About Task ETC Configuration Options

Task ETC (Estimate to Complete) is the estimate of the number of hours of work remaining to complete a task.

ETC is initially set to the Planned Work for a task until there has been actual work logged against a task. Once actual work is logged, the assignee is responsible for tracking and updating ETC for the task. Note: In enterprises using Timesheets, task work does not become actual work until the timesheet(s) are submitted and approved (if necessary).

The system administrator (or other enterprise users with administrative permissions) can configure how ETC impacts task planned work. This settings is configured at the workspace type level.

Note: These options apply to ETC changes done in Timesheets. These options do not affect increases to ETC in other areas (the Task List for example).

ETC configuration options:

• Manual increases to “Estimate to Complete (ETC)” do not automatically update Task Planned Work — If you do not want the planned work for a task to automatically update when a task assignee manually increases the ETC of the task in a timesheet, select this option. With this option selected, an increase to the ETC of a task does not impact the planned work for that task.
• Manual increases to “Estimate to Complete (ETC)”  do automatically update Task Planned Work upon Timesheet approval. — If you want the planned work for a task to automatically update when a task assignee manually increases the ETC of a task in a timesheet, select this option. With this option selected, an increase to the ETC of a task will adjust the planned work for that task based on this formula:
  
  Planned Work = ETC + Actual Work
  
  Note: The changes to Planned Work take place on approval of the submitted Timesheet.
  

Note: ETC can be disabled for the entire enterprise. If ETC is disabled, the ETC field does not display on the Timesheet or on task screens like the Task List and the Task Details page, and  assignees track task progress by updating Percent Complete. For more information on disabling ETC, see Editing Timesheet Properties.

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