Intelligent Task

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INTELLIGENT TASK DEACTIVATION IN PROJECT SCHEDULING APPLICATION

SCOPE:

Electronic Project Management Applications help the project manager determine the

relationships between tasks, track costs, and make assignment of resources to the tasks in order to

optimize one or more aspects of the project.

Modules:

Task Scheduling

Comprising Reactivating & Deactivating

Electronic Readable Storage Medium

Project Management System

Chart View

Task Scheduling:

Displaying tasks of a work project for a user to schedule a project plan in a project

management application, providing a user interface to display the project plan and each task

state indicating whether the task is inactive or active, if the state is active, treating the task as a

normal task or if the task is inactive state, treating the task having no effect and ignoring the

task for scheduling purposes and maintaining information of the inactive tasks in the project

plan and display the both active and inactive tasks in the user interface.

Comprising Deactivating & Reactivating:

In Deactivating an active task to become inactive and maintaining information of the

deactivating task in the project plan and Reactivating the previously deactivated task where in

reactivating the previously deactivated task restore the project plan to its previous state.

Displaying both inactive and active tasks in the user interface comprises displaying the inactive

tasks in a different style from the active tasks.

Electronic Readable Storage Medium:

The actions of deactivating the active task and reactivating the previously deactivated

task are taken in a same application session, between application sessions or between users

over period of time. Multiple set of task is activated and the rest of the multiple set tasks are

deactivated. Allowing the user to perform Conditional scheduling by making a choice in different

options and evaluate the potential alternative by deactivating the current optional task and

activating a different optional task.

Project Management System:

Comprising a filter programmed to filter the inactive and active tasks and display the

filtered tasks in the user interface and the information of the inactive task is accessible and

editable and the inactive task s are scheduled in the inactive task portions, so the user may

intelligently interact with inactive Portions without affecting the rest of the current project plan.

Chart View:

A Project Management application scheduling Report a table view and bar view for a task

state, when a task and its subtask is deleted and deactivated, when a first optional task is

activated and second optional task is deactivated vice versa.


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Technologies Used

Hardware Requirements:

Operating System

Windows XP

Processor Intel Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz

Memory 958 MB RAM

Hard Disk 160 GB

Software Requirements:

Language Java (JDK 1.6), J2ee

IDE Net Beans 6.8

Web Technology- Servlets, JSP, Java Script, HTML

Data Base MY SQL 5.0 Server, HeidiSQL interface


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PROBLEM DEFINITION

The computer-readable storage medium of claim wherein the inactive tasks are indicated in the user

interface by coloring the inactive tasks and their attributes a light grey as opposed to black or dark blue

as the active tasks are rendered.

The computer-readable storage medium of claim wherein providing the user interface comprises

providing a toolbar button to deactivate and activate a task.

The computer-readable storage medium of claim wherein maintaining information of the inactive tasks

includes maintaining constrains, dependencies and resource schedules information of the inactive tasks.

The computer-readable storage medium of claim further comprising:wherein multiple sets of tasks are

entered as optional tasks;wherein only one of the multiple sets of tasks is activated and the rest of the

multiple sets of tasks are deactivated;allowing the user to perform conditional scheduling by making a

choice in different options while maintaining the options information of the project in one plan;

andallowing the user to evaluate the potential alternatives by deactivating the current optional task and


A project management system for scheduling tasks of a work project, comprising:an active or not active

task state module programmed to provide each task a state indicating whether the task is inactive or

active, an active task being treated as a normal task in a project plan, an inactive task being treated as

having no effect in the project plan and being ignored for scheduling purposes; anda user interface

programmed to:deactivate an active task to become inactive,reactivate a previously deactivated

task,restore a project plan to its previous state after reactivating the previously deactivated

task,maintain information of the inactive tasks in the project plan, anddisplay the inactive tasks in a

different style from the active tasks in the user interface.

The project management system of claim further comprising a filter programmed to filter the inactiveand active tasks and display the filtered tasks in the user interface.

The project management system of claim wherein the information of the inactive tasks is accessible

and editable and the inactive tasks are scheduled in the inactive task portions so that the user may

intelligently interact with the inactive task portions without affecting the rest of the current project

plan.

The project management system of claim wherein the information of the inactive tasks includes

constrains, dependencies and resource schedules information of the inactive tasks wherein the

maintained information enables a user to do reporting and analysis of the inactive tasks over time.


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METHODOLOGY :-WATER FALL MODEL

The waterfall model is a popular version of the systems development life cycle model for

software engineering. Often considered the classic approach to the systems development lifecycle, the waterfall model describes a development method that is linear and sequential.

Waterfall development has distinct goals for each phase of development. Imagine a waterfall

on the cliff of a steep mountain. Once the water has flowed over the edge of the cliff and has

begun its journey down the side of the mountain, it cannot turn back. It is the same with

waterfall development. Once a phase of development is completed, the development proceeds

to the next phase and there is no turning back.

The advantage of waterfall development is that it allows for departmentalization and

managerial control. A schedule can be set with deadlines for each stage of development and a

product can proceed through the development process like a car in a carwash.

Theoretically, be delivered on time. Development moves from concept, through design,

implementation, testing, installation, troubleshooting, and ends up at operation and

maintenance. Each phase of development proceeds in strict order, without any overlapping

oriterativesteps.
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A project management application is provided in which an active or not active task statefor each task may be displayed in a user interface. The active or not active task statewould indicate whether the task is inactive or active. If the state of a task is active, theproject management application may treat the active task as a normal task in the projectplan. If the state of a task is inactive, the project management application may treat the

inactive task as having no effect and may ignore the inactive task for schedulingpurposes in the project plan. The project management application may maintain anddisplay information of the inactive tasks in the project plan. The project managementapplication may display the inactive tasks in a different style from the active tasks in theuser interface.

ClaimsWhat is claimed is:

1. A method of displaying tasks of a work project for a user to schedule a project plan in a project

management application, comprising:

providing a user interface to display the project plan;

providing each task a state indicating whether the task is inactive or active;

if the state of a task is active, treating the task as a normal task in the project plan;

if the state of a task is inactive, treating the task as having no effect in the project plan and

ignoring the task for scheduling purposes;

maintaining information of the inactive tasks in the project plan; and

displaying both inactive and active tasks in the user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising deactivating an active task to become

inactive and maintaining information of the deactivated task in the project plan.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising reactivating the previously deactivated task

wherein reactivating the previously deactivated task restores the project plan to its

previous state.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying both inactive and active tasks in the user

interface comprises displaying the inactive tasks in a different style from the active tasks.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the inactive tasks are indicated in the user interface by

coloring the inactive tasks and their attributes a light grey as opposed to black or dark

blue as the active tasks are rendered.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the user interface comprises providing a

menu option to deactivate and activate a task.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein maintaining information of the inactive tasks includes

maintaining constrains, dependencies and resource schedules information of the inactive


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tasks wherein the maintained information enables the user to do reporting and analysis of

the inactive tasks over time.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

wherein multiple sets of tasks are entered as optional tasks;wherein only one of the multiple sets of tasks is activated and the rest of the multiple sets of tasks

are deactivated;

allowing the user to perform conditional scheduling by making a choice in different options while

maintaining the options information of the project in one plan; and

allowing the user to evaluate the potential alternatives by deactivating the current optional task

and activating a different optional task.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the information of the inactive tasks is

accessible and editable and the inactive tasks are scheduled in the inactive

task portions so that the user may intelligently interact with the inactive task

portions without affecting the rest of the current project plan.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a filter to filter the inactive and active tasks; and

displaying the filtered tasks in the user interface.

11. A computer-readable storage medium containing computer

executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a

method of displaying tasks of a work project, comprising:

providing a user interface to display the project plan;

providing each task a state indicating whether the task is inactive or active;

if the state of a task is active, treating the task as a normal task in the project plan;

if the state of a task is inactive, treating the task as having no effect in the project plan and

ignoring the task for scheduling purposes;

deactivating an active task to become inactive;

reactivating a previously deactivated task wherein reactivating the previously deactivated task

restores the project plan to its previous state;

maintaining information of the inactive tasks in the project plan; and

displaying the inactive tasks in a different style from the active tasks in the user interface.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of

claim 11, wherein the actions of deactivating theactive task and reactivating the previously

deactivated task are taken in a same application

session, between application sessions or between

different users over a period of time.


claim 11, wherein the inactive tasks are indicated in


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the user interface by coloring the inactive tasks and

their attributes a light grey as opposed to black or

dark blue as the active tasks are rendered.


claim 11, wherein providing the user interfacecomprises providing a toolbar button to deactivate

and activate a task.


claim 11, wherein maintaining information of the

inactive tasks includes maintaining constrains,

dependencies and resource schedules information

of the inactive tasks.


claim 11, further comprising:

wherein multiple sets of tasks are entered as optional tasks;

wherein only one of the multiple sets of tasks is activated and the rest of the multiple sets of tasks

are deactivated;

allowing the user to perform conditional scheduling by making a choice in different options while

maintaining the options information of the project in one plan; and

allowing the user to evaluate the potential alternatives by deactivating the current optional task

and activating a different optional task.

17. A project management system for

scheduling tasks of a work project,

comprising:

an active or not active task state module programmed to provide each task a state indicating

whether the task is inactive or active, an active task being treated as a normal task in a project

plan, an inactive task being treated as having no effect in the project plan and being ignored for

scheduling purposes; and

a user interface programmed to:

deactivate an active task to become inactive,

reactivate a previously deactivated task,

restore a project plan to its previous state after reactivating the previously deactivated task,

maintain information of the inactive tasks in the project plan, and

display the inactive tasks in a different style from the active tasks in the user interface.

18. The project management

system of claim 17, further

comprising a filter

programmed to filter the

inactive and active tasks and


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display the filtered tasks in

the user interface.


system of claim 17, wherein

the information of the inactivetasks is accessible and

editable and the inactive

tasks are scheduled in the

inactive task portions so that

the user may intelligently

interact with the inactive task

portions without affecting the

rest of the current project

plan.


system of claim 17, wherein

the information of the inactive

tasks includes constrains,

dependencies and resource

schedules information of the

inactive tasks wherein the

maintained information

enables a user to do

reporting and analysis of the

inactive tasks over time.

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Intelligent task Deactivation In Project Scheduling

Abstract:

A project management application is provided in which an active or not active task state for

each task may be displayed in a user interface. The active or not active task state would indicate

whether the task is inactive or active. If the state of a task is active, the project management

application may treat the active task as a normal task in the project plan. If the state of a task is

inactive, the project management application may treat the inactive task as having no effect

and may ignore the inactive task for scheduling purposes in the project plan. The project

management application may maintain and display information of the inactive tasks in the

project plan. The project management application may display the inactive tasks in a different

style from the active tasks in the user interface.

SCOPE:

Electronic Project Management Applications help the project manager determine

the relationships between tasks, track costs, and make assignment of resources to the tasks in

order to optimize one or more aspects of the project.

Existing System:

Everything is Manual operations.

It was not automated by using electronic tools.

Proposed System:

The computer-readable storage medium of claim wherein the inactive tasks are indicated in the

user interface by coloring the inactive tasks and their attributes a light grey as opposed to black

or dark blue as the active tasks are rendered.

The computer-readable storage medium of claim wherein providing the user interface

comprises providing a toolbar button to deactivate and activate a task.

The computer-readable storage medium of claim wherein maintaining information of the

inactive tasks includes maintaining constrains, dependencies and resource schedules

information of the inactive tasks.

