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    - task duration I noticed a difference between the task duration and the task start and finish dates and I am not sure that I understand why the difference. For example if I start a task on April 21, 2006 (Friday) and set the weekend to be normal working hours, and set the finish date to be Monday April 24, 2006, why doe usoft project 2003 only show 3 days for duration? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102590
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    - Calculating Time What is the correct formula to use in a custom field in order to take a start time from one field and add 30 minutes to it? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102589
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    - Project Web Access Hello, When publishing my plan in MSP, and I have several closed tasks in the plan, how do not allow my resources to charge time in Project Web Access to those closed tasks? Or better yet, I don't even want them to see those tasks that are closed in my plan. Is there a setting I'm missing? I only want to show open current and future tasks. Thanks. Tag: finish date due Tag: 102588
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    - PDS ProjectCreate status 3000 Hi all! Every time a try to create a new Project I get status code= 3000 (rsVersionNotFound) My request is: <Request> <ProjectCreate> <AutoPublish>1</AutoPublish> <Project> <ProjectName>NewProj.Published</ProjectName> <StartDate>20060421</StartDate> </Project> </ProjectCreate> </Request> and I'm getting this response: <Reply> <HRESULT>0</HRESULT> <STATUS>3000</STATUS> <UserName>Administrador</UserName> </Reply> what i'm doing wrong? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102587
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    - Critical Milestones Is there that a milestone can automatically be shown as critical on the Gantt Chart, if the milestone shows a negative total slack? Thanx -- Regards Tracey Tag: finish date due Tag: 102571
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    - Milestones - visulazing delays Is it possible to visualize delays on milestones with constraints? If I have a baseline plan with a milestone with a "must finish on" or "finish on and before" constrains with constraint date eg 22.april.2006 - the milestone "stops" at this date and I get a warning when activities linked to this milestone have early finish later than 22.april. Is it possible to visualize the delay for milestones with constraints in the same way as Project does with milestones without constraints? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102567
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    - Planned% Complete vs Actual % Complete How do I calculate what the planned % complete for a task should be at a given date and then compare it to actual % complete, to create and S curve chart. -- Regards Tracey Tag: finish date due Tag: 102563
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    - Earned Value - month by month I have a problem exacting â??earned valueâ?? on a month by month basis. I can export all the summary information using a modified File/Save As/Save as Type/Excel/Project Export Wizard/Selected Data/Use Existing Map etc and I am grateful for that but what I really want is to export the monthly totals by month and not as a complete total. The reports clearly state that they cannot be exported and therefore my work around is to print out the report and then input by hand the month by month data, which is a long and tedious job of doing something that I think is reasonably simple. Can anyone help please Tag: finish date due Tag: 102561
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    - MSP_PROJECTS Table Does anyone know what the difference is between the: MSP_PROP_AUTHOR field and the; MSP_PROP_MANAGER field is? These fields are located in the MSP_PROJECTS (project professional client) table. The database reference guide (ie. PJDB.htm) doesn't provide a reference to where this information is sourced (ie. from within the project professional client intereface), nor the difference between the two fields. Is Author the original creator of a project and Manager the person managing the project at any one time? For some reason, the MSP_PROP_MANAGER field is blank for all projects within our server environment...? Many, many thanks, Nock (newb) Tag: finish date due Tag: 102557
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    - Pooling Resources - OLE or DDE links warning/problem!!! I currently have 2 MS Project Plans with a few over lapping resources. I would like to link them both to one resource pool. I completed this successfully using two simple mock plans, but when trying with my actual plans which are quite complex (about 3000 lines each and about 200 resources combined) Project crashes. It first gives me a warning stating "Connecting 'My Plan 1' to resource pool 'Resource Pool' will remove all links to resources in 'My Plan 1'. Do you want to continue? To continue and lose all resource OLE or DDE links, click Yes. To stop the operation, click No." At which point I click Yes as I would like to create the pool. This itself does not bring forth the error, but when I try and close or save... Project then shoots out the generic MS crash message that asks you to send error report and then restarts Project with a new project. Tag: finish date due Tag: 102549
