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| − | Task bar/milestone symbol '''absorption''' is a handy way to compress information. The idea is to '''absorb''' one '''short duration''' task bar or milestone symbol into another task bar or milestone symbol with a '''longer duration''', leaving behind only a '''Comment box''' (or two '''Comment boxes '''depending on the mode selected) to indicate the presence of the '''absorbed''' (or '''shorter duration''') task bar/milestone symbol.
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| − | ===Enabling the Absorbing Task Bars Feature===
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| − | The setting for '''absorbing one task into another''' is that the feature is disabled in OnePager default Templates where the '''Allow absorption''' checkbox is checked '''OFF''' as shown here:
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| − | Checking the '''Allow absorption''' checkbox '''ON''', '''enables''' the '''absorption '''feature and it operates in the chart whenever a '''short duration''' task bar is '''dragged and dropped''' into a '''longer duration''' task bar as is discussed in detail in the following sub-sections. The '''Show absorbed dates''' checkbox has a '''default''' setting of checked '''ON''' because it is assumed that you want the '''absorbed '''task bar’s '''start date '''and/or '''finish date''' to appear in the '''Comment box''' created for the absorbed task bar’s '''name label'''. Unchecking the '''Show absorbed dates''' checkbox '''OFF''' tells OnePager to only show the '''absorbed''' task bar’s '''name label''' in the resulting '''Comment box'''. This feature is also discussed in the following sub-sections:
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| − | ==Absorbing Tasks==
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| − | ===Enabling Task Bar Absorption===
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| − | As mentioned in the preceding section, the '''absorbing one task into another '''feature must first be '''enabled''' in either the '''Template Properties '''form or '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Advanced '''tab by checking the '''Allow absorption '''checkbox '''ON '''as shown below for the '''Chart Properties '''form:
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| − | Once '''enabled''', any time you '''drag and drop''' a selected task bar/milestone symbol onto another task bar/milestone symbol, the feature responds accordingly as long as the task bar/milestone symbol '''duration''' conditions are met. If you later uncheck the '''Allow absorption''' checkbox '''OFF''', the '''absorption''' feature is no longer '''enabled'''. Any '''absorption''' actions taken previously in the chart remains and are shown in all snapshots.
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| − | ===Absorbing A Short Duration Task Bar into A Longer Duration Task Bar===
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| − | After assuring that the '''absorption''' feature is '''enabled''', to '''absorb''' one task bar into another, determine which two task bars are involved, '''drag and drop''' the '''shorter duration''' task bar/milestone symbol to be '''absorbed''' on top of the '''longer duration''' task bar that is to '''absorb''' it. In the example below, the '''Resistance calculation''' task bar is intended to be '''absorbed''' by the '''Engineering Team 2 Development''' task bar as shown in the task bar selection here:
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| − | With the '''absorption '''feature '''enabled''', '''dragging and dropping''' the '''Resistance calibration''' task bar on top of the '''Engineering Team 2 Development''' task bar results in the two task bars being placed in the same '''row''' and the accessing of the '''Absorption Options''' form as shown below:
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| − | If the '''absorbed''' task bar fits entirely inside the '''absorbing''' task bar (in time), the '''Absorption Options''' form is accessed asking if you want to replace the '''absorbed''' task bar '''name label''' by one or two '''Comment boxes'''. Additionally, the form asks you where you want the '''anchors''' for the '''Comment box''' or '''Comment boxes '''placed, that is, at what '''date positions''' ('''End or Start Date'''). The '''default''' position option is '''At end date''' as shown below
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| − | If the '''At end date''' option is selected, one '''Comment box''' is created showing the '''absorbed''' task bar’s '''name label '''below the '''end date''' as shown in this example:
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| − | If the '''At start date''' option is selected, one '''Comment box''' is created showing the '''absorbed''' task bar’s '''name label '''below the '''start date''' as shown in this alternate example:
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| − | If the '''At both start and end''' option is selected, two '''Comment boxes''' are created showing the '''absorbed''' task bar’s '''name label '''in each '''Comment box '''below the '''start date''' in the first '''Comment box '''and the '''end date '''in the second '''Comment box '''as shown in this last example where the two '''Comment boxes''' are manually separated in the chart for clarity:
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| − | After making an option choice and clicking '''OK''' button in the '''Absorption Options '''form the '''absorbed''' task bar '''name label''' is change to one or more '''Comment boxes''' and the '''hidden absorbed '''task bar remains selected. Note in the illustration series above that the '''start date '''and/or the '''end date''' appears in the '''Comment boxes'''. This is because the '''Show absorbed dates''' checkbox in the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Advanced''' tab is checked '''ON'''.
