Project Tasks: Task ID vs. Task Number vs. Order Number

[machineghost]

Can anyone explain what the difference between a project task's task ID, task number, and order number are? I'm perplexed.

[jyim]

"Task Number" and "Order" are somewhat vestigial fields that were in pre-5.0 Project Task records. In 5.0, the Task ID field replaced those two fields in Pro/Ent.

If you are not using the fields, you should be able to remove them from the layout safely using Studio.

[machineghost]

THANK YOU! I've been trying to figure that out for a couple weeks now, but hadn't had any luck until your post. Now I can use the Studio feature to eliminate those fields, and not have to worry making a mistake that I'll regret later on.