Entering Numbers in Cost Column

Can anyone tell me why I cannot enter any numbers into my Schedule. It seems
all the column is locked. All other columns are accessible. I am using
Project 07 Pro.

Thanks

Jan
Mon Mar 10 09:22:24 CDT 2008

Bill,

Which column exactly
To get the Project name of the column hover with the mouse over the column
header
Greetings,

--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
For availability check:
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
"BillV" <BillV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me why I cannot enter any numbers into my Schedule. It
> seems
> all the column is locked. All other columns are accessible. I am using
> Project 07 Pro.
>
> Thanks

BillV
Mon Mar 10 10:19:06 CDT 2008

Hi Jan,

Yesterday I ran a work around because my Project Budget Column was totaling
numbers twice in the "Cost1" Project Budget Column, your help was
instrumental. Instead of using Cost1 I used Cost2 which should not have made
a difference, it was not assigned. Now for some reason I cannot add costs
into the Schedule. If I change the view to Summary, I can see the entries I
made previously, before this lock-out happened. The entries are in "Cost."
Even though I see then in this entry they do not cross over to "Cost2" which
I renamed Project Budget. This is all very confusing. I can send you the
Schedule if you like but, we are to start printing in 30 minutes in so.

"Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:

> Bill,
>
> Which column exactly
> To get the Project name of the column hover with the mouse over the column
> header
> Greetings,
>
> --
> Jan De Messemaeker
> Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
> +32 495 300 620
> For availability check:
> http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
> "BillV" <BillV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D3DA2E18-E9F8-45CD-9D43-9126A0327D47@microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone tell me why I cannot enter any numbers into my Schedule. It
> > seems
> > all the column is locked. All other columns are accessible. I am using
> > Project 07 Pro.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>

Mike
Mon Mar 10 11:15:52 CDT 2008

Hi Bill,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :)

The Cost column is calculated from the Work X Cost of resources, and thus
cannot be changed or data entered.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials


BillV wrote:
> Can anyone tell me why I cannot enter any numbers into my Schedule.
> It seems all the column is locked. All other columns are accessible.
> I am using Project 07 Pro.
>
> Thanks

Jan
Mon Mar 10 11:29:57 CDT 2008

Hi,

The only costs you can enter as the system stands now is in the Fixed Cost
column as you have done from the beginning.
The macro will transfer them to the Costx field which will avoid double
counting in the grouped view.
HTH

--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
For availability check:
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
"BillV" <BillV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CA45233E-BAB3-4490-A366-06958BAFBC65@microsoft.com...
> Hi Jan,
>
> Yesterday I ran a work around because my Project Budget Column was
> totaling
> numbers twice in the "Cost1" Project Budget Column, your help was
> instrumental. Instead of using Cost1 I used Cost2 which should not have
> made
> a difference, it was not assigned. Now for some reason I cannot add costs
> into the Schedule. If I change the view to Summary, I can see the entries
> I
> made previously, before this lock-out happened. The entries are in
> "Cost."
> Even though I see then in this entry they do not cross over to "Cost2"
> which
> I renamed Project Budget. This is all very confusing. I can send you the
> Schedule if you like but, we are to start printing in 30 minutes in so.
>
> "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
>
>> Bill,
>>
>> Which column exactly
>> To get the Project name of the column hover with the mouse over the
>> column
>> header
>> Greetings,
>>
>> --
>> Jan De Messemaeker
>> Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
>> +32 495 300 620
>> For availability check:
>> http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
>> "BillV" <BillV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D3DA2E18-E9F8-45CD-9D43-9126A0327D47@microsoft.com...
>> > Can anyone tell me why I cannot enter any numbers into my Schedule. It
>> > seems
>> > all the column is locked. All other columns are accessible. I am
>> > using
>> > Project 07 Pro.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>>
>>

Jan
Mon Mar 10 11:46:54 CDT 2008

Sorry it's not a macro it's through a formula
But the essence is you cannot enter cost in the Cost field nor in the field
containing the formula.

--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
For availability check:
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
"Jan De Messemaeker" <janremovethis@prom-ade.be> wrote in message
news:O0pn7vsgIHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> The only costs you can enter as the system stands now is in the Fixed Cost
> column as you have done from the beginning.
> The macro will transfer them to the Costx field which will avoid double
> counting in the grouped view.
> HTH
>
> --
> Jan De Messemaeker
> Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
> +32 495 300 620
> For availability check:
> http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
> "BillV" <BillV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CA45233E-BAB3-4490-A366-06958BAFBC65@microsoft.com...
>> Hi Jan,
>>
>> Yesterday I ran a work around because my Project Budget Column was
>> totaling
>> numbers twice in the "Cost1" Project Budget Column, your help was
>> instrumental. Instead of using Cost1 I used Cost2 which should not have
>> made
>> a difference, it was not assigned. Now for some reason I cannot add
>> costs
>> into the Schedule. If I change the view to Summary, I can see the
>> entries I
>> made previously, before this lock-out happened. The entries are in
>> "Cost."
>> Even though I see then in this entry they do not cross over to "Cost2"
>> which
>> I renamed Project Budget. This is all very confusing. I can send you
>> the
>> Schedule if you like but, we are to start printing in 30 minutes in so.
>>
>> "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
>>
>>> Bill,
>>>
>>> Which column exactly
>>> To get the Project name of the column hover with the mouse over the
>>> column
>>> header
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jan De Messemaeker
>>> Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
>>> +32 495 300 620
>>> For availability check:
>>> http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
>>> "BillV" <BillV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:D3DA2E18-E9F8-45CD-9D43-9126A0327D47@microsoft.com...
>>> > Can anyone tell me why I cannot enter any numbers into my Schedule.
>>> > It
>>> > seems
>>> > all the column is locked. All other columns are accessible. I am
>>> > using
>>> > Project 07 Pro.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

BillV
Mon Mar 10 17:48:00 CDT 2008

Thank all for your help. There seems to be more to learn in the real world
than any text book can share.

"Mike Glen" wrote:

> Hi Bill,
>
> Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :)
>
> The Cost column is calculated from the Work X Cost of resources, and thus
> cannot be changed or data entered.
>
> FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
> this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm
>
> Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :)
>
> Mike Glen
> MS Project MVP
> See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials
>
>
> BillV wrote:
> > Can anyone tell me why I cannot enter any numbers into my Schedule.
> > It seems all the column is locked. All other columns are accessible.
> > I am using Project 07 Pro.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>

Mike
Tue Mar 11 03:58:54 CDT 2008

You're welcome, Bill :-)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials


"BillV" <BillV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8C011903-F69E-4848-99FE-07E3A9FF1A82@microsoft.com...
> Thank all for your help. There seems to be more to learn in the real
> world
> than any text book can share.
>
> "Mike Glen" wrote:
>
>> Hi Bill,
>>
>> Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :)
>>
>> The Cost column is calculated from the Work X Cost of resources, and thus
>> cannot be changed or data entered.
>>
>> FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen
>> at
>> this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm
>>
>> Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :)
>>
>> Mike Glen
>> MS Project MVP
>> See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials
>>
>>
>> BillV wrote:
>> > Can anyone tell me why I cannot enter any numbers into my Schedule.
>> > It seems all the column is locked. All other columns are accessible.
>> > I am using Project 07 Pro.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>>
>>