TMGR: Bar Text Left for Overloaded Work Does Not Show (149799)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Team Manager
This article was previously published under Q149799

SYMPTOMS

Bar text, though defined, does not appear to the left or right side of a bar.

CAUSE

Because of the order that bars are drawn, bar text may be hidden by another bar. The order that bars are drawn is from top to bottom, as shown in the Format Graph Bars dialog box. For example, if you try to display Bar Text to the left of the overloaded work bar in a Workload Planner view when there are other bars drawing to the left, the text does not appear.

MORE INFORMATION

The following steps demonstrate the behavior of overlapping bars and bar text:

  1. Click the Tasks tab.
  2. Click More Views on the View menu, and click Workload Planner. Click OK.
  3. Create two tasks and assign the same person to both tasks. You do not need to send team member settings to the people.
  4. For both tasks, add the same deadline to create 1 day of overloaded work.
  5. Click Graph Bars on the Format menu.
  6. Click Overloaded Work, and then click the Edit Bar button.
  7. In the Edit Graph Bar box, click the Text tab.
  8. Select the Left Side (text) Field and add Overloaded Work from the drop-down menu. Click OK twice.

    NOTE: The Overloaded Work text does not show to the left of the bar.
  9. Click Graph Bars on the Format menu.
  10. Click to clear Remaining Work, and then click OK.

    NOTE: Now the bar text is visible. Because the Remaining Work is drawn after the Overloaded Work bar, it hid the left bar text
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:KB149799
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