Description

The PROJECTTASKSTARTDATE function returns the start date of a project task.

Syntax

PROJECTTASKSTARTDATE(Connection, Project, ProjectTask)

The PROJECTTASKSTARTDATE function uses the following parameters (see our article on including multiple parameter values):

Parameter

Required/Optional

Description

Connection

Required

The name of the connection as configured in the Connection Manager

Project

Required

The Project(s) to include

ProjectTask

Required

The ID(s) of the Task(s) to include

Example

=PROJECTTASKSTARTDATE("Demo","FIXEDP01", "01TASK")

Description

Returns the start date of 01TASK task of the FIXEDP01 project.

Result

41456

Note that the results are returned as a serial number - to match Excel's default treatment for dates. The cell can be formatted to any date format desired.

Applies to

PM Module

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