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   <Header>
      <Title>Float times</Title>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#FloatTimeNet_ti" role="glossary">float time</Link> is the time in working days
      between activities. Float times can vary.</Paragraph>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Float times that concern an activity:</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcs/tipcs4101m000#tipcs400.totf" role="manual">Total Float</GUIRef>: The
          extension allowed for an activity expressed in working days.</ListItem>
         </List>
         <List>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcs/tipcs4101m000#tipcs400.fref" role="manual">Free Float</GUIRef>: The
          free float-time between one activity and the next. The free float-time
          indicates how many days the activity can be extended without jeopardizing the
          progress of other related activities.</ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>The calculation is
        done as follows: If the value of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcs/tipcs4110m000#tipcs410.korl" role="manual">Relation Type</GUIRef> field
        is equal to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/korl#fs" role="option">ES (End-Start)</GUIRef> (the next activity starts when the preceding activity has
        ended) then</Paragraph>
         <Formula space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
            <Paragraph>free float-time (ES)=
          Earliest start date of the next activity - relation float times - activity
          duration - earliest start date</Paragraph>
         </Formula>
         <Paragraph>If the value of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcs/tipcs4110m000#tipcs410.korl" role="manual">Relation Type</GUIRef> field
        is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/korl#ss" role="option">SS (Start-Start)</GUIRef> (the next activity and the preceding activity start
        simultaneously) then</Paragraph>
         <Formula space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
            <Paragraph>free float-time (SS)=
          Earliest start date of the next activity - relation float times - earliest
          start date </Paragraph>
         </Formula>
         <Paragraph>Both float times are
        calculated after you run the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcs/tipcs4210m000" role="session">Generate Network Planning (tipcs4210m000)</GUIRef> session. If both float times are zero, the
        activity belongs to the critical path. The absolute relational float between
        activities is maintained in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcs/tipcs4110m000" role="session">Activity Relationships (tipcs4110m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListIntro> 
               <Emphasis>Float times can be entered in two
          ways</Emphasis>:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcs/tipcs4110m000#tipcs410.arfl" role="manual">Float Time (Day)</GUIRef> The float time between the preceding activity and the next one expressed in
          working days. This float time is used to determine the start date of the next
          activity. The relation type is an important factor: The value <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/korl#fs" role="option">ES (End-Start)</GUIRef> indicates that the start date of the next activity is equal to the finish date
          of the preceding activity plus the relative float-time. The value <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/korl#ss" role="option">SS (Start-Start)</GUIRef> indicates that the start date of the next activity is
          equal to the start date of the preceding activity plus the relative float-time.</ListItem>
         </List>
         <List>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcs/tipcs4110m000#tipcs410.rrfl" role="manual">Float Time (in Perc)</GUIRef> The same float time as the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcs/tipcs4110m000#tipcs410.arfl" role="manual">Float Time (Day)</GUIRef>,
          but expressed as a percentage of the duration of the preceding activity.</ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>One of the two sorts
        float-times can be entered in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcs/tipcs4110m000" role="session">Activity Relationships (tipcs4110m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>