PRJ: Gantt Chart Dependency Lines Are Based on Bar Styles (120023)


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 4.0
  • Microsoft Project for the Macintosh 4.0
This article was previously published under Q120023

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Project, the style and color of dependency lines in the Gantt chart are based on the first bar style that applies to the task that is listed in the Bar Styles dialog box.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

137543 PRJ: Can't Format Bar with Bar Command if Multiple Styles Exist

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. In a new project, enter two new tasks and link them.
  2. Set the % Complete on both tasks to 50%
  3. From the Format menu, choose Bar Styles, and with the Progress bar highlighted, click the Cut Row button.
  4. Select the task bar and then choose the Paste Row button.
  5. Change the Row column for the Progress bar to 2 and choose OK in the Bar Styles dialog box.
Note that the link line is displayed from the progress bar of task 1 to the progress bar of task 2. Also note that the color of the dependency line is the same color as the progress bar. In the above example this is now the first bar style listed in the Bar Styles dialog box. This behavior occurs because the progress bar is chronologically listed before the normal bar style. Therefore the link is drawn for the first bar style that meets a criteria for the first task.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/25/2003
Keywords:kbinfo kbother KB120023
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