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Change a resource's max availability and see its effect Microsoft Project

Change a resource's max availability and see its effect Microsoft Project

Change a resource's max availability and see its effect

Posted: 17 Nov 2004 07:32 PM PST

Explaining Jan's answer a bit - FYI, changing max units in the resource
information only sets a new cutoff above which the resource is considered
overallocated and also the default assignment level for new assigments for
the resource. It doesn't go back and change any currently existing
assignments as you've discovered. Leveling only functions to delay one or
more out of a set of conflicting tasks when a resource on them is booked for
a total usagethat is higher than the max allowed for him, resolving the
overallocation. It never changes the assignment level on individual tasks.
--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs

"Tim" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Task Name Format

Posted: 17 Nov 2004 06:19 PM PST

Please don't feel stupid. Not terribly intuitive to call it outline numbers!
;-)

Let us know if we can help again.
Best regards,
Julie


"Gary Mitchell" wrote:
 

assign start dates to tasks

Posted: 17 Nov 2004 11:15 AM PST

If the start date cannot change either forward or backward, put a Must Start
On constraint on Task 1 under each job. FYI - this is contrary to the usual
use of MS Project, which is to determine when the tasks would be able to
take place. Generally speaking you don't tell Project the dates when tasks
will take place; instead, it calculates the schedule based on what needs to
be done, how long each task will take, and when the resources required would
be available and then tells you the dates you can have. But there can be
exceptions where external conditions impose a start or end date and applying
constraints is how they can accomplished in the schedule.
--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


"Julie" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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PWA CAL Licensing

Posted: 17 Nov 2004 08:33 AM PST

Thanks. Spoke with an MVP yesterday and he confirmed what we were thinking.

He suggested a good way to lock-down the number of PWA users is by placing
the unlicensed users in a specific group in PWA called "Unlicensed" and deny
this group the ability to login to PWA.

"JackD" wrote:
 

No Printer Selection Printing from Print Preview in Project

Posted: 17 Nov 2004 07:58 AM PST

Hi Steve

it's a project thing .. don't really know why but there's nothing wrong with
your install - we all suffer from the same limitation (AFAIK - if anyone has
an alternative please let me know too) :)

Cheers
JulieD

"steve" <com> wrote in message
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looking for a resume cover letter for relocating

Posted: 17 Nov 2004 07:54 AM PST

Brandi,

This NG is dedicated to the Microsoft Project software. You'll have
better luck getting an answer elsewhere, like maybe an MS Word NG.

Sarah

Calendar doesn't work in MS Project 2K3

Posted: 17 Nov 2004 04:36 AM PST

Hi Bobby

personally i agree with you ... but i've learned to live with it - however,
if you've got project 2000 or newer you can "fill down" the project
calendar - so you assign it to the first resource and then just drag down
using the fill handle (little black cross bottom right hand corner of the
cell).

Cheers
JulieD

"Bobby" <com> wrote in message
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Can I constrain 2 tasks not to occur simultaneously?

Posted: 16 Nov 2004 02:15 PM PST

Ahhh ... simple cost tracking or Earned Value calcs? Hmmm. The machine I'm
on right now has P98 and doesn't know about materials so I can't say.

If you set the resource or material to have a value or rate of $0 then you
shouldn't have an impact on your total costs or on cost variances.

Your schedule variance could be a different matter. But since you're moving
lots of "task groups" (for lack of a better phrase) around you're probably
not concerned about schedule variances, you just want to make certain the
stuff gets done (and whether that's this shift or three shifts from now is
not a driving concern.)

That's the long answer.

Short answer: don't know; try both ways <grin>; report back.

"KellyB" wrote:
 

Showing task splits in Gantt view

Posted: 16 Nov 2004 02:12 PM PST

Hi KellyB,
I'm afraid I'm all out of thoughts. I assume you want to show the "split"
(tasks stopping during non-working time) for both the day shift and the night
shift in a single view. As you can only display one non-working time as the
background of your gantt, I don't believe there is a solution. The task usage
view (zoomed in of course) will show the hours for each resource as they are
distributed, but I don't think you'll get want you want from the Gantt.
You could customize the Gantt bars with colors based upon the resource's
base calendars, but that's about all I can come up with.
So sorry.
Julie

"KellyB" wrote:
 

Need to create a reocurring task that will take place twice a mon.

