Set the project Planned Completion Date
The Planned Completion Date of a project is the date by which the project is set to complete.
The Planned Start and the Planned Completion Dates of a project rely on the dates of the tasks on the project. This article describes how you can manually or automatically set the Planned Completion Date of a project. For more information about the Planned Completion Date of a task, see Overview of the task Planned Completion Date.
The Planned Completion Date of a project can be set manually or automatically, depending on whether you schedule the project from the Start or from the Completion Date.
Access requirements
You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:
*To find out what plan, license type, or access you have, contact your Workfront administrator.
Manually set the Planned Completion Date of a project
You must manually set the Planned Completion Date of a project when you schedule the project from Completion Date.
To schedule a project from Completion Date:
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Click the Main Menu icon in the upper-right corner, then click Projects.
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Click New Project then New Project.
For more information about creating projects, see the article Create a project.
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Select Project Details in the left panel, then click the Edit Project icon in the upper-right corner.
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In the Schedule Mode field, select Completion Date.
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Specify the Planned Completion Date of the project.
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Click Save Changes.
As you start adding tasks to your project, the Planned Start Date of the project calculates based on the total Duration of all of the tasks.
Automatically set the Planned Completion Date of a project
The Planned Completion Date of a project is automatically calculated by Workfront when you schedule the project from Start Date.
To schedule a project from Start Date:
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Click the Main Menu icon in the upper-right corner, then click Projects.
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Click New Project then New Project.
For more information about creating projects, see the article Create a project.
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Select Project Details in the left panel, then click the Edit Project icon in the upper-right corner.
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In the Schedule Mode field, select Start Date.
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Specify the Planned Start Date of the project.
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Click Save Changes.
As you start adding tasks to your project, the Planned Completion Date of the project calculates based on the total Duration of all of the tasks.
For more information about Task Duration, see the article Overview of Task Duration and Duration Type.
The Planned Completion Date of the project coincides, in this case, with the Planned Completion Date of the last task on the project.