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Tasks have uneccessary slack time & don't update. Microsoft Project

Tasks have uneccessary slack time & don't update.

Posted: 22 Jun 2005 08:53 AM PDT

Thanks for the response.

I tried it the way I described it, and it works fine, so it most be
something specific to my timeline. Tasks B and C are composed of many
smaller tasks which are gathered under a summary task, and portions of task C
can't be completed until task B is completed.

Calculation is automatic, and nothing changes if I press the "Calculate"
button.

Aha! I found it. Some of the tasks have a percent complete greater than
0%. If I set it to 0%, they move as I anticipated.

"JulieS" wrote:
 

two questions

Posted: 22 Jun 2005 07:46 AM PDT

Thank you for the help, Julie. Do you know if the '% Complete' field can be
found in MSProject 2003? I didn't notice it but I will look again since
maybe I missed it.
--
Jack


"JulieS" wrote:
 

Displays incorrect year in calendar view?

Posted: 22 Jun 2005 07:02 AM PDT

Hi Jackiebp,

I haven't seen this one before but here are a couple of suggestions to check:

1) Are you running SP-1 for MS Project 2003? Check Help > About Microsoft
Project to see.

If you have not installed SP-1 you can download it from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1b04c073-e58f-4f42-b76d-6b565a45cdc3&displaylang=en

2) What is the start date of your Project? Check Project>Project Information.

3) Have you inadvertantly added a task that has a start date in 1987? Sort
the Gantt chart by Start Date to check.

Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie

"jackiebp" wrote:
 

auto predessecors

Posted: 21 Jun 2005 09:25 PM PDT

thanks very much.
--
Boris


"Rod Gill" wrote:
 

Duration set to actual calendar days?

Posted: 21 Jun 2005 03:23 PM PDT

Thor correctly told you how you can prefix the duration unit to turn it into
elapsed time that ignores the working time calendar. 2 weeks on the wall
calendar is 14ed but 10d. But before you do that, consider a couple of
factors. First and formost - the duration of a task is not the time frame
within which the task needs to be accomplished. If I have to wax 100
widgets, I can do 10 widgets per hour, I have them on hand and could start
any time I want and they are due in 2 weeks, that task is NOT a 2 week
duration task - it is a 10 hour duration task with a deadline 2 weeks away.
The duration is an estimate of the time it will take to complete the task
once it begins and reflects the actual working time expended on it by a
resource. But work ONLY takes place when there is a warm body present to do
it, hence the only time that gives you credit against the required work time
and so counts for managing the project are those minutes during the day
where there is qualified resource physically present and available to work.
Non-working time is completely irrelevant when it comes to managing the
project's work schedule to get it completed on time.
--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer & Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs



"ckelly2451" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Does Microsoft Project have a mobile component?

Posted: 21 Jun 2005 12:10 PM PDT

No, sorry.

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

"Jbridges" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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MS Project 98 and 2003 installed give error when open file

Posted: 21 Jun 2005 09:09 AM PDT

Debbie,

Also you might try going to where the programs are located to find the 98
version, or go to the menu for "installs & uninstalls" it should be listed
there.

"Debbie G" wrote:
 

I can't seem to outdent a subtask once it has indented -Project 2

Posted: 21 Jun 2005 06:36 AM PDT

It's a bug in Proj 2003 Standard. Get the update at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1b04c073-e58f-4f42-b76d-6b565a45cdc3


"Shiv" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Project Web Access add-in for Outlook

Posted: 21 Jun 2005 01:06 AM PDT

Kevin,

Have you enabled sharepoint services? I had a problem similar to this and
no one could really help me, but once sharepoint services were enabled on our
server, the outlook add-in began to work.

Steve Budzynski

"Kevin McC" wrote:
 

Black progress line in the Project Center

Posted: 20 Jun 2005 01:51 PM PDT

texasroy --

Are you seeing errors in the application event log?

--
Dale A. Howard [MVP]
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
http://www.projectserverexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


"texasroy" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Lost by Global.MPT, and my settings

Posted: 20 Jun 2005 01:36 PM PDT

Mike,

I usually set the Project Start Time as the earliest date of the import file
and 6:00. I did set it to the earliest date and 0:00 and tried 0:00 without
a date, and still have it processing the odd finish date and time, based on
the following day at 8:00 and duration.

I seem to remember (a couple years ago) that the setting isn't in the
calendar, it's another option. Is it a setting on Tools/Options/Schedule?

Michael

"Mike Glen" wrote:
 

Outlook and dates

Posted: 20 Jun 2005 07:28 AM PDT


You're welcome, Jitesh :-)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP


Jitesh wrote: 

How do I Set reminder within Project XP to appear in Outlook

Posted: 20 Jun 2005 04:16 AM PDT

Hi Scarab,

You are welcome for the assistance and thanks for the feedback.

Just to clarify, the instructions included with the URL was a "one-time"
only process. After you have enabled the workgroup feature, you should be
able to send the tasks and request updates as you do in Project 2000.

Julie



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