’s positions'''. 
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:d) If you reset the '''Dependency Type''' for a manual '''Task Link '''using the '''Dependency Type:''' dropdown window in the forms, the '''slider bars '''for '''Predecessor '''or '''Successor''' are '''disabled'''. 
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:e) Leaving the '''Dependency Type:''' window set to '''Custom''' '''enables''' the '''slider bars '''for '''Predecessor '''and '''Successor '''and allows you to use them to position '''Begin point '''and '''End point shapes '''for the manual '''Task Link'''.
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12) When a manual '''Task Link '''is '''selected''' with a right-click and the '''Properties … '''command is selected the '''Task Link Properties''' form is brought up as shown below:
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13) Finally, for both manual and '''Data-driven Task Links''', you have control over where the '''Task Link Vertical Anchors''' connect to the task/milestone. 
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14) There are four (4) '''Vertical Anchor point''' options each for the '''Predecessor''' and '''Successor''' tasks''' '''as follows:
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====Middle====
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====Bottom====
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:c) The '''Task Link connection line anchors''' at the '''bottom '''of the task or '''departs vertically''' or '''horizontally '''from the '''bottom'''.
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:d) The '''Auto''' '''option''' is the '''default''' option employed by OnePager so that it can initially make decisions on how best to vertically position the '''Begin point''' and '''End point shapes''' of the '''Task Link''' '''connection line''' routing through the chart.  The '''Task Link’s Dependency Type''' is preserved.
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===Selecting Multiple Task Links to Edit with the Task Link Properties Form===
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15) OnePager permits you to select '''multiple''' '''Data-driven''' and manual '''Task Links''' using the '''CTL+Left-Click''' method. 
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16) The '''SHIFT+Left-Click''' operation is not active for selecting '''Task Links'''.
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17) Because there are two different types of '''Task Links''' that can be '''shown''', it is recommended that when making '''multiple''' '''Task Link selections''' that the set selected consist of only one type.
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:a) When you want to access the '''Task Link’s''' '''context menu''' and you '''select''' '''Task Links '''of different types, OnePager provides the '''context menu''' for the '''Task Link '''type which you used the right-click to access the '''context menu'''.
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:b) If you '''selected''' as manual '''Task Link''' first, and with the '''CTL+Left-Click''' you '''selected''' a '''Data-driven Task Link '''second, followed by a right-click on the '''Data-driven Task Link, '''OnePager provides the '''Data-driven Task Link’s context menu'''.
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:c) If you reverse the '''selection''' above and right-click on the manual '''Task Link '''second, OnePager provides the manual '''Task Link’s context menu'''.
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:d) The difference between the two types of '''context menus''' is that the '''Data-driven Task Link context menu''' has the '''Hide '''command while the manual '''Task Link context menu''' has the '''Delete '''command.
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18) The remaining commands in the two types of '''context menus''' are almost identical with the exception that the manual '''Task Link’s context menu''' has the '''Add another …''' command and the '''Data-driven Task Link’s context menu''' does not.
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19) When you do make''' multiple''' '''Task Link '''selections of '''different types''' of '''Task Links''' and use the '''context menu '''to access the '''Task Links Properties '''form by clicking the '''Properties … '''command in the '''context menu''', the '''Task Links Properties '''form looks like this:
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:a) In the '''Task Link Properties''' form above accessed by '''multiple selection''' of '''different types''' of '''Task Links''' all control groups are '''enabled '''except the '''Horizontal Anchor (Manual Links Only) '''control group which is '''disabled'''.
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:b) For all the '''selected''' '''Task Links''' regardless of type (manual or '''Data-driven''') you can '''edit''' the '''Line Style''', '''Arrow Style''', '''Link Comments''', and '''Vertical Anchor (All Links) '''settings.
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====Cautions====
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20) You can override OnePager’s determination of '''Begin''' and '''End Types''' by making your own '''selections''' in the above form. 
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21) This is not recommended for '''selected''' '''Data-driven Task Links''' because the end result of the '''edit''' is to create the “illusion” of a different dependency type. 
