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Rules. (Required fields are marked with a Red background colour)
Field Name | Description | Rules | Exception Handling | Values to be placed | Default Values | Field Type |
Activity Number | This field contains the unique Number/Code of a Activity | Must be unique for non-deleted activities (can use the same ActivityNumber as a deleted idea). 1-20 characters. | If the records data exceeds 20 characters, the record will NOT be imported. | If the fields value is either blank or "NEW" then the number will be generated from the relevant department or subdepartments sequence which can be setup in the admin module. | Variable Character (20) | |
Parent | The program, workstream, sub workstream or initiative that is the parent of this activity | Must be a program, workstream, sub workstream or initiative number that already exists in the system, or is contained in the corresponding sheet in this workbook | This is a required field. If it is not supplied the record will not be imported | N/A | N/A | Variable Character (20) |
Name | This field contains the name of the activity | Names cannot be duplicated. Names can contain alphanumeric characters. | Activity form names cannot be duplicated. Activity names must be unique in order for the activity to be imported. | N/A | N/A | Variable Character (200) |
Who | This field contains the person responsible for the activity | The users need to be created on the system in order to be identified as persons responsible for the activity | This is a required field. If it is not supplied the record will not be imported | User | N/A | Lookup (Users) |
From | Start date for the activity to begin | Calendar date, which states when the activity will begin. This will be calculated and overwritten if the activity is a parent activity. | This is a required field. If it is not supplied the record will not be imported | Any date. | N/A | Date time (YYYY-MM-DD) |
To | The end date for the activity to be completed by | Calendar date, which states when the activity will end by. This will be calculated and overwritten if the activity is a parent activity. | This is a required field if the activity is not a Milestone. If it is not supplied the record will not be imported. If the activity is a Milestone, this can be blank. If the activity is a Milestone, this will be ignored | Any date. | N/A | Date time (YYYY-MM-DD) |
Revised | The revised date for the activity to be completed by | Calendar date, which states when the activity will end by | If the activity is a Milestone this will be ignored | Any date. | N/A | Date time (YYYY-MM-DD) |
Milestone? | Indicates whether the Activity is a Milesone. If it is, only the Start Date needs to be supplied | False or True | False or True | False or True | FALSE | Checkbox (Y/N) |
Task State | This field contains the Task State of the activity | The task state selected must match up with the Task States in the system | This field can be blank, the record will be imported. | On Track \ Off Track \ At Risk \ Completed | On Track | Lookup(Task States) |
Comments | This field contains comments on the activity | Can contain alphanumeric characters | The comments on the activity does not have to be captured for import to occur | N/A | N/A | Variable Character (1000) |
Priority | Whether the activity is a priority activity or not | False or True | False or True | False or True | FALSE | Lookup (AccessLevels) |
Is Confidential | Whether the activity is confidential or not | False or True | False or True | False or True | FALSE | Lookup (AccessLevels) |
Locked | Indicates whether the Activity is a Locked. If it is, the End Dates will not be able to be modified from the front-end | False or True | False or True | False or True | FALSE | Checkbox (Y/N) |
Percent Complete | Indicates how close to completion the Activity is, as a percentage | The field can only be a numeric value between 0 and 100 | N/A | N/A | 0 | Numeric (whole numbers) |
Milestone Weight | The weight to be applied to a milestone activity | The field must be a number | This field can be blank, the record will be imported. | Number | ||
Level | Specifies the hierarchy level of the activity | The field must be a number starting from 1 | This field can be blank, the record will be imported. | Number | 1 | Comma-separated list of Variable Character (20) |
Predecessors | The activities that are predecessors of this activity | Must be an activity that already exists in the system or is contained in this sheet. The activities must be represented as a comma-separated list | This field can be blank, the record will be imported. | Comma separated list | N/A | Comma-separated list of Variable Character (20) |
Tags | This field contains tag name/s of the activity | Tag names length must be greater than 3 and cannot be duplicated. Tag name can contain alphanumeric | This field can be blank, the record will be imported. | Comma separated list | N/A | Variable Character (255) |
Samples.
Activity Number | Parent | Name | Who | From | To | Revised | Milestone? | Task State | Comments | Priority | IsConfidential | Locked? | Percent Complete | Level | Milestone Weight | Predecessors | Tags |
A | I01 | A | admin | 2018/01/08 | 2018/01/12 | FALSE | On Track | com | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | 10 | 1 | B,C | A,B | ||
B | I01 | B | admin | 2018/01/05 | 2018/01/08 | FALSE | On Track | com | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | 30 | 1 | B | |||
C | I01 | C | admin | 2018/01/01 | 2018/01/04 | FALSE | On Track | com | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | 50 | 1 | C,D |