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Is there a way to reorder groups manually other than ascending an. Microsoft Project

Is there a way to reorder groups manually other than ascending an. Microsoft Project

Is there a way to reorder groups manually other than ascending an.

Posted: 09 Nov 2004 12:10 PM PST

Steve,
I am using task groups keying off of a customized number field.

"Steve House [MS Project MVP]" wrote:
 

Default link type

Posted: 08 Nov 2004 06:50 PM PST

Hi Makyla

i'm hoping that some of the other people to this forum stop by to give their
opinions ... however, here's mine: -
you CAN schedule from a finish date (project / project information -
schedule from & then put the finish date in), in this way you can still use
the default link types and still achieve what you're after.

However, there has been a number of posts saying that scheduling from a
finish date can product unreliable results and it is always better to
schedule from a start date ... and see what you need to change to achieve
the desired finish date. Unfortunately, i don't know the ins and outs of
the topic but it has something to do with how the critical path is
calculated.

When it comes to SF relationship types there is also a problem with how this
relationship type works when you have more than one predecessor - try this
for an example
(scheduling from a start date) set up a project file as follows:
task 1 - 1d
task 2 - 2d
order materials - 2h
task 5 - 2d - predecessor task 1 FS
task 6 - 2d - predecessor task 2 FS


now what we want to achieve is the ordering of materials to be done before
the start of task 5 or 6 - which ever one comes first .. so we can use a SF
relationship with Task 5 as the predecessor and order materials as the
sucessor .. .and as you notice, project will schedule the order materials
before task 5.

Change the predecessor of order materials to task 6 and project will move
order materials to the start of task 6 - all good .. now make 5 & 6 both
predecessors to the order materials task and notice that project moves it to
the start of the latest one not the start of the earliest one as one would
(possibly) expect.

so basically taking all these things into consideration the recommendation
is that you always schedule from a start date using FS relationships (and
SS / FF & SF were really applicable) and then you look at your project
schedule ... if you're finishing before your deadline, change the start date
.... everything will automatically "adjust", if you're finishing after your
deadline - display the critical path and do what you need to do to bring it
in line.

Hope this helps
Cheers
JulieD


"makcam" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Change default link type

Posted: 08 Nov 2004 06:47 PM PST

You don't need to do that and actually it is strongly advised not to. First
of all, the links describe logical process relationships between your tasks.
Whether you are scheduling from start date forward or finish date backwards,
you have to put up the walls before you put on the roof because the law of
gravity says you can't build the roof in midair and then stuff the walls in
under it. Physics drives it, not convenience or desired timing or even
schedule mandates. "Erect Walls" is the predecessor and "Apply Roof" is the
successor and the relationship is FS because of the inherent nature of the
building construction process and that's just the way it is.

Now, as for scheduling for a specific finish date. The behavior you say you
want is built right into Project without having to "get creative" with the
links. In the Project menu, you can select Project Information and there you
can designate "Schedule from finish date" and it will set up your tasks just
as you say you want. Now, the problem with that is that it will schedule
all your tasks to occur as late as possible to meet your required finish
date. Unfortunately that also makes ALL tasks in your project critical and
you have no margin for error (and there are ALWAYS unforseeable errors). If
just ONE of your tasks takes any longer to complete than you thought it
would or starts later than you'd planned on because, say, a resource called
in sick, you'll miss your required finish date. The far better way is to
schedule from the earliest practical start date forward, set a deadline of
your required finish date, and then tweak the schedule so you meet the
deadline. You'll probably find some tasks are critical and others not,
allowing you to concentrate your management skills where it really counts.
You can then make an informed decision "Do we start 1 Dec which gives us a 2
week cushion at the end or do we start 15 Dec and make sure Tasks 10, 17,
and 22 don't run late at any cost, ready to pull people off of Task 19
(which has a lot of float) if it turns out that one critical task runs late
and we need to move 'em to the delayed task to get it done back on
schedule?"

--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


"makcam" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Configuring tasks in weeks not days

Posted: 08 Nov 2004 10:39 AM PST

Simply enter the durations in weeks. An entry of 3m is minutes, 3h is
hours, 3d is days, 3w is weeks, and 3mon is months.
--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs

"BumbleBee" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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How do I rename a project after it's been published?

Posted: 08 Nov 2004 09:54 AM PST

We're using 2003. I downloaded and ran the tool but keep getting an error:

"The server did not recognize your request"

I can only seem to log in by checking the "Trusted Connection" checkbox, but
that works fine and shows a list of all projects on Project Server. When I
click "Rename" and enter a new name (or eventhe same name) I get the error
msg above.

Also tried this connected to the server itself so that projectserver could
be accessed at "localhost" which the tool seemed to want, but no luck.

"Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote:
 

How do you print Gant Schedule?

Posted: 08 Nov 2004 09:09 AM PST

You display the view you want to print hard copy of and then print it. The
limitations you're probably seeing on page size are not a function of MS
Project - that information comes from the printer driver. If you want to
print a page that is a 24x36 or 30x42 ANSI standard Architectural size for
example, you need to have a printer or plotter connected that accomodates
that paper size. If all your printer can output is regular letter or legal
sized pages, printing the views you want will extend over multiple sheets
and you'll need to get out the tape or glue and paste them on a poster
board.
--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


"jpt" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Readonly Fields??

Posted: 08 Nov 2004 06:30 AM PST

Glenn,

So..right now you cannot make any change in that field (the one you are
saying is read only) and you want that field to be editable right? In that
case..you need to change the column definition for that particular column.
double click on the title for that column and if the field name in the column
definition window is ID that's why is is read only. You need to change the
field name either to text or number whatever you demand is for that column.
Then you can enter your own data in there.

Hope it helps..

"Glenn" wrote:
 

Multiple Project Calendars - Project 2003

Posted: 05 Nov 2004 02:01 PM PST

Hi Julie

Many thanks for your response.

My 24 hr resources are servers, and we tend to treat them a little less
respectfully than our manpower.

I am beginning to come to the realization, I will have to define "work" in
hours. I have just been trying to understand what the task specific project
calendar controls (in the task details dialogue boxes).

Regards

Jens

"JulieD" wrote:
 

Dose the longest task start first by default?

Posted: 03 Nov 2004 03:18 PM PST

Hi Gerard,
Thank you very much. Yes, I was using the automatic Leveling. I believe this
is the default. Is it common to turn it off?
Mike.

"Gerard Ducouret" wrote: