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The Indicators field shows symbols that give you a heads-up about different aspects of each task or resource.

Indicators column in Project

Misc

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Description

Indicators column header

Indicators column header.

Note

The task, resource, engagement, or assignment has a note attached to it.

Hyperlink

The task, resource, or assignment has a hyperlink associated with it.

Tasks

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Description

Recurring task

The task is a recurring task.

Completed

The task is complete.

Inserted project

The task is an inserted project.

Inserted project is read-only

The task is an inserted project that is read-only.

Calendar applied

The task has a calendar applied to it.

Non-intersecting calendars

The task has non-intersecting task and resource calendars.

Task finished late

The task finishes on a date that is later than its deadline date.

Constraints

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Description

Inflexible constraint

The task has an inflexible constraint, such as the following:

  • Must Finish On

  • Must Start On

Moderate constraint

The task has a moderately flexible constraint, such as the following:

  • Finish No Earlier Than

  • Finish No Later Than

  • Start No Earlier Than

  • Start No Later Than

Constraint error

The task has not been scheduled or completed within the constraint's time frame.

Deliverables and dependencies

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Description

Deliverable

The task has a deliverable associated with it that another project depends on for its completion.

Dependency

The task has an external dependency on a task in another project.

Resources

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Description

Overallocated

Resource is overallocated and needs leveling.

Local resource

Resource is local to the project, and requires approval for assignments.

Generic resource

Resource is generic.

Engagement required

There is no engagement covering the resource assignment.

Engagement proposed

An engagement is created, but not yet submitted, or not yet accepted.

Engagement added

A new resource has been added to your project because of an engagement.

Engagement edited

The engagement has been edited and needs to be resubmitted for approval.

Contour

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Description

Back loaded contour

The work of the assignment is distributed using a back-loaded contour.

Bell contour

The work of the assignment is distributed using a bell contour.

Double peak contour

The work of the assignment is distributed using a double-peak contour.

Early peak contour

The work of the assignment is distributed using an early-peak contour.

Assignment edited

The work of the assignment is distributed using an edited contour.

Front loaded contour

The work of the assignment is distributed using a front-loaded contour.

Late peak contour

The work of the assignment is distributed using a late-peak contour.

Turtle contour

The work of the assignment is distributed using a turtle contour.

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