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Calculating both ends of a project Microsoft Project

Calculating both ends of a project

Posted: 05 Jul 2004 04:58 PM PDT

Hi Deluth,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-)

Reading between you lines, I get the impression that you are typing in the
dates for your tasks. Doing this will create constraints that are causing
the problems you see. Try View/Table: Entry/More Tables.../ and select
Constraint Dates. Reset all the Constraints to As Soon As Possible to
remove the Constraints (Change the top one and Fill Down). Project is
designed to work by scheduling from the Project Start Date (set in
Project/Project Information). So, for each task, enter the Duration and
then the Precedence logic links. Project will then calculate the Start and
Finish Dates for you.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :-))

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP


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dependencies so that if I set the start date of the first task, it would
calculate everything in the middle and then the end date to the last task.
However, if I set the end date to the last task, I would also like the same
calculation to occur for all the middle tasks back to the first task. I
tried doing this, but could not because the middle tasks can not be both a
predecessor to the same task that it depends on. Is there anyway I can
accomplish this? Thanks for the help.

How to prevent splits

Posted: 05 Jul 2004 04:48 PM PDT


Deluth,
Take a look at Tools/Options/Schedule tab. There is an option in the
lower portion of the schedule options window for "split in-progress
tasks". The default is a check for this option. Depending on which
version of Project you have, select the help topic to get an explanation
of what "split in-progress tasks" means. I think you will find that some
of your tasks are being split because a successor task is being
performed ahead of its predecessor (based on one of your other posts).

Hope this helps.
John

Setting Start and Finish Constraints

Posted: 05 Jul 2004 01:45 PM PDT


Jim,
It sounds like you may be talking about what is called a "hammock task".
A hammock task has its Start date constrained to start simultaneously
with one or more other tasks and its Finish date tied to finish
simultaneously with one or more other tasks, but not necessarily the
same tasks that drive the Start date. For information on hammock tasks
and how to set them up, go to the MVP website at:
http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm
and look at FAQ 19 - Hammock Tasks

Hope this helps.
John

Custom Field

Posted: 05 Jul 2004 07:02 AM PDT

Hi again,

Are you in a version 2000 or later? Because it is not possible in 98!
In 2000 or later look for customized fields
Tools, customize, fields, Formula, look up the help

May I also recommend the newsgroup

microsoft.public.fr.project

Cela va bien vous faciliter la vie car on parle le plus souvent de la
version en Français.
Bien à toi,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/index.htm
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upgrade to 03 from 98

Posted: 02 Jul 2004 01:42 PM PDT

I guess the better question is:

Project 98 is installed on another computer. However, the
computer we want to upgrade to does not have project 98.
We have lost the original cd-rom.

How can we upgrade to 2003? Do we need to get a
replacement cd and if so, how?

thanks
SKC
 
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2003 

upgrade from project 98 to project 2003

Posted: 02 Jul 2004 08:09 AM PDT

Contact Microsoft Support - they are the only ones who can help.
Alternatively, buy a copy from an auction house like eBay.


Mike Glen
Project MVP


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