PRJ98: Duration Decreased or Changed to Zero When Leveling (178827)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q178827 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project, if you level tasks in a project, you may see that
durations are reduced from their original value or changed to zero. You
also may see that one or more task Finish dates are changed to 12/31/2049
11:59 P.M. when dates later are expected. Start dates may be changed to
1/1/1984 8:00 A.M., depending if the project is scheduled from start or
from finish.
NOTE: After leveling, you can not Undo the changes that leveling makes.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs when Resource Leveling attempts to delay a task beyond
the boundary dates for Microsoft Project, which are 1/1/1984 12:00 A.M. to
12/31/2049 11:59 P.M.
For example, if resource leveling attempts to move a tasks Finish date to
be later than 12/31/2049 11:59 P.M., the result will be that the tasks
Finish date will be changed to 12/31/2049 11:59 P.M. and a reduced
duration, or a duration of zero. If resource leveling attempts to move a
tasks Start date to be earlier than 1/1/1984 12:00 A.M., the result will be
that the tasks Start date will be changed to 1/1/1984 12:00 A.M. and a
reduced duration, or a duration of zero.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft
Project listed above.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/17/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB178827 |
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