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22) When you make '''multiple''' '''Task Link '''selections of the '''same type''' of '''Task Links''' and use the '''context menu '''to access the '''Task Links Properties '''form by clicking the '''Properties … '''command in the '''context menu''', the '''Task Links Properties '''form looks the same as the illustration above except that OnePager is able to identify the '''connection line color''' and show it in the form.
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23) When '''multiple''' '''Data-driven Task Links '''are selected, the '''Task Link Properties '''form is accessed with the '''Horizontal Anchor (Manual Links Only)''' control group '''disabled'''.  All other control groups are '''enabled''' in this situation.
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24) When multiple manual''' Task Links''' are selected, the '''Task Link Properties '''form is accessed with all control groups '''enabled'''.
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===Re-positioning Task Link Connection Lines Using Drag and Drop Methods===
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25) You can use '''drag and drop''' methods for '''editing''' the '''connection line '''routing of '''Task Links '''and the position of '''Begin '''and '''End point shapes '''on their respective task/milestones. 
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26) This capability was not provided in previous versions of OnePager but it is in OnePager as described here.
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27) When one or more '''Task Links''' are '''selected''', the '''Task Link Begin '''and '''End point shapes''' are represented with '''green grab points '''on '''predecessor '''and '''successor '''tasks as shown in the illustration in the next paragraph. 
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28) '''Task Link connection lines''' have '''yellow grab points''' on the '''connection''' '''line segments''' in the middle if the '''Task Link''' is displayed as a '''multi-segment connection line''' as shown in the examples below:
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29) Clicking on any of these '''grab points''' allows you to use your mouse to move the '''Begin '''or''' End point shapes '''or the '''connection line segments''' in the '''Chart Editor'''. 
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30) Although you can '''select multiple''' '''Task Links''' and the '''green''' and '''yellow''' '''grab points''' are provided, OnePager only allows you to use the '''drag and drop''' method of re-positioning the '''connection line''' or the '''Begin '''or '''End point shape''' on one '''Task Link '''at a time. 
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31) When using the '''drag and drop '''method, the other selected '''Task Links '''remain '''selected'''.
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32) For''' Begin''' and '''End point shapes''', the '''green grab points '''do not come off of the task/milestone.  The selection''' grab points''' behave as follows when using your mouse to adjust their positions.
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====Beginning and Ending Green Grab Points====
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33) These '''green grab points''' can be moved up and down between three positions on the task/milestone shapes to fine tune their position '''vertically '''as shown in the sequence below: 
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<center>'''Initial Configuration of Task Link Finish-to-Start'''</center>
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<center>[[File:X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4U)-08072018.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4U)-08072018.png&gt;</center>
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<center>'''Task Link End Point Shape Selected Showing Snap-To-Grab Points'''</center>
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<center>[[File:X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4V)-08072018.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4V)-08072018.png&gt;</center>
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:a) When a '''Task Link '''is '''selected''' as shown in the first illustration above, OnePager indicates where the '''Begin '''and '''End point shapes positions''' are with '''green grab points'''.
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:c) If you position the '''Task Link’s End point shape''' in between the '''snap-to-positions '''and release the mouse button the '''Task Link’s End point shape '''moves to the nearest '''snap-to-position'''. 
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:d) '''Data-driven Task Links''' cannot be moved '''horizontally''' on either participating task/milestone shape pair as OnePager maintains the integrity of the '''Task Link Dependency Type''' unless you specifically used the '''Task Link Properties''' form’s controls to '''maverick''' the '''Task Link'''. 
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4W)-08072018.png&gt;</center>
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34) When there is a '''multi-segment connection line '''representing a '''Task Link''', the '''yellow grab point(s) '''in the '''middle''' of the '''multi-segment connection line''' are displayed when the '''Task Link '''is selected''' '''as shown here:
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4X)-08072018.png&gt;</center>
