Schedule Management > Creating and managing schedules > Defining tasks, milestones, and work breakdowns > Sequencing tasks
Change task duration
From the task table
- Changing the value in the Task Duration column changes the duration and updates the task finish date.
- Changing the value in the Finish date column changes the finish date and updates the task duration.
From the Gantt chart
Click and drag the right edge of the task bar either backward or forward in time. Your mouse cursor changes to a two-headed arrow, indicating that you can click and drag the finish date of the task.
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.plm00054/change_task_duration · retrieved 2026-07-10