LESSON 8-7: Using Global Change

This tutorial describes how to:
• Use Global Change to make bulk updates to schedule data.
• Make changes to activity dates, durations, and general properties
• Add a change to update activity calendars

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1. Global Change.
Use Global Change to make bulk updates to schedule data. For example, update a group of activities with a new calendar assignment. On the Activities page in Schedule, launch Global Change from the Actions menu. Changes are applied to all activities or a filtered group of activities. This change updates all critical activities.

2. Make changes to activity dates, durations, and general properties.
Make changes to activity dates, durations, and general properties. Depending on the field selected, you can assign, update, or clear values, as well as perform calculations. This change replaces each activity's remaining duration with its current duration decreased by two days.

3. Add a change to update activity calendars.
Let's add a change to update activity calendars. Add a filter to update activities in a specified WBS.
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Then add parameters for the calendar update.
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Click Run to execute the change.
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A notification is displayed when the change is complete. View log for details on activity updates.
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