PRJ: Task Moves Unexpectedly When Dragging a Task to a New Date (178184)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project 2000
  • Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1a
  • Microsoft Project for the Macintosh 4.0

This article was previously published under Q178184

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project, when you drag a task to a new date, the task may not remain at the date you dropped it on, but moves to a future date instead.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when a resource calendar has exceptions (nonworking time) for a period that is set as Working time in the project calendar. For example, a new project has a task with a resource assigned, but the resource calendar has a week set as Nonworking.

When you drag the task that the resource is assigned to a day that is set as Nonworking, the task moves to the next possible working day, and no message appears.

A task cannot be scheduled during a period when the resource assigned to it has nonworking time.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed above.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/25/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB178184