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| − | ===Attempting to Absorb A Long Duration Task Bar into A Shorter Duration Task Bar===
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| − | If the task bar to be '''absorbed''' does '''not fit entirely inside''' the '''absorbing''' task bar, it is not possible to carry out this '''absorption''' operation. For illustrating this, suppose we reverse the '''absorption '''process by attempting to '''absorb '''the '''Engineering Team 2 Development '''task bar into the '''Resistance calibration''' task bar. The former task bar has much '''longer duration''' than the later task bar. With the '''Allow absorption '''checkbox checked '''ON '''in the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Advanced''' tab, if we '''drag and drop''' the '''Engineering Team 2 Development '''task bar on top of the '''Resistance calibration''' task bar, the '''drag and drop''' is successful but the '''Absorption Options''' form is not accessed as shown here:
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| − | Since the two task bar '''name labels''' are in '''collision '''in the above illustration and the '''absorption''' feature does not resolve this situation, you can use the '''Smart Text Optimization '''feature as follows:
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| − | 1) Select both task bar’s '''name labels''' with the '''CTL+Left Click '''method as shown here:
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| − | 2) Right-click one of the two task bars to access the '''task bar''' right-click '''context menu''' and navigate to the '''Re-optimize text collisions '''command as shown here:
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| − | 3) When you click the '''Re-optimize text collisions''' command, OnePager resolves the task bar '''name label collision '''to something that resembles the illustration below depending on the '''Smart Text Optimization '''feature's settings:
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| − | Depending on the situation, you may have to manually '''reposition '''the task bar '''name label''' of one or more task bars to meet your schedule presentation discussion needs.
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| − | ==Absorbed Task Bar Name Label Comment Boxes==
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| − | '''Comment boxes''' created by the '''absorption''' process can be '''edited''' like any other '''Comment box'''. To '''edit''' these '''Comment boxes''', right-click on the '''Comment box '''to access the '''comment box '''right-click '''context menu '''and navigate to the '''Properties…''' command as shown below:
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| − | These '''Comment boxes '''can be '''dragged and dropped''' to different positions in the chart and their contents can be '''edited '''as well.
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| − | For more information on '''editing Comment boxes''', please see the article at: [[Creating and Managing Comment Boxes for Version 7.0 | Creating and Managing Comment Boxes]] 13.0.1-70
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| − | Any '''Task Links''' associated with the '''absorbed''' task bar/milestone symbols are '''hidden''' in the resulting '''absorbing''' task bar/milestone symbol representation.
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| − | For more information on '''Task Links''', please see the articles at: [[Linking Task and Milestones Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links for Version 7.1 | Linking Task and Milestone Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links (Portal)]] 19.0.1-71
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| − | ==Unabsorbing Tasks==
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| − | On occasion you may want to '''unabsorb''' a task bar/milestone symbol that was replaced by one or two '''Comment boxes''' when it is not possible to use the '''UNDO''' feature. To do this, right-click on the '''absorbing''' task bar/milestone symbol to access the '''task bar''' right-click '''context menu''' and then navigate to the '''Unabsorb tasks''' command as shown below:
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| − | When the '''Unabsorb tasks '''command is clicked, both the '''absorbed''' task bar/milestone symbol and the '''absorbing''' task bar/milestone symbol are returned to the way they were before the '''absorption '''action took place as shown here:
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| − | To complete the '''unabsorb''' process, '''drag and drop''' the previously '''absorbed''' task bar back to its original position or any other desired '''row''' position as shown below:
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| − | '''Task Links''' associated with the previously '''absorbed''' task bar/milestone symbols are '''unhidden''' after the '''unabsorb''' process is completed. For more information on '''Task Links''', please see the articles at: [[Linking Task and Milestones Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links for Version 7.1 | Linking Task and Milestone Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links (Portal)]] 19.0.1-71
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| − | ==Notes==
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| − | '''Editing''' the task bar '''name label text''' in the '''Comment box''' for an '''absorbed''' task bar/milestone symbol has the same effect as '''editing''' the task bar '''Name Label''' of the '''absorbed''' task bar/milestone symbol. If you accidentally '''delete''' the '''Comment box''' for the '''absorbed''' task bar/milestone symbol and want to get it back, all you have to do is go to the '''Home '''ribbon tool bar tab, click the '''Show/Hide''' dropdown button, and then click the '''Show all Tasks/Milestones''' command to '''unhide''' all the '''hidden''' task bar/milestone symbols as shown here:
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| − | Clicking the '''Show All Tasks/Milestones''' command '''unhides''' the '''absorbed''' task bar/milestone symbol’s '''name label '''back to the location where it resided before the '''Absorption''' action took place. We recommend that you use the '''UNDO''' function if you want to '''unabsorb''' if it can be performed immediately after the '''absorb''' function is applied.
