PRJ98: Timephased Percent Complete Recalculated When Entered (188799)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q188799

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project 98, when you edit the timephased percent complete for a task in the Task Usage view, you may see a different value than you entered for the task.

CAUSE

This behavior is more likely to occur when the following conditions are true:

  • The task duration is a large value, for example, a year or longer.
  • The timescale shows only months, quarters, or years.
  • The timephased work contour has been manually edited.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, install Microsoft Project 98 for Windows Service Release 1 (SR-1).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Project 98 for Windows, ServiceRelease 1 (SR-1).

For additional information about obtaining and installing SR-1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

185102 PRJ98: How to Obtain and Install MS Project 98 SR-1

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/17/2002
Keywords:kbbug KB188799
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