Using auto-complete tasks

Summary: Set a task to auto complete, and LYNX-X lowers its ETTC a day at a time, so nobody has to update it. When the ETTC reaches 0, you still set the task to Completed yourself.

Applies to

Before you start

• Auto complete suits a task whose time passes whether or not anyone works on it, such as waiting for a delivery. For a task where people do the work, report the ETTC yourself (see Updating a started task).
• You can set auto complete before the task starts.

Procedure

Setting a task to auto complete

1. In LYNX-X, open the project from Portfolio > Project list (select its row, then Open).
2. Select the task, and select the General tab at the bottom of the project window.
3. Select Auto complete, then select ✓ to apply.
4. Select Save on the project window's left rail.

A line under Auto complete shows a date once the task has started, or Not started until then.

Starting the task and letting it count down

1. In Focus > My activities, select the task and its Assignments tab.
2. Under Update, set Status to Started, then select ✓ (Apply changes) at the top right.

The ETTC is filled in with the task's duration. LYNX-X then lowers it a day at a time until it reaches 0. If the task will take longer or shorter than that, change the ETTC as for any task.

Completing the task

When the ETTC has reached 0, check that the task is finished. Then, in My activities, set its Status to Completed and select ✓.

Expected outcome

• The task is ticked Auto complete on its General tab, and My activities shows the note "Task is set to 'Auto complete', ETTC will automatically be updated by Lynx however may be changed when needed." under its ETTC.
• Its ETTC goes down a day at a time, until you set it to Completed.

Troubleshooting

See also

• Updating a started task
• Working from My activities

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