Run a Global Change

Run a global change to modify the activities identified by the change's parameters. Any activities that do not meet the conditions of the parameters will not be modified. You can run a global change against the current schedule, a baseline, or a what-if scenario.

When you run a global change, the application first confirms the validity of your parameters. If any parameters are invalid, the process will fail and provide an error message. If the parameters are valid, you will be prompted to confirm that you understand the potential impact to your current schedule, baseline, or scenario. The global change process has the ability to modify a large amount of project data at one time, and it may be difficult or impossible to undo all changes. After you confirm and run the process it will begin, and you will receive a notification when it completes. You can access the detailed log for a completed global change from the notifications panel, from the Inbox, or from the Manage Services page.

You must have the required security privileges to run a global change. You must also have the privileges required to edit the activities to which you want to make global changes. If you are making changes in a baseline, the Baselines - Edit Activity Data privilege must also be enabled. If your security privileges do not enable you to edit the activities, you will not be able to commit the changes you make.

If necessary, you can modify a global change's parameters before you run it. For steps on modifying the parameters for a global change, see Add a Global Change.

To run a global change:

1. Navigate to the project Activities page
   1. In the object selector, select ﱆ Project, select View Projects List, and then select a project name.
   2. From the  Main Menu, select  Schedule, and then select Activities.
2. On the Actions  menu, select Global Change.
3. In the Global Changes panel, select a global change from the list, and then select Run.
4. If the global change parameters are valid, you will be prompted to confirm that you want to run the global change. Select the check box, and then select Run. The global change process will begin. You will receive a notification upon its completion.

Tips

• You can only run one global change at a time.
• In the Global Changes panel, select  Settings configure columns, filters, and grouping options for the list of global changes.