You can add more work to a task even though the "% Work Complete" field of a task is set to 100% in Project Web Access 2003 (918317)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Project Server 2003
  • Microsoft Project Web Access

SYMPTOMS

You log on to Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 by using Microsoft Office Project Web Access 2003. You then view your task assignments in Timesheet view on the View my tasks page. You notice that you can add more work to a task even though the % Work Complete field of the task is set to 100%.

CAUSE

In Project Web Access 2003, you can add more work to completed tasks as follows:
  • If tasks in a project are tracked by the percentage of work that is complete, you can add more work to the % Work Complete field and the Remaining Work field of a task.
  • If tasks in a project are tracked by actual work done and by work remaining, you can add more work to the Actual Work field and the Remaining Work field of a task.
  • If tasks in a project are tracked by hours of work per day or by hours of work per week, you can add more work to the Actual Work field and the Remaining Work field of a task.
Project Server 2003 and Project Web Access 2003 work in this manner by design.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods if you are owner of the timesheet.

Method 1: Hide the completed task

When you hide a task, the task is not displayed in Timesheet view. To hide a task, follow these steps:
  1. Click the task that you want to hide, and then click Hide.
  2. Click OK when you are prompted to confirm that you want to hide the task.
Note After you hide a task, the task is no longer displayed on the View my tasks page. To display the task again, the project manager must either republish or update the task.

Method 2: View only current tasks

To do this, click Current Tasks on the View my tasks page.

MORE INFORMATION

To hide all completed tasks for all resources programmatically, you can create and run an SQL script. The following is an example of an SQL script that hides tasks that are set to 100% Complete for all resources and for all projects.
Update MSP_WEB_ASSIGNMENTS
Set WASSN_REMOVED_BY_RESOURCE = 1
where WASSN_PCT_COMP = 100.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/30/2006
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