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| − | ==Relationship to other Features==
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| − | ===Relationship to the Smart Task Optimization Feature===
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| − | The process for '''absorbing one task into another''' operates '''independently''' of the '''Smart Text Optimization''' feature (new with OnePager) where OnePager takes on the responsibility for making sure that task bar '''name labels''' in '''collision''' are resolved in the chart. For reference, the '''master switch''' for the '''Smart Text Optimization '''feature (the '''Enable Smart Labeling for task/milestone labels''' checkbox) in the '''Template Properties''' and '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Task Bars '''or '''Milestones tab '''can be checked '''ON '''or '''OFF''' as shown here checked '''ON''':
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| − | The setting of this checkbox has no impact on the '''absorb''' feature.
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| − | For more information on the '''Smart Text Optimization '''feature for OnePager Pro and Express, please see the articles at and within: [[Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions for Version 7.1 (Portal) | Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions (Portal)]] 9.7.1-71
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| − | ===Relationship to Task Bar/Milestone Symbol and Name Label Selection Methods===
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| − | Additionally, the upgrade made for OnePager Pro and Express for the selection of task bar/milestone symbols and their associated '''name labels '''has no impact on the process for '''absorbing one task into another'''. This particular upgrade of OnePager allows you to tell OnePager if you want a mouse left-click on a task bar/milestone symbol to select just the task bar or milestone symbol or to select the task bar '''name label''' as well. The setting controlling this feature is in the '''Template Properties '''and '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Advanced''' tab is the '''Select associated text''' as shown here:''' '''
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| − | For more information on '''selecting task bar/milestone symbols''' and '''name labels''', please see the article at: [[Selecting Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels for Version 7.0 | Selecting Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels]] 9.1.1-70
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| − | ===Relationship to Task Links===
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| − | If task bar/milestone symbols either being '''absorbed''' or are '''absorbing''' by other task bar/milestone symbols have either '''Data-Driven''' or manual '''Task Links''', it is important to be aware how those '''Task Links''' appear after the '''Absorb''' processes is complete. Any '''Task Links''' associated with the '''absorbed''' task bar/milestone symbols are '''hidden''' in the resulting '''absorbing''' task bar/milestone symbol representation.
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| − | For more information on the subject of '''Task Links and Absorption''', please see this section in the article at: [[Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0#Task Links for Absorbed Tasks | Manual Editing of Task Links - Task Links for Absorbed Tasks]] 19.4.1-70
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| − | ==Related Links==
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| − | [[Selecting Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels for Version 7.0 | Selecting Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels]] 9.1.1-70
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| − | [[Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions for Version 7.1 (Portal) | Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions (Portal)]] 9.7.1-71
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| − | [[Creating and Managing Comment Boxes for Version 7.0 | Creating and Managing Comment Boxes]] 13.0.1-70
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| − | [[Linking Task and Milestones Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links for Version 7.1 | Linking Task and Milestone Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links (Portal)]] 19.0.1-71
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| − | [[Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0 | Manual Editing of Task Links]] 19.4.1-70
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| − | [[Category:Version 7.1]]
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| − | [[Category:Editing the Chart]]
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| − | [[Category:Absorbing/Unabsorbing]]
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| − | [[Category:Task/Milestone Editing]]
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| − | [[Category:Ribbon]]
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| − | [[Category:Charts]]
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| − | [[Category:Task Links]]
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| − | [[Category:Name Label Collision Avoidance]]
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| − | [[Category:Escape Methods]]
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| − | [[Category:OnePager - Tool Bar]]
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| − | [[Category:Chart Properties Form]]
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