Open the Change Job Dates window.

Moves planning lines on a job from one date interval to another.

This is useful if you have copied planning lines from another job and now want to rearrange the dates, by moving them all to another date.

You can also use this batch job to update currency exchange rates on selected jobs. This is useful if the currency exchange rate has moved and you want the jobs updated to reflect the new exchange rate.

Options

In the Currency Date section, you specify how currency dates should be changed. You only need to fill in the fields in this section if you want to change currency dates on the jobs.

In the Planning Date section, you specify how planning dates should be changed. You only need to fill in the fields in this section if you want to change planning dates on the jobs.

Field Description

Change Currency Date

Select to specify that currencies should be updated on the jobs that are included in the batch job.

Change Date Expression (Currency Date)

Specify how the dates on the entries that are copied will be changed by using a date formula. For more information about date formulas, see How to: Enter Dates and Times.

Fixed Date (Currency Date)

Enter a date to move the currency date on all planning lines to one specific date.

Include Line type (Currency Date)

Select the planning line type you want to change the currency date for.

<Blank> - Currency Date is not changed on any planning line.

Schedule - Currency Date is changed on planning lines of type Schedule or type Both Schedule and Contract.

Contract - Currency Date is changed on planning lines of type Contract or type Both Schedule and Contract.

Schedule+Contract - Currency Date is changed on all planning lines within the jobs and job tasks you specify on the Job FastTab.

Include Curr. Date From

Enter the starting date of the period for which you want currency dates to be moved. Only planning lines with a currency date on or after this date are included.

Include Curr. Date To

Enter the ending date of the period for which you want currency dates to be moved. Only planning lines with a currency date on or before this date are included.

Change Planning Date

Select to specify that planning dates should be changed on the jobs that are included in the batch job.

Change Date Expression (Planning Date)

Specify how the dates on the entries that are copied will be changed by using a date formula.

Fixed Date (Planning Date)

Enter a date to move the planning date on all planning lines to one specific date.

Include Line type (Planning Date)

Select the planning line type you want to change the planning date for.

<Blank> - Planning Date is not changed on any planning line.

Schedule - Planning Date is changed on planning lines of type Schedule or type Both Schedule and Contract.

Contract - Planning Date is changed on planning lines of type Contract or type Both Schedule and Contract.

Schedule+Contract - Planning Date is changed on all planning lines within the jobs and job tasks you specify on the Job FastTab.

Include Plan. Date From

Enter the starting date of the period for which you want a Planning Date to be moved. Only planning lines with a Planning Date on or after this date are included.

Include Plan. Date To

Enter the ending date of the period for which you want a Planning Date to be moved. Only planning lines with a Planning Date on or before this date are included.

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