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    - Recent File List I am unable to clear the Recent File List in the File menu. No matter what projects I open, the same names are listed. I have tried uninstalling and re-installing but that hasn't helped. Is there somewhere else that stores this information that I can clear it? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102546
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    - save as option is not responding when saving doc Every time I try to save as a doc, my computer just sits. What do I do? Also, what would make the address drop arrow not work anymore? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102540
  - 13
    - Progressing Using Accumulative "S" Curves I would like to produce a progress report based on planned % vs actual % shown as an "S" curve. I can use customised fields with formulas to calculate the planned %, but I cannot see how to produce an "S" curve. - Any ideas ?? I do not want to export to an excel file as I do this now and I find it time consuming, and I want to set up a central reporting system which anyone can use. Thanks in advance :) Andrew Tag: finish date due Tag: 102537
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    - Progress Bars I am trying to incorporate two progress charts in one msp file. An active progress chart and a static progress chart. The active is the standard tracking gantt that comes with msp with an amended table to compare planned % against actual %. The static chart is easy if in a separate file - I baseline the project and change the activity bars to baseline start and finish, rather than start and finish. I then change the progress bar to Baseline start to complete throughout. If I record the actual starts and finishes in a dummy field ie start1 etc this works fine. However if i put this view in the same file as the active chart, the progress bar works but re-aligns itself to the actual starts and finishes, so sometimes the bar goes beyond the "planned" bar if behind programme or finishes before the "planned" bar if completed ahead of programme. What I want it to do is to stay within the baseline bar - any ideas Tag: finish date due Tag: 102536
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    - Odd task relationships I have set up my project on a 10 hour a day work schedule. I have most of my tasks linked from finish to start. The problem is that if one task has a 1 day duration and finishes on Monday, and is linked to its subsequent task in a FS relationship, the subsequent task is also starting on Monday, not the following day. There is no lead or lag time assigned to either task. I look at the work in calendar view and the two tasks overlap a little on the Monday, but the Gantt chart shows them happening sequentially, with no overlap. I figure I have the work calendar set up incorrectly. Why is the software overlapping the work? I don't want any lag or leadt time. I need the work to happen sequentially. If task 1 finishes on Moday and has 1 day duration, with no hours or resources assigned to it, then the following task should begin on Tuesday, right? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102535
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    - Migrating from a MS Project Server 2003 to another one When you are migrating a MS Project Server 2003 to another server that already has MS Project & SharePoint Services running. Do you need to create a new SharePoint Services Configuration Database or can you just use the same one? If you re-create this configuration database, what information does not get transfered? I noticed that our Project Workspace default template needs to be re-applied (using stsadm.exe). Other than that, I haven't noticed anything else missing. We are not done with the test though. Does anyone know what exactly is stored on this configuration database? Here is the documentation that I am using as a reference: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905386/ Thanks! Tag: finish date due Tag: 102530
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    - Project Pro Publishing Question hello, At the moment i am using project pro and publish a project to my project server 2003 using windows authentication...it works fine using the internal dns name which is the http:\\server\projectserver but when i'm trying to publish a project at home using the internet address http:\\project.domain.com it gives me a error saying "unexpected server error" click on view gives "you are not authorize to view this page" and can't publish. Is there a way i can publish a project when i'm outside of the domain and not be connected via vpn. Please advise. thanks, sach PS i've also posted this question on project server group. Tag: finish date due Tag: 102528
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    - ODBC Connectivity To Project Hi everyone, I know that Project supports ODBC connectivity. I'm using Access t write reports, but I'd rather not have to create an mdb file of m project. I'd rather use an ODBC connection directly to project so tha I can avoid having to save and then refresh the table links. Can someone steer me to an information source that will help m accomplish this? Thanks in advance, Ron A -- Ron Posted from - http://www.officehelp.i Tag: finish date due Tag: 102527