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:a) Grabbing a '''middle yellow grab point '''with the mouse allows you to move the '''yellow grab point '''in either a '''horizontal''' or '''vertical''' direction within the '''graph'''.
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===Re-positioning Task Link Connection Lines on Various Task Shapes===
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35) OnePager has a variety of task shapes available, so we have a few tips for re-positioning '''Task Link Begin/End points '''when working with a task shape with rounded or pointed ends.
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36) The two task shapes shown below are rectangular with a '''Task Link Connection Line''' '''Begin point''' originating the '''Predecessor’s bottom vertical anchor''' to the '''Successor’s top vertical anchor''': 
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4Z)-08072018.png&gt;</center>
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37) Changing the '''Successor '''task shape to a shape with a point on both ends, as in the example below, shifts the '''Task Link Connection Line’s End point '''to appear to be at the '''Successor’s middle vertical anchor'''. 
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4ZA)-08072018.png&gt;</center>
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39) For a more clear view of how '''Task '''Links are attaching to your task shapes, right-click on the '''Task Link '''and click the '''Properties … '''command. 
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40) You can now see that the '''Vertical Anchor point''' for this '''Successor '''task is likely set to '''Auto '''as shown here:
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4ZC)-08072018.png&gt;</center>
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41) '''Editing''' the '''Vertical Anchor '''settings for the '''Successor '''task to '''Top''', '''Middle''', or '''Bottom '''enables you to know for sure where the '''Task Link''' is attaching.
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(4ZD)-08072018.png&gt;</center>
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42) It is recommended that consideration be given to task shape and '''connection line routing''' when considering using the '''drag and drop''' method to re-position '''Task Link Begin/End Vertical Anchor points'''.
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===Creating Daisy Chains===
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1) Creating a '''Daisy Chain '''of manual '''Task Links''' is a two-step process.
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2) First, using your mouse and the '''CTL+Left-Click''', make a series of mouse '''selections''' of task/milestone shape in the order desired from the first '''Predecessor''' to the last '''Successor '''task/milestone shape as shown here:
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3) The second step is to click the '''Task Link''' button on the OnePager ribbon’s '''Insert''' tab shown below:
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<center>[[File:X70-19_1_2_2-70-70-(1)-10242019.png]]</center>
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<center>X70-19_1_2_2-70-70-(1)-10242019.png</center>
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4) At the completion of this second step the chart looks like this after increasing the '''row height''' to better display the '''Daisy Chain '''of three manual '''Task Links''':
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<center>&lt;X61-19_4_2-61-(11)-08232018.png&gt;</center>
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5) Manual '''Task Links''' created with this procedure are by definition '''created''' as '''Finish-to-Start''' '''Dependency types''' and are routed by OnePager to minimize conflicts with other graphics.
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===Alternative Method for Creating Daisy Chains===
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3) '''Daisy Chained '''manual''' Task Links''' can also be created by selecting the tasks/milestones as before but using the right-click task/milestone '''context menu’s Insert task link(s) '''command to '''create''' the desired '''Daisy Chain''' as shown in the following example.
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:a) The first step is to '''select''' the task/milestone shapes to connect by '''Daisy Chained '''manual '''Task Link''' as shown in the illustration below:
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(6I)-08062018.png&gt;</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-19_4_2-61-(11)-08232018.png&gt;</center>
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===Using the Lasso and Select All Ribbon Button to Create Daisy Chains===
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====Lasso Selection====
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5) For creating simple '''Daisy Chains''' of manual '''Task Links''' it can be easier to use the '''lasso''' technique with the mouse left-click, '''drag and drop''' to '''select''' all the task/milestone shapes you want to be included in the '''daisy chain''' of manual '''Task Links'''.
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(6O)-08062018.png&gt;</center>
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<center>[[File:X61-0_4_1_7-61-(6P)-08202018.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(6P)-08202018.png&gt;</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(6Q)-08062018.png&gt;</center>
