[Time Estimate] When does this calculate? Topic is solved

[Ryan]

TDL v8.3.0.0 (mostly clean install)

I am trying to understand the 'Time Estimate' attribute better and don't understand this behavior. Hope it isn't a dumb question.

1. I set 'Time Estimate' to 'D'

2. I enter a 'Start Date'

3. I enter a 'Due Date' (a date later than the 'Start Date')

Shouldn't the 'Time Estimate' then calculate the time between the dates?

But it does not.

I attached the .tdl. It is showing '0' for the 'Time Estimate' value.

Thanks!

[abstr]

You have to configure the preferences appropriately:

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Or, if you don't want to risk TDL auto-changing your dates unexpectedly, you could create a custom calculation instead.

[Ryan]

Ahhh yes, thank you... forgot about that setting. And yes, I have it unchecked. For some reason though many of my tasks have a value>zero for 'Time Estimate' I am not sure why if that value stays at zero when the box is unchecked. I don't enter that attribute manually.

Was the 'Keep task's time estimate synchronized with its start and due dates (and vice versa)' option ever enabled by default? Maybe I had it enabled at one time and then disabled it. That's the only explanation I can think of as to why so many have values not equal to zero.

I already have a custom attribute that calculates the days between the start and due dates and it works well.

But I am thinking about something else related to this. Not sure if it is valid but will think it through in case it is something significant.

Thanks again.

[abstr]

Was the 'Keep task's time estimate synchronized with its start and due dates (and vice versa)' option ever enabled by default?

It's possible though I couldn't find a version that did so.

Maybe switch to 'List View', select all your tasks, set the 'Time Estimate' to zero, and then keep an eye on it.