PRJ: Task Created in Outlook Not Recognized as Project Task (216773)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project 2000
  • Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
  • Microsoft Outlook 97
  • Microsoft Outlook 98
This article was previously published under Q216773

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Outlook, when you create new tasks in your task list, they will not be recognized as Microsoft Project tasks and will not be included in TeamUpdate or TeamStatus messages.

CAUSE

There is no way to indicate that tasks created in Microsoft Outlook are also Microsoft Project tasks. When you add a new task to your Outlook task list, it is not recognized as a Microsoft Project task because Microsoft Project tasks include addressing information that Outlook needs to populate the custom form and update tasks in Microsoft Project. If the task is created in Outlook, this information will not be available to the custom form.

WORKAROUND

To add new tasks to the list of Microsoft Project tasks assigned to a resource, the project manager has to create a task, assign the resource to the task and then send a TeamAssign message to the resource.

MORE INFORMATION

More information about Workgroup Messaging is available in Module 9 of the Microsoft Project Training manual. To download this, first click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

PRJ98: Microsoft Project 98 Training Manual

Then, click the link to the file named Projtrn4.exe, which includes Module 9. Projtrn(1-3).exe contain all modules not included in Projtrn4.exe.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/25/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB216773
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