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    - comparing project versions in MSP 2003 How to compare project versions in MSP Standard 2003. Previously (MSP Standard 2002) I was using a prjcomcp.exe tool, but it does not work with 2003 version. Plesae help. Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 74009
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    - Calculating end of project profit margin Using Custom fields I have set up my project to calculate the estimated and actual profit margin. The Task Cost field uses the billing rate and the Custom Field that calculates the Estimated Internal Cost uses the formula: [Work]*avaerage rate for resource (salary + average overheads). Subtract one from the other in another Custom Field and you have the margin. Actual Internal Cost uses the formula [Actual Work]*average rate. Subtract that from Cost and you have the Actual Margin. This is fine but I really want to see what the Profit Margin will be at the end of the project. Using Actual Work lets me see the margin decreasing or incresasing on a daily basis but I can't see where it is likely to end up, based on the current trend. To make it easy to see I'd also like to be able to graph this somehow. Any ideas how to do this? After this is achieved the next step is to role it out across the enterprise so we can see the overall picture across multiple projects....but one thing at a time. Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 74005
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    - Catching new filename after save as Usually the save as will fall into BeforeSave and ProjectAfterSave event after the file is saved. From there, I can retrieve the new file name. However, when I create a new project and close the project, the MSProject will ask to save or not, next I click yes and give a new name. Only BeforeSave will rise up. The problem with BeforeSave is only contains the old name. Is there anyway to get the new name from external program in this scenario? Cheers, Jonathan Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 74004
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    - Change a resource's max availability and see its effect I want to change a resource's max availability to see what change in the project will occur. Unfortunately, Project retains the original max units in each task and does not change them even though they were changed in the Resource. Can you suggest anything other than editing every task that they were assigned to to make this change? (I tired Leveling but this didn't work either). Thanks, Tim Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 74003
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    - How do I get project to open in XP? I have recently installed Project 2003 on my XP system but everytime I try to open it the computer spins for awile (30sec. tops) and then stops. No blue screen, can still use other programs, but it refuses to run Project. Did I do something wrong? Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73994
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    - Task Name Format When I create a new project the name in the task cell does NOT have WBS information with it. Some projects have task names that reflect the WBS number like "3.1 Do" This instead of just plain "Do This". I am not referring to an additional WBS column, but in the task name column itself. I have tried and tried to find out where this formatting is coming from, but have failed miserably. If anyone could tell me, I would very much appreciate it. Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73993
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    - Custom Gnatt Chart I received request from a customer for a custom Gantt chart. He would like to see the bar for summary tasks overlaid with the bars for the sub tasks. So for example if there were five sub task the summary task would show all five sub task on the same line. I assume I will need a script for this but I'm not sure where to start. Has anyone seen anything like this? Can someone point me in the right direction to find the answer? Thanks, I appreciate any advise. Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73990
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    - Printing Range - Gannt Chart I'm trying to print a project created by a colleague... When I go to print preview, the columns show up fine, but on the chart side of the page, the dates start almost 12 months before they should and I only get a tiny bit of the blue bars showing up. I've had a look in the calendar and as far as I can tell there are no items any further back than the specified start date... Any ideas on why this is happening and how I can fix it. Tx :) Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73989
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    - Resource Management Hi We are using Project 2000 with a Windows 2000 desktop. I have been tasked with looking at a way to improve resource mgmt for our IT area. Project 2000 is already widely used by the staff to manage their projects. However, there is no central resource pool for people to access - they have just been creating new resources within the project file each time a project is created. I have created a resource pool project file for the area(approx 20 people) which will be used in the future by the staff for planning their projects. There will probably be a maximum of 20-25 projects at a time 'attached' to this resource pool. After that long buildup my question is what is everyone's opinion regarding a way to show staff absense from work (ie unavailable)? I know that I can go into the actual resource pool and mark dates as being "nonworking time" for staff holidays/training/sick etc but is there a way to create an actual project file that shows this info? From a resource mgmt point of view we would like a way to not only see if a resource is just unavailable but also why it is unavailable - holidays/sick etc. I would welcome any advice. Thanks Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73988
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    - How can I display elapsed time? How can I get elapsed time to display in the format of "Month 1, Week 3, Day 6" instead of a date; e.g. 11/17/04 in in Gantt Chart in Project 2000? Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73985
