In order to make use of the rich logging capability of TPAssist, it is advisable to always use the
Journal component of the TPAssist Console to make changes priority, percent complete, start-
date, due- date, resources and duration. However, the ability to roll-up task status information
works with out using the TPAssist Journal capability.
Let's explore making changes to task information using the MindManager tools.
1) Move down the mind map to the "Getting on the plane" sub main topic and select the "Book the
airport taxi" topic.
2) Now choose the "Task Info" tab from Task Panes.
(NOTE: In MindManager 7/8, choose Task Info button on the Home Ribbon
Tab)
3) Now in the Task info, change the Priority to "Priority 3" and the Complete to 50%.
Observe how the priority icon and percent complete change on the "Book the airport taxi"
topic, BUT NOT on the "Getting on the plane" sub main topic or central topic. This is
because when you use the Journal tab of the TPAssist Console, TPAssist automatically
updates parent topics when any of these items change.
Let's manually force TPAssist up date the tree structure.
4) Right-click on the central topic and choose "Topic Update".
Notice now how "Getting on the plane" has gone from Priority 4 (i.e. in Active) to Priority 3
(i.e. active). Also you notice the percent complete has increased.
This technique works for all task properties and markers. Let's explore flags to illustrate
this process.
5) Select "Pickup tickets & vouchers" and then pick Icon Markers on the toolbar and then choose
the Red Flag.
Once more, you will notice the flag on "Getting on the Plane" stays Amber.
6) Right-click on "Getting on the Plane" and choose "Topic Update".
Observe how the flag on "Getting on the Plane" changes to Red whilst the central topic is
still Amber. This is because we choose to update the tree at a localised level.
This process can be repeated anywhere on the map at any time.