Project Calendar

You can track and create project events in the calendar.

This topic discusses:

The calendar displays the following information about each calendar item:

Column

Description

Item

The name of the item. The calendar item icons indicate the nature of the item:

indicates a task, which is an activity to be completed.
indicates a milestone, which is a single date of an important occurrence or turning point related to a project.
indicates an event, which can be such things as company meetings, holidays, and other happenings that are of interest to project users and might impact work on a project.
indicates a recurring event, which can recur daily, weekly, or biweekly.

Date

The date and, if supplied, the time when the event or milestone occurs or when the task is due.

Depending on your permissions, you can perform the following actions in the calendar:

To create a new event, click New Event and complete the New Event page.
To view the details of a calendar item, click its name. This displays Event Details or Task Details.
To edit the properties of an existing event or task, click its name; then, on the details page, click Edit and complete the Edit Event page or the Edit Tasks page.
To change what you see in the calendar, make selections in the drop-down lists and click Update:
- View drop-down list: By default, the calendar displays all types of calendar items (All Calendar Items). To display only those items of a particular type, select Events, Tasks, or Milestones.
- Month and Year drop-down lists: By default, the calendar displays the items for the current month and year. To display items for a different month or year, select the desired month or year.

Event Details

Event Details displays the following information about the event:

Depending on your permissions, you can perform the following actions in Event Details:

To change the name, description, start date, due date, recurrence, or location of the event, click Edit. This displays the Edit Event page.
To permanently remove this event from the calendar, click Delete.