The TaskJuggler User Manual

Project Management beyond Gantt Chart Drawing


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Keyword limits (task)

Purpose
Set per-interval allocation limits for the task. This setting affects all allocations for this task.
Syntax limits [{ <attributes> }]
Arguments none
Context task, supplement (task)

Attributes dailymax, dailymin, maximum, minimum, monthlymax, monthlymin, weeklymax, weeklymin

resource r1 "R1" {
  # Limit the usage of this resource to a maximum of 2 hours per day,
  # 6 hours per week and 2.5 days per month.
  limits { dailymax 2h weeklymax 6h monthlymax 2.5d }
}

resource r2 "R2"

task t3 "Task 3" {
  start 2007-03-30
  effort 10d
  allocate r2
  limits { weeklymax 2d }
}
task t5 "Task 5" {
  start ${projectstart}
  duration 60d
  # allocation is subject to resource limits
  allocate r1
}
task t6 "Task 6" {
  start ${projectstart}
  duration 60d
  allocate r2
  limits { dailymax 4h weeklymax 3d monthlymax 2w }
}
task t7 "Task 7" {
  start 2007-06-20
  duration 20d
  allocate r1, r2
  # limits can also be specified per resource
  limits {
    # Limit r1 to half days only
    dailymax 4h { resources r1 }
    # Limit r2 to 6 hours per day
    dailymax 6h { resources r2 }
  }
}


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