Hello, When using this minimal configuration:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- (setq org-agenda-prefix-format '((agenda . " %-11s%i %-12:c%?-12t%7e ") (timeline . " % s") (todo . " %i %-12:c") (search . " %i %-12:c") (tags . " %i %-12:c"))) (setq org-agenda-files '("~/agenda.org")) --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- where ~/agenda.org is: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- * Projects ** Projet A :PROPERTIES: :Effort: 104:00 :END: *** TODO Do this... DEADLINE: <2014-03-20 Thu> *** TODO Do that as well! DEADLINE: <2014-03-21 Fri> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- I did _not_ expect to see the effort of the whole project "applied" on every of its subtasks: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Week-agenda (W12): Monday 17 March 2014 W12 Tuesday 18 March 2014 Wednesday 19 March 2014 Thursday 20 March 2014 Deadline: agenda: [104:00] TODO Do this... Friday 21 March 2014 1 d. ago: agenda: [104:00] TODO Do this... Deadline: agenda: [104:00] TODO Do that as well! Saturday 22 March 2014 Sunday 23 March 2014 --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Just to confirm once more (than what's in the ECM), here is the value of `org-use-property-inheritance': ╭──── │ org-use-property-inheritance is a variable defined in `org.el'. │ Its value is nil │ │ Documentation: │ Non-nil means properties apply also for sublevels. │ │ This setting is chiefly used during property searches. Turning it on can │ cause significant overhead when doing a search, which is why it is not │ on by default. │ │ When nil, only the properties directly given in the current entry count. │ When t, every property is inherited. The value may also be a list of │ properties that should have inheritance, or a regular expression matching │ properties that should be inherited. │ │ However, note that some special properties use inheritance under special │ circumstances (not in searches). Examples are CATEGORY, ARCHIVE, COLUMNS, │ and the properties ending in "_ALL" when they are used as descriptor │ for valid values of a property. ╰──── Am I missing something? Best regards, Seb -- Sebastien Vauban