PRJ98: Duration Changes If Task Split Is Moved (176308)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q176308 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project 98, if you move a split portion of a task, the
duration of that task may change.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs if the task has an assigned resource that uses a
calendar other than the project calendar (for example, the Night Shift
calendar).
For example, let's say you are using the Standard calendar (8:00 A.M. to
5:00 P.M.) as the project calendar. You assign a resource that uses the
Night Shift calendar (11:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M.) to a task and then split the
task. When you move the split portion of the task, Microsoft Project
attempts to schedule the split using the Standard calendar. Because the
resource is based on the Night Shift calendar, the split portion is
adjusted to coincide with the working time of the resource. If this carries
over to the day after the task should have been finished, that portion of
the task will be lost.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, turn off the Round bars to whole days option by following these steps:
- On the Format menu, click Layout.
- Click to clear the Round bars to whole days check
box.
- Click OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft
Project listed above.
This problem was corrected in Microsoft Project 98 for Windows, Service
Release 1 (SR-1).
For additional information about obtaining and installing SR-1, click the
article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
185102
PRJ98: How to Obtain and Install MS Project 98 SR-1
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/17/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB176308 |
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