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    - Custom fields in the .mpt My predecessor, within the global .mpt, updated a text field so that it had a value list and the field is limited to that list. We no longer need this setting, but no matter what I do, I can't get rid of it. I go into the organizer and try to delete it. I go into the 'Customize Field' dialog box and change the radio button to none. Nothing seems to work. Everytime a try to create a new project file, that field comes with it. Is there a way to revert a task, text field back to it's original setting so that it no longer is part of the global template? Thx Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73978
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    - How do I join the Tasks and Resources tables in MS Project/Access I have exported a MS Project file to MS Access for reporting purposes and am attempting to join the MSP_RESOURCES table to the MSP_TASKS table. My initial analysis shows that there is no direct link between the two tables. I have discovered a RES_CAL_UID and TASK_CAL_UID column that could be a potential join; however, only the RES_CAL_UID has values, the TASK_CAL_UID is -1 for all entries. If anyone has a tip on how I can join these two tables, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance. I initially posted this in the Access group and was directed here. Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73974
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    - How can I create a legend showing the values of custom task image. I am using the graphics (graphical indicators) in custom fields and would like to create a legend showing their meaning. How can I get the actual graphic into the legend page or export to a Word document to create the explanation. Version: MS Project 2002 Professional Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73972
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    - Formatting Bars I am running MS Project 2002 Pro. When I double click on a bar, I am able to select what text shows up to the left, to the right, on top and so forth. The appropriate text shows on almost all bars but there are a couple which will not get me the value of the text for the top of the bar even after repeatedly setting it. What could I be missing? Thanks, glenn Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73971
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    - Resource allocation I have overallocation on most of my resources even though I know that this shouldn't be the case. Can anyone help on how I should level the resources? Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73970
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    - How do I Export a Report such as a Cash Flow to Excel? I've searched for this answer for about 2 months already, and I have not got any solutions. The farthest I got to unraveling this was printing the cash flow to a PDF file, and then copy/Paste the results to excel. But as you could imagine, this is not a fine solution when you have to build a cash flow with thousands of activities and lots of pages. Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73969
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    - How do I set up projects have their duration counted in seconds ? We would like to use MS-P-2000 for analyzing multi-step processes with duration of a few seconds each. Is there any way to change the time units (duration, work, time frame, etc) to seconds ? Thank you, George Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73966
  - 18
    - assign start dates to tasks I am trying to manage many jobs on a Project - Job have subtasks - but cannot change the start date of the main task...or in this case 'job' - for example Job 394 Task 1 Task 2 Job 395 Task 1 Task 2 I cannot change the start date of Job 394 or Job 395 - Completion of these jobs may or may not be dependent of each other.... Any suggestions would be helpful Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73965
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    - Assigning regular calendar days/times for projects I would like to track real-life events using Project which means, that I want to use: one week = 7 days, 1 day = 24 hours, one year = 365 days, etc. That way, when I make an entry for my wife's pregnancy that is 9 months, it doesn't end up being 1.2 years in project, or whatever. Can anyone help? Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73960
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    - MS Project 97 How do I print Tasks on one sheet, the Gantt chart on another sheet & notes on another sheet? Please reply to Jason Misztal at: CAD Designer 315-655-8050 Ext. 281 E-mail: misztal@marqswitch.com Marquardt Switches, Inc. Cazenovia, NY Thanks Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73956
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    - PWA CAL Licensing It is my understanding that a CAL is dowloaded once you connect to PWA. My question: If I have 10 people in the resource pool and only 2 of these people use PWA, then I am responsible for paying for 2 CALs? In other words, the total number of CALs is equal to the number of people that use PWA, not the total number in the resource pool. Correct? Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73953
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    - Configure resource allocation for part time resources Part time resources must be given their max. allocation as the total availability (e.g 50%). If that resource is allocated to a task for half their available time, we have to enter 25% in the Units field. It would be useful to be able to enter the units as 100% meaning "100% of their available time. Thus if their total allocation changes, there is no need to manually change every task allocation accordingly Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73951
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    - No Printer Selection Printing from Print Preview in Project When I have a project up and I go to the print preview, if I try and print from within the print preview window the ability to select a different printer is not available ( greyed out ). If I go to File and Print, I can change the printer with no problem at all. Is this a limitation in Project because it can not reformat the preview right from within the preview window or is there something I am missing? Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73947
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    - GANTT Chart data cut-off Is there a way that you can add a vertical line to the gantt chart that shows the data cut-off? (a line that goes across all the horizontal bars)? We used to call it a "time-now" bar that you could adjust for any given date. I don't know if that feature still exists or not. It would be nice to show if studies are moving beyond the cut-off date Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73946
