Configure the Leveling Priority

To handle scheduling conflicts that may occur during leveling, you can configure priorities that specify the order in which activities are delayed in the schedule. Use the Leveling Priority field to assign a priority to the activities in your project. When you level your project, you can establish a sort order for the activities based upon their assigned leveling priority. The priority rankings can be sorted in ascending or descending order, and are used to guide the leveler as to which activities it should move or not move. The sort order controls which activities are moved around first in the project schedule during the leveling process.

To configure leveling priorities for project activities:

1. Navigate to the Activities page
   1. In the object selector, select ﱆ Project or  Program, and then select a project or a program from the list.
   2. From the  Main Menu, select  Schedule, and then select Activities.
2. Apply a view that displays the Leveling Priority column, or add the column to the current view.
3. In the Leveling Priority list, select a priority value.
4. All changes made to this page are saved automatically.

Tips

• You can also establish leveling priorities using various other project activity fields. When this is done, the leveling order is created based upon the values assigned to the selected field and the chosen sort order. For instance, you can sort activities by remaining duration in descending order so that those activities with the longest remaining duration are the first to be moved around in the project schedule during the leveling process.