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    - Can't "undo" an indent under a summary task. I accidently indented some tasks, which essentially created a summary task just above them. I don't seem to be able to undo them. I was just in the phase of listing the tasks and phasing them in my project so I hadn't set any dates or durations. The inability to back out of this error easily is unerving and will keep me from using the application going forward if it can't be solved. Thanks in advance for the help. I'm using Project 2003. Tag: finish date due Tag: 102522
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    - Cannot overload resource with two tasks Hi all, I have created task1, task2 to the same resource R with 100% on each task within the same period of time. I would expect the resource to be overloaded with 200% but MS Project force the tasks to be done at separate times. It doesn't matter how I set the task type as Fixed Unit, Duration or Fix Work. MS Project doesn't allow me to change the Start date to start both tasks at the same time. Of course it will work if I reduce the resource R to 50%, but that's not my intention. Can someone explain to me this behavior, or any way to get around it? Thanks a bunch. Regards, Frank Tag: finish date due Tag: 102515
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    - calculate summary start and finish using pert anayst need to automatically set start and finish of summary tasks based on duration and and start of project date. Is PERT Tool valid to use? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102514
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    - changing actual start without it changing baseline I cannot change actual start and end without it changing the baseline. tried-saved baseline many times, unsaved baseline and resaved, removed predecessors too. Any help is appreciated Tag: finish date due Tag: 102513
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    - how do I lock a task id number in ms project? I would like to lock the task id's in my schedule so that they do not renumber themselves every time a task is added. Is there a way to do this? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102512
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    - Creating a filter I am trying to creat a filter that gives me all the tasks that are late to the progress date. I tried using slipping tasks, but didn't give me the report I am looking for. Please Help. Thanks Pooja Tag: finish date due Tag: 102491
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    - customized date field in a filter doesn't work. I've customized a date field as date()+60. It returns the desired date but refreshes only when I manually recalculate (Calculation is set on Automatic). I've put this date into a filter with the following condition: [Start] is less than or equal to [Date10]. What are some of the reasons this filter doesn't work? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102485
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    - What are the shortcut keys to move within a Project Gantt chart? There is a key combination that lets you jump your Gantt view to the right to show where the occurrence of the task bar is. Tag: finish date due Tag: 102482
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    - Graphical Indicator Hi, First off, thanks to everyone for all of the help I've gotten fro everyone. I've got a graphival indicator in my project that uses the followin formula to show green for on track tasks and red for behine schedul tasks: IIf([% Work Complete]<100 And [Start]<now(),"Behind","O Track"). The indicator is working well, but I'd like to add a third condition t the formula that will display a black square for tasks that ar complete. I was thinking I could nest another IIF statement into th formula, but I don't know how to do that. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks, Ron A -- Ron Posted from - http://www.officehelp.i Tag: finish date due Tag: 102479
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    - non-working time & splits Hello, During the last Christmas period my company closed for 1 week. Instead of changing these days to non-wokring days in hte project calendar my colleague just put splits in everybody's tasks. Is it possible to now change these days to 'non-working time' without shifting the tasks (including the splits along by 1 week? Thanks, Ellen Tag: finish date due Tag: 102472
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    - Preparing project schedules and tracking them Hi All, What are the recommended ways of preparing project schedules and tracking them? Thanks, ET Tag: finish date due Tag: 102469
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    - how do you remove a resource from adminstrative project ? we've been using adminstrative projects for some time to collect non-working time. trying to remove a resource from such a project turned out to be a problem: 1. resource can't just "HIDE" it in tasks page in PWA (it will show up again next republishing) 2. trying to remove a resource will remove its actuals (undisered, of course) 3. making resource units in task 0% hasn't worked either (still sees it in tasks page). any ideas ? 10x in advance. Tag: finish date due Tag: 102464