Posted: 16 Nov 2004 12:39 PM PST

If you called the Recurring task Meeting then you will end up with "Meeting
1" twice; "Meeting 2" twice ...

I'd use different task names ("Mid-month" and "End-of-month"). Other than
that, you are spot on in both your suggestions.

(BTW ... Ti-Cats can always wait until next year. Again.)

"Steve House [MS Project MVP]" wrote:
 

Assign a task to a certain hour

Posted: 16 Nov 2004 09:47 AM PST

Thanks Jan, I found my answer about two seconds after I hit the post button.
You have to have the field formatted correctly with date and time before it
will allow to type in the time.

Thanks again for your time.

"Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
 

Duration vs. Work

Posted: 16 Nov 2004 09:14 AM PST

I think Jan meant times and not types:)

Mike Glen
Project MVP

Jan De Messemaeker wrote: 

Comparing Dates of 2 projects

Posted: 16 Nov 2004 05:44 AM PST

Hi John,

Well, my post above is timed on my laptop at 21:41 in answer to your post
timed at 21:48, ie I answered your post before it arrived! Maybe it's
something to do with Outlook Express' timer?

Mike Glen
Project MVP

John wrote: 

print calender

Posted: 16 Nov 2004 02:43 AM PST

Hi Moradi,
Just to clarify: do you want to print out the definition of your base
calendar (working times, holidays etc) or do you want to print your tasks in
the calendar view?
If you want to print just the definition, in View --> Reports -->
Overview--> Working Days the pages after page one show all the base calendars
you have defined. (Each base calendar will be on its own page.)
To edit a calendar, go to Tools --> Change Working time, select your base
calendar from the drop-down and edit away.

Hope this helps. I apologize if I have misunderstood your question.

Julie

"com" wrote:
 

How to print a daily report of today's tasks?

Posted: 15 Nov 2004 02:44 PM PST

Thanks for the suggestion.

I've set up my report as a Task Report, grouped on 1 Day.
I've changed my Resource Group field to indicate Daytime workers and
Nightime workers, then I filtered using the Resource Group field.

By filtering for either Resource Group = D or = N, I can create a report for
the day shift tasks, or the night shift tasks.

Thanks.




"Sarah" wrote:
 

Views Post

Posted: 15 Nov 2004 02:34 PM PST

Jim,

It sounds like you already have your custom views set up, correct? If
this is the case, then go to Table>More Tables and select the Entry
table for tasks. Click Copy. Rename the table to something appropriate
for its new purpose, edit the fields so that only the ones you want to
print are listed, and click OK. Then go to View>More Views and select
your print view. Click Edit and in the Table field, select the table
you just created. Click OK and this table will always be used for that
view.

Sarah
kikos@(removethis)nationwide.com

Global.mpt location

Posted: 15 Nov 2004 02:19 PM PST

Hi,

Disregard the message. A "project1" is opened with that global anyway.
The message is totally irrelevant (even wrong)

HTH

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project should include summary tasks in in workgroup update, assi.

Posted: 15 Nov 2004 12:38 PM PST

Hi Sarah

True: I wasn't referring to the workgroup messages specifically, but
generallly throughout projects if you need to show their origin.

Mike Glen
Project MVP

Sarah wrote: 

Print formatting

Posted: 15 Nov 2004 08:41 AM PST

Julie,

That would then become a training issue. If you set up a global view
that everyone understands is ONLY to be used for printing for the Sr.
VP, then they should understand that they must not make any changes to
it. I've operated this way at prior companies, and it works well.

Sarah

group

Posted: 15 Nov 2004 03:24 AM PST

Hi parastoo mousavi,
Sorry, after more thought - you will want to modify the "Assignments keeping
outline structure" group to include the Group field (resource) as the first
line. Then you should see what you are looking for.
Julie

"JulieS" wrote:
 

My wrapped text does not print.

Posted: 14 Nov 2004 07:34 AM PST

You're welcome, Cindy:-)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP


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