What does Time-Span do? i-lign's Time-Span feature allows you to
plan your Tasks by effort, rather than percentage of time, and
then deliver the prescribed effort within a set period, defined
by start and end dates. This means that you can choose, for
example, to carry out five days of effort within a thirty day
period. We will assume that you are in a New/Edit Task/Activity
screen. In these instructions, we will refer only to to Tasks,
but the same applies in the New/Edit Activity screens. - In the
Scheduling Panel, go to the drop-down box beside Calculation
Method, and choose Time-span. - You will see that the field for
Planned end date goes live. Enter a date by which the Task needs
to be finished. For training purposes, choose a date several
weeks away from the start date. Using Time-span, you can edit
both Planned Start and Planned End Dates for the Task. In
contrast, Effort-based determines the end date based on the
effort and Resources assigned, and Duration-based defines the
end date based on the numb