Edit tasks and EAs in bulk

In Bulk Object Updater (BOU), you can edit tasks or extended attributes (EAs) individually or in bulk.

Edit a single task or EA

1. Click Tool.

2. Click Bulk Object Updater.

   The landing page opens on a new browser window.

3. To show the tasks and EAs that you want to edit, select appropriate filters and click Search.

   The results appear. In this view, you can find a variety of ways to narrow the scope of projects and tasks or EAs on which to perform bulk operations.

   To make changes to a filter, you can edit an existing filter. It's not necessary to remove the filter and re-add it with the changes.

4. Click EDIT.

   The whole grid becomes editable.

5. To make changes, click a cell of a task attribute or EA.

6. Make the changes and click SAVE.

To update an entire column, click any column header for a task or EA.

Edit in bulk

1. Click the name of the task or EA that you want to update in bulk .

   The validation rules appear.

   BOU has a very robust and immediate data validation capability. The data validation is performed based on the restrictions set up in the associated Schedule Template.

2. Enter data.

   Each rule is instantly evaluated and flagged if the requisite criteria are not met.