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    - split task without chaging end date Hello, When there is a split task you can use your cursor to draw time worked during the split by dragging your cursor along the timeline where the split occurs. Is there a tool to do the oppsite of this. If you have a solid task and you want to quickly mark time not worked without changing the end date or moving any other splits that may exist later in the timeline? Thanks, Ellen Tag: finish date due Tag: 102461
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    - Missing lines I got an ms project file. There are some lines missing: When I look for the task ID (ctrl +G) and choose 4 it pops up a message box: "Project searched the entire field and did not find a match" 1. How can it be - when deleting rows - the numbers of all the following records are updated? 2. If the row was no deleted - there is no filter, no group and the tasks are sorted by ID - what else can prevent me from seeing those rows. * When I exported the file to excel I found up that the missing rows are a replica of the previous line. I didn't create those files and I need to know whether this is some kind of bug or this is just a stupid joke - to write those tasks and hide one of them. Tag: finish date due Tag: 102460
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    - export actual work to excel Is there a way to export recourse, actual work on a daily basis to excel (time sheet)? I have try to use save as to pivot table, and I get actual work used on project, but not when (date) it was registered -- Regard Rune Larsen Tag: finish date due Tag: 102459
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    - Is .XML to .MPP conversion possible? I successfully converted one .MPP file in to .XML file (I did this coz i wanted to integrate planning data with resourece timesheets). BUT now i want to get .MPP file from the converted .XML file. Is it possible? What can be done? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102447
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    - MS Project displaying cost information by task for each resource MS Office Project Professional 2003 We're looking to show the resource cost for each resource for each level 2 task. For Example Task 2.2 is "Complete PROJECT PROCESS DECISION AND INITIATION SOP" and I'm trying to display each resource used in Task 2.2 and then the cost associated with each of those resources. Will Project 2003 even do this? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102446
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    - Controlling resource availability We have only recently started using Project Server 2003 and have been asked a question by one of our managers. The manager wants to know if it is possible to manage time allocations for resources for other business units. For example: Manager 1 wants to be able to only allow his resource to be limited to 20% availability if Manager 2 wants to allocate that resource to a project. Thereby allowing manager 1 to be able to use the bulk of his resource's time. Is this possible and if so, how can it be done? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102442
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    - Slow in Loading Files When I go to publish/save a file to the server, it is very slow, and I've had to end to operation. The file size is 23MB. Is there anything that I'm doing wrong? PLEASE HELP!!! Tag: finish date due Tag: 102441
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    - Project1 Every time I open Project I get a default Project1. It bugs me and I want to get rid of it. How do I do that? -- Pat Tag: finish date due Tag: 102434
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    - Interruption in Project Plan I have a project that has been interrupted by our customer. This has an unknown duration right now but I would like to reflect in the schedule what the delay will do to our end date. I want to be able to report in our weekly status meetings that project X is now X days behind schedule because we are not currently working on it. What is the best way to be able to do this? I was thinking I should insert a task and then make all of the unfinished tasks successors to it, but then I don't know what to do about already started tasks. Finally how do I reflect that my resources are not working? Thanks for any help, Tag: finish date due Tag: 102433
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    - How do I know if I've got bluetooth on PC Where do look to see if I've got bluetooth on my i year old desktop PC. I have XP Professional.. Tag: finish date due Tag: 102432
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    - resourse - equipment How can I add a Truck per mile as a resource? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102431
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    - Project Standard 2003 on Terminal Services for Windows Server 2003 Is it possible to install Project Standard on a Windows 2003 Terminal Server? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102426
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    - Sharing a tasks cost among several projects We are planning on using Project Server 2003 to track all projects in our enterprise. Occasionally we would have a task that we would like to charge to different projects based on a percentage (not always identical). An example would be development of a new web-control that we would use on three projects. We would like one project to assume 1/2 of the cost of the task and the other two tasks to assume 1/4 of the cost. I know you can share a task across projects, but is there a way to distribute a task's costs? Thanks in advance, Buddy Robbins Tag: finish date due Tag: 102423
