PRJ: How Fiscal Dates Are Shown on a Timescaled View (86287)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project 2000
  • Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1a
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 3.0a
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Project for the Macintosh 3.0
  • Microsoft Project for the Macintosh 4.0
This article was previously published under Q86287

SUMMARY

In the versions of Microsoft Project listed above, when the fiscal year is set to start in a month other than January that is also before the current month, the current date may appear incorrect. When a fiscal year is specified, the current date becomes a fiscal date, which results in the date jumping ahead by one year. This is the correct year based on the information supplied to Microsoft Project and standard fiscal year calculations.

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Example 1

  1. Change the current date to 6/29/97.

    Microsoft Project 98/2000: On the Project menu, click Project Information.

    Microsoft Project 4.1: On the File menu, click Project Info.

    Microsoft Project 4.0: On the File menu, click Summary Info.
  2. On the Format menu, click Timescale. Under Major Scale, in the Units box, select Years. Under Minor Scale, in the Units box, select Quarters. Click OK.
  3. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Calendar tab. Under "Calendar Options for <Project Name>", in the "Fiscal year starts in" list, click February. Click OK.
The Current Date vertical bar in the Gantt chart now shows the year 1998.

Example 2

If the "Fiscal year starts in" option is set to a month that is past the current date, the current date on the Gantt bar remains the same, and the future months are incremented by one year starting at the month specified.

  1. Change the current date to 6/29/97.

    Microsoft Project 98/2000: On the Project menu, click Project Information.

    Microsoft Project 4.0: On the File menu, click Summary Info.

    Microsoft Project 4.1: On the File menu, click Project Info.
  2. On the Format menu, click Timescale. Under Major Scale, in the Units box, select Years. Under Minor Scale, in the Units box, select Quarters. Click OK.
  3. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Calendar tab. Under "Calendar Options for <Project Name>", in the "Fiscal year starts in" list, click February. Click OK.
The time scale in the Gantt chart shows the current date is still in the current year; however, the next month (July in this example) is in 1998.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/24/2003
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