ElementType

ElementType enumeration

Specifies the type of an element.

public enum ElementType

Values

NameValueDescription
Null0Indicates Null element type.
Task1Indicates Task element type.
Resource2Indicates Resource element type.
Calendar3Indicates Calendar element type.
Assignment4Indicates Assignment element type.

Examples

Shows how to write updated extended attribute definitions.

var project = new Project(DataDir + "WriteUpdatedExtendedAttributeDefinitions.mpp");

// Add new text3 extended attribute with lookup and one lookup value
var definition = ExtendedAttributeDefinition.CreateLookupTaskDefinition(ExtendedAttributeTask.Text3, "New text3 attribute");
definition.ElementType = ElementType.Task;
project.ExtendedAttributes.Add(definition);

var textVal = new Value
{
    Id = 1,
    Description = "Text value descr",
    Val = "Text value1"
};

definition.AddLookupValue(textVal);

// Add new cost1 extended attribute with lookup and two cost values
var taskCostAttributeDefinition = ExtendedAttributeDefinition.CreateLookupTaskDefinition(ExtendedAttributeTask.Cost1, "New cost1 attribute");
project.ExtendedAttributes.Add(taskCostAttributeDefinition);

var costVal1 = new Value
{
    Id = 2,
    Description = "Cost value 1 descr",
    Val = "99900"
};

var costVal2 = new Value
{
    Id = 3,
    Description = "Cost value 2 descr",
    Val = "11100"
};

taskCostAttributeDefinition.AddLookupValue(costVal1);
taskCostAttributeDefinition.AddLookupValue(costVal2);

// Add new task and assign attribute lookup value.
var task = project.RootTask.Children.Add("New task");

var taskAttr = taskCostAttributeDefinition.CreateExtendedAttribute(costVal1);
task.ExtendedAttributes.Add(taskAttr);

var taskStartAttributeDefinition = ExtendedAttributeDefinition.CreateLookupTaskDefinition(ExtendedAttributeTask.Start7, "New start 7 attribute");

var startVal = new Value
{
    Id = 4,
    DateTimeValue = DateTime.Now,
    Description = "Start 7 value description"
};

taskStartAttributeDefinition.AddLookupValue(startVal);

project.ExtendedAttributes.Add(taskStartAttributeDefinition);

var taskFinishAttributeDefinition = ExtendedAttributeDefinition.CreateLookupTaskDefinition(ExtendedAttributeTask.Finish4, "New finish 4 attribute");

var finishVal = new Value
{
    Id = 5,
    DateTimeValue = DateTime.Now,
    Description = "Finish 4 value description"
};

taskFinishAttributeDefinition.ValueList.Add(finishVal);

project.ExtendedAttributes.Add(taskFinishAttributeDefinition);

var numberAttributeDefinition = ExtendedAttributeDefinition.CreateLookupTaskDefinition(ExtendedAttributeTask.Number20, "New number attribute");

var val1 = new Value
{
    Id = 6,
    Val = "1",
    Description = "Number 1 value"
};
var val2 = new Value
{
    Id = 7,
    Val = "2",
    Description = "Number 2 value"
};
var val3 = new Value();
val2.Id = 8;
val3.Val = "3";
val3.Description = "Number 3 value";

numberAttributeDefinition.AddLookupValue(val1);
numberAttributeDefinition.AddLookupValue(val2);
numberAttributeDefinition.AddLookupValue(val3);

project.ExtendedAttributes.Add(numberAttributeDefinition);

var rscStartAttributeDefinition = ExtendedAttributeDefinition.CreateLookupResourceDefinition(ExtendedAttributeResource.Start5, "New start5 attribute");

var value = new Value
{
    Id = 9,
    DateTimeValue = DateTime.Now,
    Description = "this is start5 value descr"
};

rscStartAttributeDefinition.AddLookupValue(value);

project.ExtendedAttributes.Add(rscStartAttributeDefinition);

// Define a duration attribute without lookup.
var taskDurationAttributeDefinition = ExtendedAttributeDefinition.CreateTaskDefinition(ExtendedAttributeTask.Duration1, "New Duration");
project.ExtendedAttributes.Add(taskDurationAttributeDefinition);

// Add new task and assign duration value to the previously defined duration attribute.
var timeTask = project.RootTask.Children.Add("New task");

var durationExtendedAttribute = taskDurationAttributeDefinition.CreateExtendedAttribute();

durationExtendedAttribute.DurationValue = project.GetDuration(3.0, TimeUnitType.Hour);
timeTask.ExtendedAttributes.Add(durationExtendedAttribute);

var options = new MPPSaveOptions
{
    WriteViewData = true
};

project.Save(OutDir + "WriteUpdatedExtendedAttributeDefinitions_out.mpp", options);

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