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====OnePager Ribbon Home Tab-Select All Task/Milestones====
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6) As an alternative to using the '''lasso''' to '''select''' all task/milestones, you can use the OnePager Express ribbon’s '''Home''' tab in the '''Editing '''group of controls to make the '''selection'''. 
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7) To do this, click on the '''Select all '''dropdown control in the group and select the '''Tasks/Milestones''' command as shown here:
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<center>X70-19_1_2_2-70-70-(18)-10242019.png</center>
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8) Once all the task/milestones are '''selected''', use the right-click on any task/milestone to access the '''context menu '''and click the '''Insert task link(s) '''command to create the '''daisy chain'''.
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9) Using the '''lasso''' or the '''Select all''' technique to create a '''daisy chain '''of manual '''Task Links''' lets OnePager know that you want the resulting '''daisy chain '''to progress from upper left to lower right.
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10) Not '''selecting all task/milestones creates''' a '''daisy chain''' just involving those '''selected''' task/milestone shapes with manual '''Task Links''' applied in the order that your manual ''''selection''' of the task/milestone shapes were made.
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11) If you need to '''select''' some task/milestone shapes but not all by using the '''CTL+Left-Click''' technique for '''selection''', OnePager Express can create a '''daisy chain '''of manual '''Task Links''' in the order '''selected''' as shown below where not all visible task/milestone shapes are '''selected'''.
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<center>[[File:X61-0_4_1_7-61-(6S)-08072018.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(6S)-08072018.png&gt;</center>
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12) With the chart and the task/milestone shape '''selections''' shown above, using either the ribbon command or the '''context menu''' command to '''Insert task link(s)''' results in the chart shown below:
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<center>[[File:X61-0_4_1_7-61-(6T)-08072018.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-0_4_1_7-61-(6T)-08072018.png&gt;</center>
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13) Some care needs to be exercised when using a combination of the '''lasso''' or '''Select all''' technique with individual task/milestone shape '''selections''' or '''de-selections''' to identify those task/milestone shapes to participate in the creation of a '''daisy chain'''.
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:c) It is recommend that you '''not '''combine these techniques for '''selecting''' task/milestone shapes in a single action but separate the actions into individual steps with the '''Insert task link(s)''' command used between steps making sure that '''selected''' task/milestone shapes are ''''de-selected''' between steps.
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14) Manual '''Task Links '''can be individually '''edited''' as described above for '''Data-driven Task Links '''as shown in the example below:
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<center>[[File:X61-19_4_2-61-(12)-08232018.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-19_4_2-61-(12)-08232018.png&gt;</center>
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15) Although the '''right-click context menu''' for manual '''Task Links '''differs slightly from the '''context menu '''for '''Data-driven Task Links''', you can still use it to access the '''Task Links Properties '''form for any '''selected''' manual '''Task Link'''.
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16) Manual '''Task Links''' even if '''created''' by the '''Daisy Chain '''method are always individually '''selected''' and their properties individually '''edited'''.
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17) Likewise, manual '''Task Links '''must have their '''default '''properties individually '''restored''' using the '''Task Link Properties '''form’s '''Use Format Default''' button.
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18) Using the '''UNDO''' button above the OnePager ribbon immediately after a '''Daisy Chain '''of manual '''Task Links '''is '''created''' causes the entire '''Daisy Chain''' to be '''undone'''.
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===Task Links and Virtual Summary Tasks (VST)===
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1) As a review, a '''Virtual Summary Task''' ('''VST''') is a summary task created by OnePager that does not exist in Microsoft Project.
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2) It represents the '''Start Date''' and '''End Date''' of two or more constituent tasks or milestone shapes. 
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3) In this respect the '''VST''' is a OnePager '''Summary''' task. 
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4) OnePager computes the '''Start''' and '''End Date boundaries''' of a VST as its constituent task/milestone dates change from snapshot to snapshot. It also constructs '''Baselines''', '''Percent Complete Bars''', and '''Critical Path Segments''' (OnePager Pro ('''OPP''') only) for task/milestones being summarized.
