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==Overview==
 
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'''Curtains''' displayed in the '''graph''' highlight an interval of time in a project relevant to a schedule conversation such as periods with critical schedule constraints, vacation periods, or project reviews. Strategically using '''Curtains''' in the chart is a way to focus on that periods of time with your audience.
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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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===Inserting Curtains into the Chart===
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===Relationship to the Smart Task Optimization Feature===
  
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OnePager allows '''Curtains''' to be '''inserted''' and '''edited''' in the chart. You can use the OnePager '''Insert''' ribbon tool bar tab and the '''Curtains''' button in the '''Annotations''' section to access the '''Curtain Properties''' form. Additionally, OnePager Pro and Express provides enhanced '''curtain creation and management capabilities''' where you can '''define and edit Curtains''' using controls associated with '''Time Axis Levels and Cells'''. Finally, you can '''add a Curtain''' to the chart from an already existing '''Curtain''' using the existing '''Curtain's context menu Add another ...''' command. This article specifically describes the controls for '''creating''', '''editing''', '''copying (adding another)''', and '''deleting''' '''Curtains''' in the chart using the OnePager ribbon's '''Insert''' tab's '''Curtains''' button as the starting point.
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The process for '''absorbing one task into another''' operates '''independently''' of the '''Smart Text Optimization''' feature (new with OnePager version 7.0) 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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===Using the Time Axis to Insert Curtains into the Chart===
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'''Curtains''' corresponding to '''Time Axis Cells''' and other '''periods of interest''' can also be '''inserted''' into the chart and '''edited''' from the OnePager Pro or Express '''Time Axis'''. References to the specific articles describing the capabilities and features for '''creating''', '''managing''', and '''editing Curtain graphics''' associated with the '''Time Axis Levels and Cells''' feature are provided in the table below:
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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 7.0 (Portal) | Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions (Portal)]] <!--9.7.1-70-->
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==About Curtains==
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===Relationship to Task Bar/Milestone Symbol and Name Label Selection Methods===
  
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A '''Curtain''' is a vertical strip, usually in a highlighted '''color''', that identifies a period of time across all rows. The example below shows a '''Curtain''' entitled '''Critical Resource Period''' that appears from 4/1/2020 to: 9/30/2020.
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Additionally, the upgrade made for OnePager Pro and Express version 7.0 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 version 7.0 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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'''Curtains''' can be '''added''' to the chart, '''edited''', '''copied''', and '''deleted''' as necessary. A '''Curtain context menu''' is provided for '''editing''' individual '''Curtains''' and for managing the appearance of '''Curtains''' in some or all snapshots.
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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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==Adding a Curtain==
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To '''add''' a new '''Curtain''' to a chart, start at the OnePager '''Insert''' ribbon tool bar tab. On the OnePager '''Insert''' ribbon tool bar tab click the '''Curtain''' button as shown below:
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The '''default''' setting regarding '''absorbing one task into another''' is that the feature is '''disabled''' in OnePager distributed '''Template Properties '''forms where the '''Allow absorption''' checkbox is checked '''OFF '''as shown here:
  
