PRJ98: Web Workgroup Shows Old and New Resource Name (176300)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q176300 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project 98, if you change a resource name and you are using
Web workgroup messaging, you may see both the old resource name and the new
resource name in the resource web workgroup interface.
CAUSE
When the original resource name is changed, the resource web workgroup
interface displays the new name as a second resource instead of replacing
the existing resource. Resource names generated in a webgroup message are
text-based only. Therefore, if you change a resource's name (such as if you
misspelled the name) when you send a new TeamStatus message, you end up
with a new person in the password list. The old resource name is not
replaced. Once this happens, there is no continuity between the old
resources task list and the new resources task list other than the task
name and remaining work.
WORKAROUND
To resolve this problem, follow these steps:
- On the View menu, click Task Usage.
- Click on a column title, and on the Insert menu, click Column.
- In the Column Definition dialog box, under Field Name, click Confirmed,
and then click OK.
- In the Confirmed field, change the Yes to No.
- On the Tools menu, point to Workgroup, and then click TeamAssign.
- Click Send to send the message.
NOTE: The task will be assigned to the current resource, but you will lose
actual and remaining Work. This will have to be resubmitted by the
resource.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft
Project listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this
problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
as it become available.
MORE INFORMATION
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/17/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB176300 |
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