Enable Phases and Tasks

Use the Enable Phases/Tasks utility to enable phases on a project with no phases, or to enable tasks on a phase with no tasks.

If a project is used in a Units by Project transaction file, running the enable phases/tasks key conversion for the project also updates its unit by project transaction file.

Prerequisite: Back up your DPS database.

To enable phases and tasks:

1. On the Navigation menu, click Utilities > Key Conversions > Enable Phases/Tasks.
2. On the Enable Phases/Tasks form, click the Insert or Lookup/Insert grid option. DPS adds a blank row to the grid.
3. Complete the fields on this form for a phase.
4. Select one of the following actions:

   Option	Description
   To save the conversion to run later	Click Save.
   To run the conversion now	Click Run.
   To schedule the conversion to run on a regular basis via the process server	Click Schedule and complete the information on the Schedule dialog box.

   If you schedule the conversion to run at another time, you cannot enable phases until the process has completed and tasks have been enabled.

   If you are running the conversion manually, DPS prompts you for confirmation to proceed. Click Yes. At completion, DPS displays the message "Convert complete" and refreshes the grid, without the inserted row. You can now enable task(s).

5. Click Insert or Lookup/Insert. DPS adds a blank row to the grid.
6. In the new row, click in the Project field and select the project from the project lookup.
7. Click in the Phase field and select the phase from the phase lookup.
8. Complete the fields for a task.
9. Select one of the following actions:

   Option	Description
   To save the conversion to run later	Click Save.
   To run the conversion now	Click Run.
   To schedule the conversion to run on a regular basis via the process server	Click Schedule and complete the information on the Schedule dialog box.

   If you schedule the conversion to run at another time, tasks are not enabled until the process has run.

   If you are running the conversion manually, DPS prompts you for confirmation to proceed. Click Yes. At completion, DPS displays the message "Convert complete" and the grid refreshed, without the inserted row. The task(s) are enabled.