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    - No Printer Selection Printing from Print Preview in Project When I have a project up and I go to the print preview, if I try and print from within the print preview window the ability to select a different printer is not available ( greyed out ). If I go to File and Print, I can change the printer with no problem at all. Is this a limitation in Project because it can not reformat the preview right from within the preview window or is there something I am missing? Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73945
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    - looking for a resume cover letter for relocating We are relocating to another state and it has been a long while since I have had to do a resume cover letter and I was looking for some help. I saw there were templates but none about relocating. Anyone have any help Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73944
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    - MS Project While trying to create a Master Project, I keep encountering a strange problem. I insert a project and it automatically has a finsih date for 1/24/06 (which is the finish date of the master project assigned automatically by MSProject) I have to expand the subtask in order for the correct date to show up for that particular project, and this happens for every new project I enter on my Master project. Then once I have done that there are other times that the dates change back to the 1/24/06 date on every project and I have to go back and expand each one for the correct dates to show up again. Hope this makes sense and does anyone have a solution. Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73935
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    - Information needed on how Project spreads work for a resource Hi, I'm trying to understand how MSP handles the work (remaining and actual) on tasks, as I'm confused by how my plan is spreading the effort. We use flat loading by default and don't directly change anything in the task usage view. But we're sometimes seeing a tendency to load towards the front of the task therefore skewing the planned progress. I know that this doesn't give enough for an answer, but are there any links to the logic that MSP uses? JimS Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73927
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    - Calendar doesn't work in MS Project 2K3 I can't get my project plan to respect the dates in my calendar (I'm running MS Project 2003). I have created a special calendar for my project (for example, I've added Xmas dates as "non-working days") but my project plan ignores this and allocates time to these days anyway. I have assigned this calendar to my project (using Project->Project info). Help! Bobby Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73924
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    - Filtering with a macro Is it possible to create a macro that will filter for start dates of today and earlier? The custom auto-filter dialogue box has a choice "equal to or earlier than" on the left, but no choice "today" on the right. Also, if this can be done, is it possible to run this filter on opening the file? Thanks in advance, Isidore Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73921
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    - Displaying a Legend in Project 2003 Is it possible to display the legend on the 1st page of my project rather than on a separate page or on everypage? Cheers Su Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73920
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    - s-curve in Project 2002? Is it possible to create a s-curve in Project 2002. Or do i have to use Excel -- Regard Rune Larsen Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73918
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    - Project and SQL Server Hallo, I am not very experienced in project and like to know something about Project in connection with Microsoft SQL Server. What I want to do is: - Import human Resources from SQL Database into Project - Export project data into SQL Database. What is the best way to start? Are there any good books, online tutorials, sample applications? Thanks für your Help Gregor Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73917
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    - Request Hi Pals, Is there any place on the web where i can download some MS Project training audio / visuals to learn off line? Update me if you have any kind of tutorials that are similar to CBT's for MS Project 2003. Thanks, Chakravarthy -- Every thing is perfect until you share. Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73915
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    - Calculations of recurring tasks I have created a recurring task for two meetings, one meeting is on Tuesday and one meeting is on Thursday. Each meeting is 165 minutes long. When both meetings are rolled together the total is 945 minutes? Shouldn't the total time be the sum of the meetings - 330? Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73914
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    - Plotting How do you set up for plotting microsoft project 2004 file? Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73913
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    - how can task sheet rows automatically adjust height and wrap text. Using project 2003 I am entering tasks. I have a custom text column that contains long descriptions. I would like project to resize the row to wrap the text in this field as can be done in excel. Is there any way to do this automatically? Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73905
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    - How Can I Know the relacionship between msp_view_proj_projects_ent How Can I Know the relacionship between msp_view_proj_projects_ent and msp_cube_projects Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73899
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    - MSP2K Workgroup Team Status I'm using MSP2k. I want to send out team status requests in which the recipients are expected to update the start & finish dates, and the % complete. However, (a) Although the recipient can update the start and finish fields in the status message, after I get back the update, the new values do not get populated into the project (b) Although I customized the Team Status message to include the % complete column, it does not appear in the Status Message when opened by the recipient. Anyone have a solution or alternative? Thanks, Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73893
