Differences between planned, schedule and actual dates in projects

[Ismael]

Hello:

I am trying to find information regarding these different dates in the projects, but I cannot find out what each one implies and what the differences would be.

There is very little in the SAP help regarding these dates.

Does anyone know what implications these types of dates would have on budgets, for example? Or somewhere else?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Ismael.

[chenlu_zhang]

Hello Ismael,

[chenlu_zhang · Accepted solution]

Hello Ismael, You can refer to the help documentation: Maintaining Projects - Project Plan https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_BUSINESS_BYDESIGN/2754875d2d2a403f95e58a41a9c7d6de/2cdbd3eb722d1014aea... You can edit dates and durations for the project header or for project tasks. Based on your entered data, the system calculates the earliest and latest dates. All the dates are categorized into several groups: Planned Dates Scheduled Dates Actual Dates The displayed fields vary depending on whether the project header or project task is currently selected. The actual start date on the project task level is the date of the earliest recorded time confirmation via the time sheet; it is also editable for the project manager. The actual start date of the project is the earliest actual start date of all project tasks. When the project status is in planning, the scheduling is performed automatically by the system. When the project status is started or released, the scheduling has to be triggered manually by clicking Schedule. The actual finish date on project task level is editable for the project manager. The actual finish date of the project is the date when the project has been completed or closed (corresponds to the completion date of the project) or is the date when the project has been stopped. The duration of a phase or task can only be changed if there are no subordinate tasks. If the phase or task has subordinate tasks, its duration is automatically calculated by the system and cannot be changed. If the actual start/finish date on the project header level is populated, then Project Duration is automatically populated. There is no duration for milestones.

[Ismael · Accepted solution]

Hi Chenlu_zhang: Thanks for the help! 🙂