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This accesses '''Curtain Properties''' form that allows you define the '''Start and End dates''', '''appearance''', and '''text label''' for the '''Curtain''' 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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Once you entered the '''Start and End dates''' and other '''properties''' selections, click the '''OK''' button to '''add''' the '''Curtain'''.  For example, if the '''curtain properties''' entered into the '''Curtain Properties''' form are those of the sample '''Curtain''' in the previous section, the '''Curtain''' and the '''Curtain Properties''' form looks like this:
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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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You can always access the '''Curtain Properties''' form to '''edit''' the '''Curtain Properties''' form by right-clicking inside the '''curtain''' to access the '''curtain''' right-click '''context menu''' as shown here:
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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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Clicking the '''Properties ...''' command accesses the '''Curtain Properties''' form for the selected '''curtain''' as shown here:
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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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8) In charts with '''multiple snapshots''', this method of '''adding''' a '''Curtain''' puts the '''Curtain''' in '''all snapshots'''.
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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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'''Editing a Curtain''' is similar to '''editing''' other shapes appearing in the chart such as '''Comment boxes'''. First, right-click on the '''Curtain''' to access the '''curtain''' right-click '''context menu''' 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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Click the '''Properties ...''' command in the '''context menu''' to access the '''Curtain Properties''' form shown here:
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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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Make your option selections for '''font text''' properties and '''rotation''', '''Curtain text horizontal and vertical alignment'''. '''fill color''', '''Curtain border line properties''', and '''transparency''' level. The controls in the '''Curtain Properties''' form are identical to the controls in the '''Shape Properties''' form associated with the '''Free box'''. The exceptions are that the '''Shape Properties''' form does not contain a '''Transparency slider bar''' and the '''Maintain aspect ratio''' checkbox in the '''Shape Properties''' form is replaced with the '''Rotate text 90 degrees''' checkbox in the '''Curtain Properties''' form.  
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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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The '''No Fill''' feature found on the '''Font properties''' form accessed from the '''Fill color''' dropdown button on the '''Curtain Properties''' form applies to a '''Curtain's''' '''Fill Color'''.
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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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In charts with '''multiple snapshots''', this method of '''editing''' a '''Curtain''' changes the '''Curtain’s properties''' in '''all snapshots''' where the '''Curtain''' appears. Once you have completed your '''Curtain editing''' actions, click the '''OK''' button on the '''Curtain Properties''' form.
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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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'''Deleting Curtains''' is similar to '''deleting''' other shapes in the chart such as a '''Comment box'''. First, right-click in the '''Curtain area''' to access the '''curtain''' right-click '''context menu''' and click the '''Delete''' command from the '''context menu''' below:
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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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Using the sub-command '''Delete: From this snapshot''' '''deletes''' the '''Curtain''' from the '''current displayed snapshot'''. '''Curtains''' that remain in other '''snapshots''' are treated as a single entity with respect to their '''properties'''. The sub-command '''Delete: From all snapshots''' '''deletes''' the '''Curtains''' from '''all snapshots'''.
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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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'''Curtains''' can be '''ordered''' in the chart from '''front to back''' in the same way that '''Free boxes''' can be '''ordered''' in the chart using the same '''context menu''' command and sub-commands.
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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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When the '''Order's''' sub-commands are used, the results with respect to the '''Z-Level''' positioning of the '''Curtain''' is shown in '''all snapshots''' where the '''Curtain''' is showing.
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Also available in the '''curtain''' right-click '''context menu'''  is the '''Add another …''' sub-command which is a convenient way to place another '''Curtain''' into the chart with potentially different '''properties''' as shown here:
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First, right click on the '''Curtain''' showing in the chart to access the '''curtain''' right-click '''context menu''', then click the '''Add another …''' sub-command to access the '''Curtain Properties''' form. The accessed '''Curtain Properties''' form has the same settings as the '''Curtain''' used to access the form. Use this '''Curtain Properties''' form to set the '''properties''' of the new '''added Curtain''' as shown below:
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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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Click the '''OK''' button when finished and the '''updated''' chart looks like this:
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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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As with all uses of the '''Curtain Properties''' form, when you click the '''OK''' button the '''additional Curtain''' is shown in '''all snapshots'''.
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When the '''Curtain Properties''' form is used to '''add''' a '''Curtain''' in the chart, the '''Curtain''' is put in '''all snapshots'''.
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There is no '''Attach to all snapshots''' checkbox in the '''Curtain Properties''' form as there is in the '''Create or edit comment box''' form because all '''added Curtains''' are placed in all snapshots by '''default'''.  The recommend way to display a '''Curtain''' in '''one or a select set of snapshots''' is to use this two step procedure:
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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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Subsequent project demands can require that you later need to put the '''Curtain''' back in '''all snapshots''' or into a specific snapshot.  To do this, just follow these steps. To put a '''Curtain''' in '''all snapshots''', use the '''Put at all snapshots''' command found in the '''curtain''' right-click '''context menu''' for the existing '''Curtains''' in the snapshot where it is showing as done below:
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After clicking the '''Put at all snapshots''' command, the selected '''Curtain''' is shown in '''all snapshots'''. By using the first procedure above, you can now selectively '''delete Curtains''' from '''snapshots''' where the selected '''Curtains''' are not desired.
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Whenever you '''edit''' the '''properties''' of a '''Curtain''' in any snapshot, the '''edited Curtain''' is '''updated''' with these '''edits''' in '''all snapshots''' where the '''Curtain''' appears. This being the case, a '''Curtain''' is never considered as a '''maverick''' because once its '''properties''' are set or '''edited''' it appears the same in '''all snapshots''' where it is showing. Likewise, the '''Curtains and Timespans Grid''' entry for the '''Curtain''' shows its '''current properties''' as discussed in the next section.
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Revision as of 20:01, 14 January 2021

Overview

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.

Relationship to the Smart Task Optimization Feature

The process for absorbing one task into another operates independently of the Smart Text Optimization feature (new with OnePager version 7.0) 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.

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 (Portal)

Relationship to Task Bar/Milestone Symbol and Name Label Selection Methods

Additionally, the upgrade made for OnePager Pro and Express version 7.0 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 version 7.0 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

Enabling the Absorbing Task Bars Feature

The default setting regarding absorbing one task into another is that the feature is disabled in OnePager distributed Template Properties forms 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:

Absorbing Tasks

Enabling Task Bar Absorption

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.

Absorbing A Short Duration Task Bar into A Longer Duration Task Bar

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.

Attempting to Absorb A Long Duration Task Bar into A Shorter Duration Task Bar

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:

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.

Absorbed Task Bar Name Label Comment Boxes

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.

For more information on editing Comment boxes, please see the article at: Creating and Managing Comment Boxes

Any Task Links associated with the absorbed task bar/milestone symbols are hidden in the resulting absorbing task bar/milestone symbol representation.

For more information on Task Links, please see the articles at: Linking Task and Milestone Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links (Portal)

Unabsorbing Tasks

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 Milestone Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links (Portal)

Task Links and Absorbed Tasks

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.

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 - Task Links for Absorbed Tasks

Notes

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.

Related Links

Selecting Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels

Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions (Portal)

Creating and Managing Comment Boxes

Linking Task and Milestone Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links (Portal)

Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Pro

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