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5) Details on creating and using the '''VST '''feature can be found at this article: [[Creating and Managing Virtual Summary Tasks&nbsp;for Version 7.0 | Creating and Managing Virtual Summary Tasks]]. 18.0.1-70
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====Creating Virtual Summary Tasks from Tasks with Data-Driven Task Links====
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6) When you want to create a '''VST '''from task/milestone shapes that have either manual or '''Data-driven Task Links''' as a '''Predecessor''' or '''Successor''', you can expect to have their manual or '''Data-driven Task Links''' '''hidden''' when the '''VST '''is created as shown below:
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<center>[[File:X61-19_4_2-61-(13)-08242018.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-19_4_2-61-(13)-08242018.png&gt;</center>
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:b) In the above illustration, the three task of interest each have a '''Data-driven Task Link '''associated with them as shown in the adjacent '''Where Are My Links?''' form.
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<center>[[File:X61-19_4_2-61-(15)-08242018.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;X61-19_4_2-61-(15)-08242018.png&gt;</center>
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7) For more information on the use of the '''Where’s My Stuff!? '''form please see the article at:  [[Managing Hidden Tasks and Milestones Using "Where's My Stuff?!" for Version 7.0 | Managing Hidden Tasks and Milestones Using "Where's My Stuff?!"]]. 9.4.1-70
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8) You can '''unmake''' a '''VST''' using the '''Where’s My Stuff!? '''form above by checking the two '''Select '''column checkboxes and then clicking the '''Fix Selected''' button at the bottom of the form. 
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10) If any manual '''Task Links''' are involved with the creation of the '''VST''', when the '''VST '''is '''unmade''', these manual '''Task Links '''are again '''shown'''.
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====Adding Manual Task Links to Virtual Summary Tasks====
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11) Once a '''Virtual Summary Task''' is '''made''', it can be a '''Predecessor''' or '''Successor''' itself and be a part of a pair of manual '''Task Links'''. 
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====In Summary====
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12) A '''VST''' cannot be a '''Predecessor '''or '''Successor '''task for '''Data-driven Task Links''' because '''VSTs '''are not associated with '''Dependency''' information from the '''source plan'''.
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13) For tasks with '''Data-driven '''and/or manual''' Task Links '''being '''made''' into a '''VST''', they lose their '''Task Links '''upon incorporation into the '''VST'''.  This is indicated in the '''Where Are My Links?''' form by the constituent '''Task Links '''marked as '''not shown'''.
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14) The '''Where’s My Stuff!?''' form also provides a means to see the task/milestones incorporated in the '''VSTs''' and the entries in this form can be used to '''unmake''' a '''VST '''if done properly.
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15) When the '''VST '''is '''unmade''', the constituent tasks have their '''Data-driven '''and/or manual''' Task Links '''restored to being '''shown''' and the '''Where Are My Links?''' form entries are updated accordingly.
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16) A bit of review on '''Absorption'''. The idea is to '''absorb''' one task or milestone into another task or milestone, leaving behind only a '''Comment Box''' (or perhaps several '''Comment Boxes''') to indicate the presence of the '''Absorbed''' task/milestones.
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17) Please see the article at: [[Absorbing one task into another for Version 7.0 | Absorbing one task into another]] 17.0.1-70 for instructions on how to perform the '''absorption '''function.
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20) Using the chart below, '''absorb''' the '''Create MERLIN Subsystem''' task into the '''Eng. Team 1 Dev. '''task in the row below:
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<center>&lt;X61-19_4_2-61-(18)-08242018.png&gt;</center>
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21) The '''Data-driven Task Links '''associated with the task being '''absorbed''' are '''hidden''' as indicated in the '''Where Are My Links? '''form shown above.
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22) If the '''absorbing''' task originally had manual and/or '''Data-driven Task Links''', these '''Task Links''' remain unchanged.
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23) If you look at the '''Where’s My Stuff!?''' form, you see that the '''Create MERLIN Subsystem '''task is '''hidden''' because it’s been '''absorbed''' as shown below:
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24) As with the '''unmake''' process for a '''VST '''using the '''Where’s My Stuff!? '''form, you can '''unabsorb '''tasks by checking the '''Select '''column’s checkbox for the desired entry and click the '''Fix Selected '''button.
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Latest revision as of 19:39, 19 November 2020

