Begin of the insertion#### ContextEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion # GoalEnd of the deletion

Begin of the insertionThe wayEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion Versions 14.0 through 14.2 have seen [progress reporting for work package hierarchies being reworked](https://community.openproject.org/projects/openproject/work_packages/40867/activity). Estimated time, Remaining hours, and Progress (%) have been renamed to Work, Remaining work, and % Complete. Updating aEnd of the deletion progress Begin of the insertionreported is calculatedEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion value updates the other so that they all stay consistent with each other.

We want to double down on it and make further improvements based on the feedback we received, like for instance allowing edition of % Complete directly, allowing to set the progress calculation mode at a project level, and add the progress values to the baseline comparison.

# Features breakdown

## ReleasedEnd of the deletion in Begin of the insertionOpenProejct [was changed](https://www.openproject.org/blog/changes-progress-work-estimates/)End of the insertion Begin of the deletion 14.3

### Allow admins to choose between displayEnd of the deletion in Begin of the insertionversions 14.0 through 14.2: ##40867. The changes were: End of the insertion Begin of the deletion hours-only or days and hoursEnd of the deletion

* Begin of the insertionRenaming of terms:

End of the insertion Begin of the deletion Based on the feedback collected with 14.2, displaying everything in days and hours complicates things for some users.

End of the deletion * Begin of the insertionEstimated time → Work

End of the insertion Begin of the deletion Default will be reverted back to "hours only" like before 14.2.

End of the deletion * Begin of the deletion A new admin setting "duration format" is introduced to choose between "hours only" and "days and hours". The duration format affects how Work,End of the deletion Remaining Begin of the insertionhours →End of the insertion Begin of the deletion work, and Time spent values are displayed. The setting can be set from Administration > Calendar and Dates > Working days and hours.


This is described in ###55997


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## Released in 14.4

We had many feedbacks about the new way Work,End of the deletion Remaining Begin of the deletion work, and % CompleteEnd of the deletion work Begin of the insertion

End of the insertion Begin of the deletion with each other since 14.0. We need to address those concerns first.

Some of these feedbacks have been collected in ##55370. Some are also scattered across work packages comments.

### Allow to freely set % complete for statuses

End of the deletion * Begin of the insertionProgress (%)End of the insertion Begin of the deletion TheEnd of the deletion % Begin of the insertionComplete

End of the insertion Begin of the deletion complete field when editing a status is a select field with 10% steps (0%, 10%, 20%, etc.). Some users need more granular control over the value.

End of the deletion * Begin of the insertionWork, Remaining work and % Complete were connected suchEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion The select field will be replaced by a normal field soEnd of the deletion that Begin of the insertionupdating one would update all the others.End of the insertion Begin of the deletion values like 25% or 42% can be used.End of the deletion


Begin of the insertion#### SummaryEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion This is described in ###55803End of the deletion

Begin of the insertionHowever, a considerable number of users gave us feedback saying thatEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion \---

## Planned for 14.6

We initially planned to addEnd of the deletion the Begin of the insertionwere not always ideal, and that they wanted more control and theEnd of the insertion ability to Begin of the insertionmanually inputEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion editEnd of the deletion % Begin of the insertionComplete independent ofEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion complete in 14.4.0, but we got also some feedbacks about how total % Complete is computed (total is only over children havingEnd of the deletion Work Begin of the deletion being set)End of the deletion and Begin of the insertionRemaining work.

In this epic,End of the insertion we Begin of the insertiontookEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion want to addressEnd of the deletion that Begin of the insertionuser feedback into accountEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion too,End of the deletion and Begin of the deletion bundle both changes in the same release.

### Allow % Complete edition in work-based mode

* Based on the feedbacks collected, editing % Complete directly should beEnd of the deletion made Begin of the insertionfurther changes,End of the insertion Begin of the deletion possible again.

* % Complete will be editable. Modifying it will update Remaining work accordingly if Work is set. Parent totals are computed for children having a Work being set (like currently)


This is described in ###52233.
It can be available in 14.5 by enabling the feature flag `percent_complete_edition`.

It willEnd of the deletion also Begin of the insertion[describedEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion address ###54726 at the same time, at leastEnd of the deletion in Begin of the deletion work-based mode.

### Indicate which fields are automatically derived and why in progress pop over

* With % Complete being editable, it's harder to tell why values are updated.

* With this feature, an indication is added below the field whenEnd of the deletion a Begin of the insertionblog post](https://www.openproject.org/blog/updates-to-progress-tracking-in-14-6-based-on-user-feedback/). Broadly, this epic covers:End of the insertion Begin of the deletion value gets updated automatically


This is described in ###57258.
It can be available in 14.5 by enabling the feature flag `percent_complete_edition`.


### Add a "Total % Complete" calculation modeEnd of the deletion

* Begin of the insertionOnce again making it possible forEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion SomeEnd of the deletion users Begin of the deletion do not use Work and Remaining work _at all_, but do use the % CompleteEnd of the deletion to manually Begin of the insertionedit % CompleteEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion report progress. They use it eitherEnd of the deletion in Begin of the deletion status-based mode or inEnd of the deletion work-based Begin of the insertionmodeEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion mode.End of the deletion

* Begin of the insertionNew admin settings for finer controlEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion When a work package has children,End of the deletion and Begin of the insertionconfigurationEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion these children have a % Complete set, they want a total % Complete to be displayed  on the parent reflecting roughly the total progress having been made over the children.End of the deletion


Begin of the insertion#### FeaturesEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion This is described in ###56363.


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