* Basics of project start and finish dates and durations

* For every project a start date can be defined. This start date is optional.

* The start date of the first Begin of the insertionphaseEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion stageEnd of the deletion is defined by the the project start date.

* A duration can be defined without dates.

* A duration is derived from start and finish dates.

* It is a separate field in the database.

* The duration is defined as all working days between to dates similar to durations of work packages.

* Begin of the deletion Gates don't have a duration: Another way of seeing it:End of the deletion The duration is Begin of the deletion always 0

* The duration isEnd of the deletion displayed together with the dates of a stage.

* Durations

* Duration can be filled independently from a Begin of the insertionphase'sEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion stagesEnd of the deletion dates.

* The duration can be set independently from the start and end date. In other words, Begin of the insertionphaseEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion stageEnd of the deletion might have a duration without having dates set.

* The duration is the number of days a phase includes. Start and end date are included in that interval.

* Project settings -> Begin of the insertionLifecycle1End of the insertion Begin of the deletion LifecycleEnd of the deletion

* There is an input field for the project start date.

* The project finish date is read only

* The start/finish date cannot be deactivated

* Begin of the deletion Automatic scheduling

* Succeeding phases and gates are automatically rescheduled after changing the project start date

* Changing a duration automatically reschedule the finish date of the phase

* The project finish date is read-only. It is defined by the finish date of the last active stage or gate in the project.

* End of the deletion Project list

* The project list receives columns for displaying the Begin of the insertionprojectEnd of the insertion start and the finish date. Begin of the deletion The columns are sortable.End of the deletion

* The project list can be filtered by the projects' dates.

* Permissions and visibility considerations

* No additional permissions for durations and project start and finish dates

* View project Begin of the insertionphasesEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion lifecycle datesEnd of the deletion

* Edit project Begin of the insertionphasesEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion lifecycle datesEnd of the deletion

* Project overview

* The project dates are always displayed in the sidebar of the project overview page. They can not be deactivated in the project settings.