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    - Can I constrain 2 tasks not to occur simultaneously? Is it possible to constrain 2 tasks such that they cannot occur simultaneously? I don't care which task occurs first, I just want a warning message or MSP to block me from allowing 2 tasks from being worked on at the same time. To make it even more difficult, it would be even better if I can still have one task start before the other finishes, so long as one task occurs during a delay (or split) in the other task. Similarly, could I also constrain a task to occur within the start and finish window of another task? Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73892
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    - Showing task splits in Gantt view Is it possible to show a split during non working times? For example, my tasks can be completed at any time, either Day shift or Night shift. However, if I assign a task to Night shift workers, and the task spans 2 shifts, I want to show a split bar across the day shift, and not a solid bar across the non-working time. I want to be able to easily show that no work will be completed on the task during the day. Is this possible, or does MSP always draw solid bars across non-working time? Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73891
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    - Need to create a reocurring task that will take place twice a mon. I'm trying to create a reocurring task, such as submitting status reports, that will occur twice a month (15th and 30th) from January to December. Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73882
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    - Using MS EPM for Resource Management Can someone tell me whether MS EPM Suite / Solution will allow the user to search for candidates that meet skill and availability match and then "present' the user with the top candidates to assign to the task or item? Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73881
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    - Critical Task and Bar Format To format my bars throughout the schedule I select the Task Name column and then I select Format | Bars from the main menu. I then click on the Text tab and I select % Complete for left, Resource Name for top and Name for right. My problem is that whenever a task becomes critical, it overwrites the formatting I previously set leaving unreadable garbled text near the bar. I am using MS Project 2002 Pro What am I missing?? thanks Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73879
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    - In the resource file, I can't tell what project a task is from. .. When I open my resource file, I can see all the tasks that are sharing the resources, but I cannot tell what project the task is from. Is there a way, short of including a project-specific reference in each task, that I can tell which project a task is from. Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73877
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    - Scheduling full and partial resources across tasks (flex time) I've been banging my head against the wall long enough! Appreciate any help. I have multiple tasks assigned to a resource, Dustin. Dustin is able to commit a maximum of 14 hours (2 days) per week to the project - not on any particular day. Likewise, I am committed for 3 days per week (21 hours) to the project, and my time is flex time, as well - it will be different days and times each week. I have found that, no matter how I play with duration, work, and percentages, the project plan that MS Project creates does not make sense. Furthermore, it tries to schedule me even on days I have marked as non-working days!! Help - what's going on? Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73876
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    - Assign a task to a certain hour I am using MS Project 2002. I am trying to create a school class schedule. Some of the classes have specific time starts while other class can be automatically filled in. How do I assign a task to start on a particular day at a particular hour? For example: November 16 at 1 p.m. Selecting the day is not a problem, however, I see no place to set a time. Is this not possible in Project? A Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73871
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    - Duration vs. Work Hi, I need the difference between durantion and work at Ms Project. Also, i need to know the relation between them. thanks Susana Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73868
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    - Mass update to Resource Allocation I have a plan with thousands of task items and about 20 resources. I have already started tracking the plan. We are about 230% through, and Mgmt decided to reduce the allocation of some of the resources to 80% allocation. Is there an easy way to update the allocation for the remaining task items for some of the resources? I don't want to change the calendar working hours because they still work 8 hours a day, just mot 100% to the task in the plan. Any ideas? Thanks Tag: customizing task colors in PWA Tag: 73867

In PWA, how can I customize the colors of the cells? I am able to customize
the first cell, but not the cells containing any of the sub tasks. The first
cell I customize through admin/customize PWA/grouping formats and then under
time sheet, I change the color/pattern for level one. But none of the other
levels correspond to any of the cells below level one on our tasks?

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Re: customizing task colors in PWA by Mike

Mike
Thu Nov 18 11:19:06 CST 2004

Hi RenZ,

Try posting on the server newsgroup. Please see FAQ Item: 24. Project
Newsgroups. FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information
can be seen at this web address: http://www.mvps.org/project/.

Mike Glen
Project MVP

RenZ wrote:
> In PWA, how can I customize the colors of the cells? I am able to
> customize the first cell, but not the cells containing any of the sub
> tasks. The first cell I customize through admin/customize
> PWA/grouping formats and then under time sheet, I change the
> color/pattern for level one. But none of the other levels correspond
> to any of the cells below level one on our tasks?

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