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Critical column

Posted: 29 Jun 2004 11:12 AM PDT


"Mark Durrenberger" <com> wrote in message
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"Critical" 
is 
management 
the 

And for those new to the concept of float, Microsoft Project ignores
convention and calls float "slack".
Look at the Total Slack column to see if a task is critical (total slack =
0) or how close to critical it is.

-Jack

Baseline set but not visible in gantt

Posted: 29 Jun 2004 10:41 AM PDT

Here is how to trouble shoot.

In the gantt view go to insert menu / select column / choose "Baseline
Start"
If the column is empty or has NA all over it, you don't really have a
baseline set. Set a baseline (not an interim baseline) and start over.

If there are values there then go to format menu / select barstyles / scroll
down the list to the first open space.
Type a name, set the appearance you want using the controls on the bottom
half of the form, set "Show for ... Tasks" to be "Critical", set it to be
"From" baseline start "TO" baseline finish.

Your baseline should now show up. If it doesn't you have a real problem.

-Jack

"George Wilson" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Showing a fixed work effort with a long duration

Posted: 29 Jun 2004 08:54 AM PDT

Louise --

Select the task and then click Window - Split to apply the Task Entry view.
In the lower viewing pane (Task Form), do the following:

1. Select a resource from the Resource Name column
2. Enter 5 hours of work in the Work column
3. Set the Task Type as Fixed Work
4. Click the OK button
5. Change the Duration to 15 days
6. Click OK

Microsoft Project will automatically recalculate the Units as 4%. Hope this
helps.

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Assigning task as "monthly", "qtrly" & visually displaying on cale

Posted: 29 Jun 2004 08:26 AM PDT

That is what I've done so far. But, how do I customize a visual display of the recurring tasks? I'd like an icon or something to display in the calendar view (or other view) for each time that scorecard is due to be published. Right now the only visual display is the circular arrow in the left and I think it says "1hr" for each occurance can I make it say something else or show an icon instead? If so, do I do this with the resource customization or with a field customization?

And, do all the parents in the outline HAVE to have the 1hr displayed for all their child activities, can I make them only show on the parent of the recurring task and not the "initiative" and "objective" lines I have them linked to above that task.

Make sense?

Another silly question, how do I add a column on the far right? It always adds it to the left of the last column and I can't figure out how to get the far right column moved to where I want it to go.

"Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote:
 

Duration Calculation--hopefully simple question

Posted: 29 Jun 2004 07:30 AM PDT

Hi,

I am nearly convinced default working hours is the culprit.

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"Phil T." <microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
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I'm still having this problem. I have a task, the duration of which is 3
days, work is 48 hours, two people, working full time (8 hour days) are
assigned to this task. So everything is correct, but project schedules the
start date of the task for 7/13 and the finish date for 7/14, which is only
two days. I cannot figure out how to simply get the start and finish dates
to match the duration without making everything go wacky. 
the 
through 
days). 

microsoft project 2003 professional

Posted: 29 Jun 2004 06:40 AM PDT

Hello Bob,
Try to run the format_Duration macro :
Tools / Macros / Macro / Format_Duration / Run...

Gérard Ducouret [Project MVP]
PragmaSoft ® - Paris

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With Master/Subs - only one user can edit?

Posted: 29 Jun 2004 05:56 AM PDT

To be more specific, a file can be open by two or more users at a time, but
only one person can have it open for editing. All others are read only and
won't see changes until the person editting saves, and the readers close and
reopen the file.

-Jack



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Resource Reports by Project

Posted: 28 Jun 2004 05:57 PM PDT

Thanks John, you've given me a lot to try. In the mean time I found that
if you unlink the project you don't want to see from the resource pool,
then you will only get the assignments from the project you do want to
see.....and the reports work.

Thanks....



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Resources In alphabetical Order

Posted: 28 Jun 2004 02:58 PM PDT

Hi,

Simplest is to do a Name sort in Project first. If you select the renumber
option the ids renumber so resource names are alphabetic.

You can do the name sort manually or in VBA.

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Microsoft Project is a spreadsheet system software?

Posted: 28 Jun 2004 12:24 PM PDT

Interesting thread.
Doris rasies a good point - though not the point she mentions...

Do the Excel people and the Project people at MS ever talk?

I believe the "grid" in project would benefit greatly from excel like
functionality

For example when creating a formula in "Text1" why not just type (as in
excel)
=Text2 & " " & Text3 & " " & Duration9/60/8 '(convert minutes to hours and
hours to days)

or being able to set durations with "=Activity14.Duration" (the same
duration as Activity 14)

Perhaps define names or named ranges?

I bet there are other great ideas out there - your thoughts?

Mark


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spreadsheet system software( just like excel)? it was made by using
spreadsheet programming language? or other? 

Customize a Module View in project

Posted: 28 Jun 2004 04:39 AM PDT

Rod,

It sounds to me like she means the Forms that appear on the bottom
half of the screen when you click Window>Split. If that's the case, I
don't think you can customize those forms, can you?

Sarah