Percent complete

Task progress can be tracked by updating the Actual Percent Complete field either by right-clicking task bars in the Gantt chart or by editing the Actual section in task records.

You can show the progress of a task in the Gantt scheduler by changing the Actual Percent Complete. You can also hover over a task bar in the Gantt chart to see its percent completion.

Change in the Gantt chart

To change the Actual Percent Complete for a task in the Gantt chart, perform the following steps:

  1. Right-click the task bar.
  2. Select Enter completed status.
  3. Enter the number that represents the percent completion of the task. For example, if the task is 50% complete, enter 50.

Change in the Task record

To change the Actual Percent Complete in the task record, perform the following steps:

  1. Click the Edit task Edit task button, or double-click the task bar in the Gantt chart.
  2. In the Actual section, in the Actual Percent Complete field, enter the number that represents the percent completion of the task. For example, if the task is 50% complete, enter 50.
  3. Click Save & Close.
Note: The Percent Complete for an umbrella task is calculated by the Actual Percent Complete of all of its child tasks. The Percent Complete for an umbrella task cannot be changed directly.