PRJ: Task Report Total Cost Does Not Add Summary Costs (85859)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1a
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 3.0a
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Project for the Macintosh 3.0
  • Microsoft Project for the Macintosh 4.0
This article was previously published under Q85859

SYMPTOMS

In the versions of Microsoft Project listed above, costs associated with a summary task are not included in the totals when a task report is printed and Show Totals (or Print Totals in Microsoft Project 3.x) is selected. For example, if the Show Totals option is selected, and the cost table applied, the grand total for the cost column does not add in the costs associated with the summary task.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a summary task by demoting several tasks below it.
  2. Create a resource and assign a Standard Rate Cost.
  3. Assign the resource to both the summary task and its detail tasks.
  4. On the View menu, click Reports.
  5. Click Custom Reports.
  6. Select the Task report and click Edit.
  7. Set Table to Cost.
  8. Set Filter to All Tasks.
  9. Select the Summary Task and Show Totals (or Print Totals) options. Click OK.
  10. Click Close.
  11. Click the Print Preview button.
Note that the total numbers at the bottom of the report do not include the resource or fixed costs for the summary task.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Project User's Reference"
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/25/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending kbusage KB85859
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