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Filtering for Non-Summary Tasks Microsoft Project

Filtering for Non-Summary Tasks

Posted: 30 Jan 2006 08:13 PM PST

Dale's suggestion is the best one (although I don't understand why he
filters out milestones? Dale??) but Tools, Options, View, Check out "Show
Summary Tasks" gives the result you want as well.

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Match timescale with duration

Posted: 30 Jan 2006 07:16 PM PST

Hi Michael,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-)

To add to David's comment, the 20 days per month is 20 WORKING days. You
might also care to see FAQ Item: 5. Default Working Hours.

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
Project MVP
DavidC wrote: 

Hiding some subtasks, not all

Posted: 30 Jan 2006 01:10 PM PST

Hi Bella,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :)

You can use a flag field and mark those you want to see, then filter on that
flag.

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

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

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

Bella wrote: 

cannot open .mpd files in Project 2002

Posted: 30 Jan 2006 12:07 PM PST

Hi Rod,

I uninstalled MSP 2002 and then re - installed. No change. Then I
installed MSP 2003 ... same problem. All this is on my laptop.

I also own a desktop ... about a month ago i had backed up all my laptop to
the HD of the desktop. So I opened MSP 2002 on my desktop tried to open .mpd
files on my desktop only ... same problem !

So then i started thinking what in the world have i done to damage two
machines. Since i really don't use the desktop for much of anything the only
answer is that i installed Norton Anti - Virus 2006 brand new copy. I
uninstalled Norton AV 2006. Problem is still there.

So that leaves only one other thing i can think of ... an MS Update of some
kind to Office or Windows XP that is causing the problem. I have installed
absolutely nothing else to the desktop than Norton AV 2006 and MS Updates to
my Laptop and my Desktop.

Clarity please on your last E Mail : What is MDAC ? As i understand my
problem however its every .mpd that will not open. Am i missing your point
about repairing Project ? I did do a repair on Project originally - no luck.
Then as i said above i uninstalled it ... reinstalled it ... then I
uninstalled it and installed MSP 2003 in its place.

This is really getting me down now. I have run out of options. Any other
suggestions ?

Thanks, Rodger

"Rod Gill" wrote:
 

Remove selected task bars from gantt chart legends

Posted: 30 Jan 2006 10:09 AM PST

In article <com>,
"JimB" <microsoft.com> wrote:
 

JimB,
Your post isn't very specific but I think you might find an answer by
reading FAQ 33 - What the Gantt Chart Legend Shows on our MVP website at:
http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm

John
Project MVP

How do I resolve summary task dates

Posted: 30 Jan 2006 07:51 AM PST

Hi,

Project's results are correct.
If you want it to show other results you indeed have a fight on your hand
:-))

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Multiple rates for resources across projects

Posted: 30 Jan 2006 06:38 AM PST

Hi Mark,

I don't have a server - try posting on the server newsgroup. Please see FAQ
Item: 24. Project Newsgroups. FAQs, companion products and other useful
Project information can be seen at this web address:
http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Mike Glen
Project MVP


MarkH wrote: 

Updating the Actual Work / Task Complete on projects

Posted: 30 Jan 2006 06:31 AM PST

Karen --

The functionality you seek is in Microsoft Project Server 2003. Hope this
helps.

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Using the Resource Pool

Posted: 30 Jan 2006 05:41 AM PST

Hi,

Put the pool in a directory that is read-only for them.
HTH

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Resource Usage function

Posted: 30 Jan 2006 02:21 AM PST

Hi Jan

None of the tasks are overallocated, however I am making progress - it looks
like this has something to do with a combination of levelling requirement and
the resource pool retaining the version detail each time I save. Will let you
know if I solve the issue completely - in the meanwhile, thanks for the
pointers

"Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
 

Meaning of Duration

Posted: 29 Jan 2006 12:00 PM PST

Hi Michele,

Duration is always just that, the time taken to complete the task and
dependant on the resources used and calendars applied.

If the task is fixed duration and you specify 2 days, and you have one
person working on the task then any additional people working on the task
will simply changed the total value of work for the task.

If the task is fixed units then the duration will vary to ensure that as the
work changes so the duration will change comparably, as the number of people
assigned to the task has to remain consdtant. Adding resources to the task
will change the duration if the task and the value of the chnage will depend
on whether or not the task is effort driven.

The default is Fixed work. This presupposes that all time values entered
under duration defines the work directly based on the orgibnally assigned
resources. If the resources change then to ensure that the work remains
constant, the duration will need to change.

The start and finish dates are always calculated on the duration and the
calendar applied in the first instance to the task, and in the second
instance to the resource. If a resource only works four days a week, and the
task is a 5 day task on a 5 day calendar, then with a start on Monday the
finish will be the following Monday evening. The reason being that the
resource only works four days a week, so the fifth day is the start of the
next week. The duration though remains at five days.

Best thing is to draw up a basic plan with say five tasks each of 5 days
long and apply resources to each of them, where one resource only works
Monday to Thursday. set each task to a different setting, fixed work, fixed
units with effort driven, fixed units without effort driven and fixed
duration with and without effort driven. You will then see the different
effects on the programme.

Hope this helps a little.

DavidC

"Michele" wrote:
 

A Fixed duration task changes duration

Posted: 28 Jan 2006 02:38 AM PST

INHMO perhaps the question should be "why are you changing the duration on a
fixed duration task?" By definition, it is then no longer a fixed duration
task. What is the outcome you are looking for?