The computer-readable storage medium of claim further comprising:wherein multiple sets of

tasks are entered as optional tasks;wherein only one of the multiple sets of tasks is activated

and the rest of the multiple sets of tasks are deactivated;allowing the user to perform

conditional scheduling by making a choice in different options while maintaining the options


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information of the project in one plan; andallowing the user to evaluate the potential

alternatives by deactivating the current optional task and activating a different optional task.

A project management system for scheduling tasks of a work project, comprising:an active or

not active task state module programmed to provide each task a state indicating whether the

task is inactive or active, an active task being treated as a normal task in a project plan, an

inactive task being treated as having no effect in the project plan and being ignored for

scheduling purposes; anda user interface programmed to:deactivate an active task to become

inactive,reactivate a previously deactivated task,restore a project plan to its previous state after

reactivating the previously deactivated task,maintain information of the inactive tasks in the

project plan, anddisplay the inactive tasks in a different style from the active tasks in the user

interface.

The project management system of claim further comprising a filter programmed to filter the

inactive and active tasks and display the filtered tasks in the user interface.

The project management system of claim wherein the information of the inactive tasks is

accessible and editable and the inactive tasks are scheduled in the inactive task portions so thatthe user may intelligently interact with the inactive task portions without affecting the rest of

the current project plan.

The project management system of claim wherein the information of the inactive tasks includes

constrains, dependencies and resource schedules information of the inactive tasks wherein the

maintained information enables a user to do reporting and analysis of the inactive tasks over

time.

Hardware requirement:

RAM: 256 MB

Processor: Pentium

Hard disk: 40 GB

Software Requirement:

1) JSP, SERVLET

2).Mysql

3).Front Page

4).Tomcat 6.0


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ARCHITECTURE DIAGRAM


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DATA FLOW DIAGRAM


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LEVEL-2 DFD


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USE CASE DIAGR


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Modules:

Task Scheduling

Comprising Reactivating & Deactivating

Electronic Readable Storage Medium

Project Management System

Chart View

Task Scheduling:

Displaying tasks of a work project for a user to schedule a project plan in a project

management application, providing a user interface to display the project plan and each task

state indicating whether the task is inactive or active, if the state is active, treating the task as a

normal task or if the task is inactive state, treating the task having no effect and ignoring the

task for scheduling purposes and maintaining information of the inactive tasks in the project

plan and display the both active and inactive tasks in the user interface.

Comprising Deactivating & Reactivating:

In Deactivating an active task to become inactive and maintaining information of the

deactivating task in the project plan and Reactivating the previously deactivated task where in

reactivating the previously deactivated task restore the project plan to its previous state.

Displaying both inactive and active tasks in the user interface comprises displaying the inactive

tasks in a different style from the active tasks.

Electronic Readable Storage Medium:

The actions of deactivating the active task and reactivating the previously deactivated

task are taken in a same application session, between application sessions or between usersover period of time. Multiple set of task is activated and the rest of the multiple set tasks are

deactivated. Allowing the user to perform Conditional scheduling by making a choice in different

options and evaluate the potential alternative by deactivating the current optional task and


Project Management System:

Comprising a filter programmed to filter the inactive and active tasks and display the

filtered tasks in the user interface and the information of the inactive task is accessible and

editable and the inactive task s are scheduled in the inactive task portions, so the user may

intelligently interact with inactive Portions without affecting the rest of the current project plan.

Chart View:

A Project Management application scheduling Report a table view and bar view for a task

state, when a task and its subtask is deleted and deactivated, when a first optional task is

activated and second optional task is deactivated vice versa.

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENT:


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FRONT END::JSP,SERVLET

IDE::Netbeans

WEBSERVER:Appache Tomcat

BACK END:MYSQL

Hardware REQUIREMENT:

RAM:256MB

HARD DISK:40GB

PROCESSOR: Pentium

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