I'm not exactly sure what you are asking, so I'll try to clarify
with an (verbose) example. And then I may have a better response.
Suppose a task is set to recur every 2nd Wednesday,
1) the task is due on the 1st
2a) On the 1st, the task is completed as planned.
2b) The task is updated to be due on the 15th.
3a) On the Wednesday the 15th, the task is *not* completed as
planned
3b) On the Friday the 17th, the task _could_ be completed.
Then, do any of the following options, describe your situation?
a) Wait until next schedule, on the 29th.
b) Wait until the next Wednesday, on the 22nd.
c1) Complete as soon as possible, on Friday the 17th,
-- -- and repeat every 28 days going forward
c2) Complete as soon as possible, on Friday the 17th,
-- -- and repeat every 2nd Wednesday, from the 22th.
c3) Complete as soon as possible, on Friday the 17th,
-- -- and repeat every 2nd Wednesday, from the 29th.
I am fascinated with how to manage recurring tasks in MLO. Most of my recurring tasks are fit option 'c1' above.
cheers,
..jason
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Hi Miriam.
BOTTOM LINE: Like you, I hate overdue tasks. For day-recurring tasks I set long lead times. For hour-recurring tasks, I beg to have a “working hours” field in MLO settings which it considers in setting the end date/time.
First, I am exactly the same as you: I hate to see overdue tasks when, for example, I wake up, or as you said, travel.
For awhile I’ve proposed being able to put in a calendar of working hours/days, similar to MS Project. So that, If I have an 8 hour tasks starting at 7 p.m., it’s end date would be Next morning around 9 a.m., rather than 3 in the morning.
And almost exactly like you, I have an apartment near Boston. So when I get there it shows me all these tasks that are overdue! There, what I do is to create week long lead times for daily recurring tasks. Like “tidy the office every day”, instead of having a lead time of 1 day, I put a 7-day lead time.
Take Care,
Michael Emerald, CFA
Performance Business Design
Owner, Business Strategy Consultant
(retired)
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