The task type should be viewed as a dynamic setting for a task - based on
what change you are making to the task and what outcome you want, you set
it. By changing the finish date on a task, you are changing the duration.
Changing the duration on a fixed duration task will result in MS Project
recalculating the work (keeping assignment units fixed). I would simply set
the task to fixed units first, this way it is very clear to me that I am
changing duration, units is fixed, so MS Project will recalculate the work.
In both of the cases you list below, if you change the task to fixed units
even after going through all your steps, it will reset the task duration to
match the assignment duration.

I can honestly say that I don't find myself setting the start or finish
dates on tasks or assignments very often at all, as the former will set
constraints on tasks that I generally don't want imposed. Perhaps you
should review the process that you are using for planning and tracking work
plans (again reviewing the FAQ's and Mike Glen's series). I don't believe
you will be successful in trying to plan for every permutation of inputs
from the project managers. Choose a standard and ensure everybody is aware
of it.

Good luck.

John M.



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SPOTLIGHT reports

Posted: 27 Jan 2006 09:41 PM PST

thanx julie.

file keeps corrupting

Posted: 27 Jan 2006 01:23 PM PST

In article <com>,
"maryj" <microsoft.com> wrote:
 
maryj,
First of all, you're welcome.

It is possible that the "new" version of Project was simply 2003 versus
2002 or maybe 2003 pro in place of 2003 standard. Nonetheless, neither
an updated version of Project nor switching from Windows 2K to Windows
XP should affect linking. Rather, as Rod and I both stated, the sheer
quantity of linked files is most likely what "did them in". With that
many links and without extremely diligent and disciplined users, it is
basically a matter of time before corruption creeps in. It looks like
they are at that point and jockying the files to new desktop PCs didn't
help.

My suggestion still holds - combine files to achieve a more reasonable
number of links. A master can always be filtered and/or sorted to
display selected information. Filters are a whole lot more robust than
links.

John
Project MVP 

Set the Project Name to be Task 0 (zero)?

Posted: 27 Jan 2006 12:15 PM PST

In article <com>,
"KookyQstn0" <microsoft.com> wrote:
 

kookyQstn0,
The Task Name of the Project Summary task tracks with the entry in the
Title field under File/Properties/Summary tab, or you can manually enter
whatever name you like directly in the Task Name field os the Project
Summary Task.

John
Project MVP

Effort driven fixed duration task

Posted: 27 Jan 2006 10:31 AM PST

You're welcome, Michele :-)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP


Michele wrote: 

Dragging a task in Gantt view

Posted: 26 Jan 2006 06:22 PM PST

In article <googlegroups.com>,
"Gershon" <com> wrote:
 

Gershan,
No option that I know of. However I do not have Project version 2002
installed and I am not familiar with its updates. The only advice I can
give is to check for updates on the microsoft website or hope that
someone else has a good answer - I'm stumped.

John
Project MVP

Opening .mpp without Project

Posted: 26 Jan 2006 01:22 PM PST

Gerard Ducouret and Dale Howard -

Thank you both - we will look into these programs and see how well they
solve the problem!

"SharonW" wrote:
 

when exporting a project to a Web page, how to add current date?

Posted: 26 Jan 2006 12:28 PM PST

http://vsbabu.org/mt/archives/2005/05/28/export_ms_project_to_html.html

might help -- it is a custom exporter to HTML that I wrote because I
did not like MPP's default exports. You might find this useful.

Max # of Project Files Linked to a Project Master

Posted: 26 Jan 2006 09:41 AM PST

Hi Marty,

You are welcome and thanks for the feedback. I would only echo Rod's
warning -- 550 files is highly likely for corruption.

Julie
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Row height is fixed, unchangable, and silly

Posted: 26 Jan 2006 09:02 AM PST

Hi Vic,

Yes, it sounds like that is the last trick to try.

Let us know how you get along.

Julie

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Copy UserDefined Fields from Summary to subtask

Posted: 26 Jan 2006 08:51 AM PST

In article <com>,
"Hadi" <microsoft.com> wrote:
 

Hadi,
Uuuuh, I think you meant, "this is sweet". You're welcome.

John 

Formula & Graphical Indicators

Posted: 26 Jan 2006 07:30 AM PST

Try replacing Now with [Current Date]:

IIf([% Complete]<100 And [Finish]<[Current Date],"RED",IIf([% Complete]>=80
And [% Complete]<100 And [Finish]>[Current Date]+10,"AMBER","GREEN"))

I don't think this does exactly what you want, but it's a start.

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Missing Project Rows MSProj2003

Posted: 26 Jan 2006 06:19 AM PST


duzby wrote: 

Earlier, you said it was a single file. Now you're saying it's using
shared resources. Those kinds of things happen most of the time, if not
all, when you share resources.

summary task % complete calulation when subtask link to Excel

Posted: 26 Jan 2006 05:32 AM PST

Thanks for your post.
No, there are only the 3 tasks. I did find that not linking the summary
task % complete to the excell spread sheet (even though that link was to a
blank cell) allowed Project to correctly calculate the % complete. I did
have to adjust the summary task manually, then change the 'feeder' cell, to
get the correct summary %. This just makes for more cut / paste special
steps, but it will work.

"John M." wrote: