JulieS
Tue Mar 11 16:09:34 CDT 2008
Hello Tacoma,
I'm glad you found the source of the problem -- renaming through the OS
does not change the summary task information. Thanks for the update and
feedback.
Julie
"Tacoma PM" <TacomaPM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B2A2FF43-DEC8-4122-8832-12356DF9C1A4@microsoft.com...
> Hi, Julie and Jack. Thank you for your input. I had noticed a
> misspelling
> in a document name and corrected it through rename in properties on My
> Documents. When I opened the master file again, that correction was
> not
> carried forward. I believe MS Project is utilizing the original name
> of the
> file and if it is corrected prior or after linking, the file name
> reverts to
> the original "incorrect" name. I checked in MS Project in Properties
> under
> File and saw that it was still referencing the old name of the file
> even
> though it was displaying with the correct name. That is confusing at
> least,
> when I try to explain it.
>
> I was able to reconstruct, easily at this point, the projects with the
> correct name and rebuilt the master project and everything is working.
> MS
> Project does seem to have a few quirks, but once aware of them it is
> easy to
> plan around them.
>
> Again, thank you for your assistance and it did ultimately come back
> to end
> user error. If I had been more careful when I initially named the
> files, I
> wouldn't have had to rename them.
>
> Tacoma PM
>
> "JulieS" wrote:
>
>> Hello Tacoma,
>>
>> Don't be too quick to take credit for odd things in Project -- it is
>> entirely possible it's not you :-)
>>
>> If you open the XX-XXXX.mpp file and show the project summary task
>> (Tools>Options, View tab) does it show the full file name in line
>> zero?
>> I recall there were some oddities about the Project summary task name
>> not reflecting the file name if there was a change to the file name.
>> My
>> *guess* is that your are using a file (named XXXX.mpp) and doing a
>> Save
>> As and renaming the file (XX-XXXX.mpp).
>>
>> Does changing the summary task name (line zero) then saving help?
>>
>> I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.
>>
>> Julie
>> Project MVP
>>
>> Visit
http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional
>> information
>> about Microsoft Project
>>
>> "Tacoma PM" <TacomaPM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1038DEB1-8E1C-452A-BF1D-396271D64FFE@microsoft.com...
>> > The file name is XX - XXXX.mpp. The first 2 letters of the file is
>> > dropped
>> > from the name of the project when it is inserted into the master
>> > project. So
>> > it is displayed as XXXX rather than XX - XXXX. Thanks for your
>> > assistance.
>> > I know it is probably an end user error!!
>> >
>> > "JulieS" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Tacoma PM,
>> >>
>> >> Can you give us a bit more information -- the letters are being
>> >> dropped
>> >> from the name of the subproject where? The file name? The
>> >> inserted
>> >> project summary task? Predecessors? Successors?
>> >>
>> >> Julie
>> >>
>> >> "Tacoma PM" <Tacoma PM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:48756B58-2B8C-4677-AE99-D9EA9D070448@microsoft.com...
>> >> > When linking subprojects into the master project, the first
>> >> > letters
>> >> > which
>> >> > identfy the district where the project is located is being
>> >> > dropped
>> >> > from the
>> >> > name of the subproject. How do I correct this?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>