Status date

Hi,

Is there a way to show the status without updating the schedule (moving taks
etc)?

I have a situation where I am only interested in displaying the Status line
for presentation purposes, yet the MS Project 2003 keeps updating the
schedule automatically.

I donâ??t have the options Move end â?¦Move start in calculation selected.

Thanks,

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Saviz

Pratta
Mon May 21 02:35:14 CDT 2007

Hi Saviz
Why use Status Date? As, as soon as you insert a date in for Status Date,
Project will then status from that date on a Tools>Update Project or a
Reshedule Task.
Try leaving Status Date as NA and set Current Date to status your project
from the timesheet end-of period.
--
Pratta


"Saviz" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to show the status without updating the schedule (moving taks
> etc)?
>
> I have a situation where I am only interested in displaying the Status line
> for presentation purposes, yet the MS Project 2003 keeps updating the
> schedule automatically.
>
> I donâ??t have the options Move end â?¦Move start in calculation selected.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Saviz

Saviz
Mon May 21 20:23:02 CDT 2007


Thanks,
I think the approach you mentioned is better than using status date. Using
status date changes dates etc...and it is very time consuming to find where
all the changes have occured. I prefer like you said not using the Status
date and instead using the current date to perform individual task updates.

Of course in a perfect would using the update features of project would be
helpful, however thing rarely go as planned in project so I really dont
understand the value of using Status date for roject with hundreds of tasks.

Enough of writing :)...have a nice day.


--
Saviz


"Pratta" wrote:

> Hi Saviz
> Why use Status Date? As, as soon as you insert a date in for Status Date,
> Project will then status from that date on a Tools>Update Project or a
> Reshedule Task.
> Try leaving Status Date as NA and set Current Date to status your project
> from the timesheet end-of period.
> --
> Pratta
>
>
> "Saviz" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there a way to show the status without updating the schedule (moving taks
> > etc)?
> >
> > I have a situation where I am only interested in displaying the Status line
> > for presentation purposes, yet the MS Project 2003 keeps updating the
> > schedule automatically.
> >
> > I donâ??t have the options Move end â?¦Move start in calculation selected.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --
> > Saviz

Saviz
Mon May 21 21:00:01 CDT 2007


Sorry but one thing, I already have a status date set in the past...when I
try to delete the date by typing NA and ok the project makes an update...
How can I delete the status date without triggering the update function?


--
Saviz


"Pratta" wrote:

> Hi Saviz
> Why use Status Date? As, as soon as you insert a date in for Status Date,
> Project will then status from that date on a Tools>Update Project or a
> Reshedule Task.
> Try leaving Status Date as NA and set Current Date to status your project
> from the timesheet end-of period.
> --
> Pratta
>
>
> "Saviz" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there a way to show the status without updating the schedule (moving taks
> > etc)?
> >
> > I have a situation where I am only interested in displaying the Status line
> > for presentation purposes, yet the MS Project 2003 keeps updating the
> > schedule automatically.
> >
> > I donâ??t have the options Move end â?¦Move start in calculation selected.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --
> > Saviz