To-Do List Representation In The Database Of A Project Management System
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for managing project schedule data, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, from a user via a project schedule editor, a request to create a task in a project;
prior to schedule data being specified for the task,generating task data that identifies the task in the project, andstoring the task data for the task in a data repository, andgenerating and storing in the data repository in association with the task data, data that indicates that the task associated with the task data does not have any associated schedule data and is a to-do list task.
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Abstract
A project management system manages project schedule data using separate current and historical task schedule data structures. In general, current schedule data is stored separately from historical schedule data, so that the current schedule data may be retrieved separately from the historical task schedule data. The project management system may also maintain unscheduled tasks as “to-do lists.” Tasks may be added to a member'"'"'s schedule without specifying any planned dates and the tasks are added to the database. The tasks have an associated revision number of 0 to indicate that the tasks were added, but not yet scheduled. The tasks are displayed in the member schedule editor and in Web page schedules. The tasks may then be displayed in the member schedule editor and in Web page schedules in a manner that allows a user to readily determine that the tasks are “to-do list” tasks.
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing project schedule data, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, from a user via a project schedule editor, a request to create a task in a project; prior to schedule data being specified for the task, generating task data that identifies the task in the project, and storing the task data for the task in a data repository, and generating and storing in the data repository in association with the task data, data that indicates that the task associated with the task data does not have any associated schedule data and is a to-do list task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer-readable medium for managing project schedule data, the computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when processed by one or more processors, causes:
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receiving, from a user via a project schedule editor, a request to create a task in a project; prior to schedule data being specified for the task, generating task data that identifies the task in the project, and storing the task data for the task in a data repository, and generating and storing in the data repository in association with the task data, data that indicates that the task associated with the task data does not have any associated schedule data and is a to-do list task. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for managing project schedule data, the apparatus comprising a memory storing instructions which, when processed by one or more processors, causes:
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receiving, from a user via a project schedule editor, a request to create a task in a project; prior to schedule data being specified for the task, generating task data that identifies the task in the project, and storing the task data for the task in a data repository, and generating and storing in the data repository in association with the task data, data that indicates that the task associated with the task data does not have any associated schedule data and is a to-do list task. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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