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    - Manage Budgets across Projects How would I establish a budget, say 500 hours, that applies across 3 projects in total. Meaning, I'd like to have a graphical indicator in PWA that turns red once the sum of the 3 projects reaches 500 hours. For example, project #1 has 100 hours actual work, project #2 has 150, and project #3 has 250. Is this possible? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102418
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    - Customizing calendar controls I would like work weeks to be displayed on the calendar control used to select dates in any given date field. Does anyone have any tips on how to do this in Project? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102405
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    - BCWS not calculated correctly for copied baselines in Microsoft Project Standard 2003 version, I am having a problem with the BCWS being calculated correctly for a baseline in which I copied from the original baseline. I wrote a macro to copy the baseline and the macro copies all the time-phased baseline data as well as the baseline start, baseline finish, etc. Anyway, when I set the status date to a date well past the baseline finish, I would expect the BCWS to match the BAC for that task, but it doesn't. When I look at the time-phased baseline cost, the expected values are listed for each day from baseline start to baseline finish. I then look at the time-phased data for the BCWS, it is not summed up correctly for each day (generally the second day is not summed correctly). If I click on that day and then arrow to the right, the cell mysteriously calculates correctly. Even more strange is the fact that when I use the arrow keys and move to the last day for that task and then arrow back to that day, the cell has reset to the incorrect value. It is my understanding that the BCWS is calculated by summing the time-phased baseline cost data thru the status date. I know my time-phased baseline cost data is correct (I even dumped it to excel and summed it up) so why won't my BCWS calculate correctly?? Any thoughts? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102400
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    - How do I unlink automatic changes in two views? I created a second view off the same basic table. I made a bunch of column changes and then realized all the changes were made back onto the first view. I don't want that. I tried creating the view from scratch but it still changes the columns on the other two views now. Tag: finish date due Tag: 102396
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    - Comparison Between Project Pro 2003 and using Project Server 2003 Does anyone have a comparison chart that will break down the differences between using Project Pro as a stand alone application compared to using enterprise features w/use of a project server? thanks Tag: finish date due Tag: 102394
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    - Reject Completed Tasks What happens to the task when the assigned resource selects "Reject" task after it has been complete? Does it remove this from their timesheet view? If yes, it is also removed from the Project Schedule and Project Notification process? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102381
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    - Group Summary Bar on Gantt Chart Can I show progress lines on a Group Summary bar in a Gantt Chart? I used an outline code to group my tasks and now I'm trying to roll up the progress to the group summary line. Can this be done? Tag: finish date due Tag: 102380

How do I set Project to show a task and the gantt bar in a different colour
when the finish date is reached but the task is not complete?

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Re: finish date due by JulieS

JulieS
Fri Apr 21 12:05:37 CDT 2006

Hi Nick,

Insert a Flag field into the table (for example: Flag1). Right click on
the column heading and choose Customize Fields from the shortcut menu.
Click the Formula button and enter the following:

IIf[Finish]>[Baseline Finish],1,0)
This will change the Flag field to "yes" for tasks for tasks that the
finish is greater than the planned finish (baseline finish)

To change the Gantt Bars:
Go to Format > Bar Styles. Insert 1 blank under the Tasks line
New line:
Name: LateTasks
Appearance: whatever you choose
Show for: Flag1
Row: 1
From: Start
To: Finish

As far as showing the text for the "late tasks" in a different font or
font color, you could manually change the [Marked] field to "yes" and
then use Format > Text Styles to change the format of Marked tasks.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie

"Nick" <Nick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CB00E2C7-8975-4CC8-9AE6-1D99E63C73C5@microsoft.com...
> How do I set Project to show a task and the gantt bar in a different
> colour
> when the finish date is reached but the task is not complete?

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