Updating an activity

You can use the project application to update an activity information for a project, such as the estimated start date.

To update the activity:

1. Enter the following values:
   • On the MAJOR SYSTEM, enter P for project.
   • On the ACTION line, enter U for update.
   • On the OBJECT line, enter AE for activity estimate.
   • On the SEARCH CRITERIA line, enter PI for project ID.
   • On the DATA line, enter IF1000 as the project ID.
2. Press the ENTER key, and a list of project IF1000 activities appears on the panel.
3. Choose the activity to be updated. For instance, if you want to update the first activity listed, enter 1 as the DATA value and press the ENTER key. The next panel shows information about the estimated mean staffing requirements of this activity as well as the start and completion dates.
4. To change information about the estimated end date, enter data over the existing information displayed on that input line.
5. After you have verified the change, press ENTER.
   The next panel displays the updated information, as shown in the following figure:

                  UPDATING OF AN ACTIVITY ESTIMATE
    MAJOR SYSTEM ...: P          PROJECTS
    ACTION .........: U          UPDATE (CHANGE)
    OBJECT .........: AE         ACTIVITY ESTIMATE
    SEARCH CRITERIA : PI         PROJECT ID
    DATA ...........: 01
    DSN8024I  DSN8MPX - ACTIVITY SUCCESSFULLY UPDATED
      PROJECT  ID                       :  IF1000
               NAME                     :  QUERY SERVICES
   
      ACTIVITY ID                       :         90
                  KEYWORD               :  ADMQS
                  DESCRIPTION           :  ADM QUERY SYSTEM
               EST MEAN STAFFING        :      2.00
               EST START DATE           :  1982-01-01
               EST END DATE             :  1983-04-15
   
    PFK: 02=RESEND 03=END
    

6. To terminate the project application, press the PF3 key.
   The APPLICATION TERMINATED message is displayed.