Cross-project links

In the portfolio you can link several projects with each other. Important! This function is only included in Rillsoft Project with Rillsoft Integration Server and links can only be edited in the portfolio.

In cross-project links, succeeding activities are shifted not automatically, but the program sets negative intervals instead. By means of the menu item Project/Rillsoft Integration Server/Cross-project links, you can check these links and obtain detailed information about them, such as occurring delays.

You can choose whether you want to accept only single or all of the changes you have made to these settings.

The following information and options are available:

Move	The calculated delay will be compensated by the approved delay when you click on the check box.
Outgoing project / activity	Displays outgoing projects/activities.
Incoming project / activity	Displays incoming projects/activities.
Start	Shows, where a link starts.
Finish	Shows, where a link ends.
Reserve	Shows the interval between the outgoing and incoming positions in absolute time.
Delay, Release	Displays the value of the released interval.
Delay, Calculation	Displays the value of the calculated interval.

Red background colouring signals that there is a discrepancy between the released and the calculated delay.

Set to automatic

Click this button if all calculated delays should be automatically aligned with the released delays.

Types of links

The following link types are at your disposal:

Finish-Start	the “from” activity must finish before the “to” activity can start
Start-Start	the “from” activity must start before the “to” activity can start
Finish-Finish	the “from” activity must finish before the “to” activity can finish
Start-Finish	the “from” activity must start before the “to” activity can finish

Time intervals

Intervals can be defined in Project properties in relation to the time unit of the duration (such as hours or days). Intervals can only be defined in absolute time (estimated duration including non-working time, such as: 10 hours or 2 days).

Intervals can have

• positive (such as: + 2 hours) or

• negative (such as: - 50% = overlapping)

signs.

Highlight link

Links can be highlighted by means of colour or boldface.

Create cross-project link

New cross-project links can be only created by Rillsoft Project with Rillsoft Integration Server in the portfolio. In order to create a new cross-project link, do as follows:

• Choose the link type via the menu item Start > Insert > Link.

• Connect two activities by drawing your mouse from one activity of a

  project to another activity from another project.

• If necessary, enter the delay (positive or negative) by which you want

  to delay the “to” acticity depending on the selected link type.

Note: If you do not enter any delay, the delay related to positions of outgoing and incoming activities is automatically calculated.

• Click on the button OK.