PRJ98: Indicator Column Displays Inserted Project Is Not Valid (187374)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q187374

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project 98, when you open a consolidated project, cross- project links or inserted project links may become disabled. In addition, an indicator with the following message may appear in the Indicator column:
This inserted project, <path>\<file name>, is not valid. A project can be inserted only once in a consolidated project.

CAUSE

This error message may occur when the following conditions are true:

  • You open a consolidated project.

  • The consolidated project is the source of resource sharing for the projects that are inserted in it.

  • You have moved the consolidated project and inserted projects to different folders two or more times.

  • After you moved the projects each time, you did the following:

    1. You opened the resource pool with Read/Write access.
    2. You chose not to open other files.
    3. You saved the projects.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, install Microsoft Project 98 for Windows Service Release 1 (SR-1).


To work around this problem, do not move the files using Windows Explorer or programs other than Microsoft Project. Instead, save the projects to a new location.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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:MajorLast Reviewed:10/17/2002
Keywords:kbbug kberrmsg KB187374
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