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Set Date is used to manually set a date for a project. Set Formula works the same way as Set Date, only the user designates a formula rather than choosing a specific date.
If a date that is configured to be set by a default formula is set using the Set Date or the Set Formula features, than it will show as a manual override. This override can be removed by clicking Clear Override. This will cause the date to be set by it’s original formula. Use Note to add a custom note that will appear next to the Date. The Disable/Enable feature allows you to turn on/off dates on each specific project. By default date fields are enabled on each project. Project Date Font Colors can be customized. A unique color for filled dates or empty dates can be set. These are set with the Set Font Color for Filled Dates and the Set Font Color for Empty Dates respectfully. Reset Font Colors will change the dates colors back to the default black.
Phase Dates
Separate your project into phases and track each phase individually with a separate set of dates specific to that phase. Phase Dates can reference Project Dates in their formulas and vice versa.
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To create new project dates go to:
Settings → Options → Phase → Dates