Microsoft Project - Tables

Tables

Table control the combination of columns that are shown on the task sheet. The default table on Project is the Entry Table. This table allows you to enter the sort of data that is required to set up a Project.

Once a project has been set up then other information might need to be seen. The schedule table shows the latest dates that tasks can happen and the project still finishes on time. This table gives the same sort of information that is generated on the forward pass and backward pass on the PERT chart.

The cost table gives all the cost information, whether it is the fixed cost, the current cost, baseline and variance in costs. (The variance can only be calculated once the baseline has been set.)

The tables can be selected from the View menu or by right clicking in the top left hand corner of the table.

If none of the current tables meet your requirement exactly then the tables can be amended to meet your exact needs.

The existing tables can be changed, a new table can be created or a copy of an existing table can be generated.

Be careful of changing or adding to an existing table as this will then have a knock on effect on the reports and views based on this table. If fields are added onto an existing table then a report that would fit onto a width of one sheet of paper might now overflow onto the next sheet.