Overview

1) OnePager Express has the capability to manually re-order the Time Axis Levels shown in the chart very easily.

2) The Time Axis Re-Ordering capability is available in the Template Properties and Chart Properties form's Time Axis tab's Top, Middle, and Bottom sub-tabs.

Re-Ordering Example

3) Given the chart below where the Top, Middle, and Bottom Time Axis Levels in Year, Quarter, and Month are ordered from top to bottom, you can exchange the Middle Level with the Top Level by clicking the up arrow in the Re-Order Levels control group in the Chart Properties form shown below:

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4) When you click the Apply or OK button in the Chart Properties form the Top and Middle Levels are exchanged as shown here:

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5) This is a useful shortcut when you want to make the exchange quickly without going through the process of manually accessing each Time Axis Levels involved and manually changing the Tic unit and Label format setting in each Time Axis Level participating in the exchange.

Re-Ordering Time Axis Levels

Top and Bottom Time Axis Displays in the Chart

1) The chart can display Time Axis Levels at either the top, bottom, or in both positions in the chart.

2) This is controlled in the Chart Properties form at the Time Axis tab’s Calendar sub-tab in the Formatting & Layout control group as shown below:

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3) Identical controls for Time Axis Location are provided in the Template Properties form Time Axis tab Calendar sub-tab.

4) If the Time Axis is being located at both the top and bottom of the chart, OnePager Express performs the exchange automatically for both Time Axis displays.

5) The chart below locates the Time Axis at both the Top and Bottom of the chart:

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6) If we use the Re-Order Levels control group in the Chart Properties form Time Axis tab’s Top Level sub-tab to exchange the Top Level with the Middle Level, the two Time Axis displays in the chart above look like this:

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7) Comparing the two illustrations above it is shown that the Year and Quarter Time Axis Tic Units in their respective Time Axis Levels are exchanged.

Floating Time Axis Displays and Re-Ordering

8) If Floating Time Axes are located within the chart and the Floating Time Axis Levels are consistent with the Time Axis Level exchange being performed, OnePager Express makes appropriate exchanges for the Floating Time Axes as well.

9) Using the example above, three Floating Time Axes can be easily added to the original chart display.

10) For illustrative purposes the Floating Time Axes added to the chart are in Top Level to Bottom Level order although the Floating Time Axis order in the chart is immaterial to the example.

11) The sample chart looks like this:

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12) If we use the Re-Order Levels control group in the Chart Properties form Time Axis tab’s Top Level sub-tab to again exchange the Top Level with the Middle Level, the two Time Axis displays in the chart above with the Floating Time Axes look like this:

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13) Comparing the pair of illustrations above with the Floating Time Axes, it is shown that the Year and Quarter Time Axis Tic Units in their respective Time Axis Levels and Floating Time Axis Levels are exchanged.

14) For more information on the Floating Time Axis, please see the article at: The Floating Time Axis Feature for OnePager Express. 22.3.10-70

15) Where the Floating Time Axes located in the chart do not correspond exactly to those Time Axis Levels located in the Top and/or Bottom Time Axis locations, OnePager Express performs the Time Axis Level exchange if the Floating Time Axis has at least one of the corresponding Time Axis Levels as illustrated below.

16) Suppose the Time Axes and Floating Time Axes are configured and located as shown below where the Floating Time Axes consist only of Quarters and Months:

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17) Performing the Time Axis Level re-ordering used in the previous examples (i.e., Exchanging the Top Time Axis Level with the Middle Time Axis Level), produces this result in the chart:

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18) The result above is that the Floating Time Axis Top Level is exchanged with the Floating Time Axis Middle Level as expected.

19) However, since only the Middle and Bottom Floating Time Axes were inserted into the chart, the exchange only shows the Year replacing the Quarters in the Floating Time Axis location.

20) Since there can be several single or sets of Floating Time Axes located in the chart, exchanges of Levels are consistent depending on the Levels incorporated into the displayed Floating Time Axes.

21) For more information on the Floating Time Axis, please see the article at: The Floating Time Axis Feature for OnePager Express. 22.3.10-70

Other Related Features

Re-Ordering Time Axis Levels in the Template Form

1) The Re-Order Levels control group shown in the Chart Properties form examples above is also available in the Template Properties form at the Time Axis tab’s Top, Middle, and Bottom Time Axis Levels:

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2) Making exchanges in the Template Properties form applies these exchanges to any Chart Properties and chart created with the modified Template Properties form.

3) It is important to remember when making edits to the Template Properties form that the form must be saved before it can be used successfully to create a chart and/or snapshots with the Template Properties form’s edits applied.

4) For more information on the Template Properties form, please see the article at: Managing Templates (Portal). 24.0.1-70

Re-Ordering Time Axis Levels in Chart Properties Forms Converted into Template Forms

5) Conversely, if any Chart Properties form with exchanged Time Axis Levels is made into a Template Properties form and saved, subsequent use of the saved Template Properties form utilizes the exchanged Time Axis Levels in charts and snapshots produced under the modified Template Properties form.

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6) For more information on Making a template from a chart, please see this section in the article at: Managing the Current Template - Making a Template from a Chart. 24.6.1-70

Related Links

The Floating Time Axis Feature for OnePager Express 22.3.10-70

Managing Templates (Portal) 24.0.1-70

Managing the Current Template 24.6.1-70

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