PRJ4: Cost Greater Than $21,474,836.47 Displayed as Negative (135990)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project for Windows 4.0

This article was previously published under Q135990

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Project for the Power Macintosh, cost numbers in Fixed Cost, Cost, Baseline Cost in the task view columns, and Per/Use Cost and Cost fields in the resource view columns appear as negative numbers.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the value in a cost field is greater than $21,474,836.47 but less than $42,949,672.96.

RESOLUTION

The Cost Calculation Patch for the Power Macintosh is now available from Microsoft Technical Support. This Patch includes the Microsoft Project 4.0 cost calculation update for the Power Macintosh. This update corrects a problem you may experience when certain numbers are entered in cost fields.

For more information and instructions on how to obtain this patch, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

139783 PRJ4: Cost Calculation Patch for the Power Macintosh


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/26/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB135990