PRJ: "Tasks Starting Soon" Report Displays Tasks in Progress (139539)


The information in this article applies to:

  • 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 Q139539

SYMPTOMS

The Tasks Starting Soon report includes tasks that have already started and may even be complete, instead of only printing tasks that should start soon.

CAUSE

The Tasks Starting Soon report uses the Date Range filter, which is an interactive filter requesting dates to use for generating a list of tasks. However, the filter does not have a parameter that distinguishes unstarted tasks from those that have already started within the range of dates supplied.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, create a modified copy of the Date Range filter or create a new filter using the same parameters as the Date Range filter with an additional parameter. Use the following steps to copy and modify the Date Range filter:

  1. On the Project menu in Microsoft Project 98 (or the Tools menu, in Microsoft Project 4.0 and 4.1), point to Filtered For, and then click More Filters.
  2. In the Filters list, select Date Range and then click Copy.
  3. In the Filter Definition dialog box, type a name for your filter. For example, type Starting Soon. In the And/Or column of the second line, type And.
  4. In the Field Name column in the next blank row, type Actual Start. In the Test field in the the same row, type Equals. In the Value(s) field, type NA. Click OK. Click Close.
  5. On the View menu, click Reports.
  6. In the Reports dialog box, click Custom and then click Select.
  7. In the Custom Reports Dialog box, in the Reports list, select Tasks Starting Soon, and then click Edit.
  8. Click the Definition tab. In the Filter list, select the filter you created in step 3. Click OK.
  9. Click Print or Print Preview.

    You should now see only those tasks that haven't started and that qualify within the range of dates specified.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/25/2003
Keywords:kbprb kbusage KB139539
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