Scheduled Finish (task field)

The Scheduled Finish field indicates the date when work on a task is scheduled to be complete as calculated by Microsoft Project based on the start date, duration, dependencies, calendars, and other scheduling factors. For a manually scheduled task (manually scheduled task: This type of task can be placed anywhere in the schedule without Project rescheduling it; it does not move as related information about the task changes.), this is the finish date recommended by Project and is a read-only field. For an automatically scheduled task (automatically scheduled task: This type of task is scheduled using Project's scheduling engine, taking into account task constraints, dependencies, project calendars, and resource calendars.), the Scheduled Finish date is the same as the date in the Finish field.

Data Type    Date (date field: A type of field whose content is a date. Examples include the Baseline Start and Early Finish fields.)

Entry Type    Calculated or Entered (calculated or entered field: A field in which the value is determined by Project based on information in other fields. Information that you enter in the field yourself overrides calculated values.)

How Calculated    Project calculates the Scheduled Finish field based on the scheduled start date, task duration, task dependencies, constraints, the project calendar, and any task calendars. If resources are assigned, Project also considers the resource calendar and assignment units.

If you enter an actual finish date that is different from the scheduled finish date, Project changes the Scheduled Finish date to match the date in the Actual Finish field.

Best Uses    Add the Scheduled Finish field to a task sheet to review scheduled finish dates as calculated by Project for all tasks, whether automatically or manually scheduled.

Example    You need to filter for all finish dates scheduled after April. You add the Scheduled Finish date to the table portion of the Gantt Chart view and then filter on the field to see only those tasks with a scheduled finish date beyond April 30.

Remarks    If you enter a scheduled finish date for an automatically scheduled task, Project assigns a Finish No Earlier Than constraint (constraint: A restriction set on the start or finish date of a task. You can specify that a task must start on or finish no later than a particular date. Constraints can be flexible [not tied to a specific date] or inflexible [tied to a specific date].) to the task and uses your entered finish date as the constraint date. If you have set Project to schedule from the finish date, and if you enter a finish date, Project assigns a Finish No Later Than constraint to the task.

Applies to:
Project 2010