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    - linked tasks to be finished before another task Hi, I have a series of linked tasks, say 101 to 105 with 1 day durations, and I want to set the dependancies such that the last one finishes 2 days before a separate milestone task, task 106. How do I do it so that task 1 automatically starts on the correct day, i.e. 7 days before 106. I don't want to set 101 to start specifically 7 days before 106 as I want to be able to change the durations for 101 to 105 and have the dates corrected automatically. Many thanks, Colin Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135499
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    - Bloated / Slow global.mpt It takes far too long for my projects to open - approx 30 seconds. It takes the same amount of time regardless of whether the project file is brand new or old and large. I decided to pull an old version of my global.mpt from sourcesafe and all the project files open quickly. Figuring it was some sloppy code in the bad global, I piece-by-piece removed all forms and code but the project files still took 30 seconds and I noticed the size of the global didn't change. My thought now is that the response time is due to global.mpt bloat. The bad version is 1.8k and the good version is 1.5k. I'd love to gain some insights into this situation and the remedy. Thanks Mike Kleiman Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135495
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    - Rolling up small plans and dependencies into one big plan Hi, I wonder if someone has an answer to a query I have. I have a group of managers each managing their own piece of work and each producing a project plan. I aim to create one overall plan by importing each plan in to it. Now as the each managers work evolves so will the plan and it will be updated and controlled through version numbers e.g. V1, V2 and so on. My idea is to take each plan and rename it â??plan 1 sourceâ??, â??plan 2 sourceâ?? etc. then import them into my big plan. So when later versions come along with new activities or new dates, when I rename them, my big plan will pick up the new information automatically. I have tested this and it seems to work ok. Now I also want to link dependencies between the individual plans which I can do and which get picked up by the big plan. But the problem is that when the new plans come in to me from the individual managers, the dependencies wonâ??t be there so when I rename the plan, from Vx to â??plan 1 sourceâ?? for example, I will lose that information. Is there a way of retaining the dependencies information in the big plan so it gets fed back to the individual plans? Many thanks Frank Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135494
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    - how do I roll up resource needs under a summary task I have built a detailed schedule down to WBS level 4, however, my cost analyst only want to see the resource needs to level 2. There must be a way to roll up or sum up resources to a higher WBS level and export that to excel. Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135492
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    - Removing a resource from a task? Hi, I'm fairly (really) new to MS Project, and am using the "by guess and by gosh" method of figuring things out when colleagues can't seem to help. I've run into a problem/question that my colleagues don't seem to think is fixable, so I wanted to post it here. First a short overview of what I do with MS Project - I use MS Project as a glorified time sheet at the moment. We have line projects with tasks that last all year, have no time limit, etc. Everyone is just thrown under all the tasks they do, so they can fill in how much time they spend on each task. My problem is, some colleagues are complaining that their task sheet (in EPM for a web environment) is too full, with old or incorrect projects and tasks still visible. These are often old projects that can be closed, but occasionally there are tasks from current projects that the project manager thought these colleagues might do. It turns out that they don't, so they don't want to see them anymore. I know they can do "hide", but I was trying to come up with a way to clean it up and have them removed from the task altogether. It doesn't seem possible. Everywhere I look, I see ways to add people, but no way to say, "oops, that was a mistake, I need to remove them". Does anyone have a suggestion? Thank you in advance. Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135491
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    - How can I backup my project in sourcesafe Is there any integration between Microsoft Project and Microsoft Sourcesafe? I'd like some way to back up my Microsoft Project in Sourcesafe with the ability for multiple users to edit the Project. Is it possible to break the Project into multiple files so that multiple developers can edit different sections? Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135485
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    - Forward Progress Lines I have a Progress Line added to my Gantt View but for one summary bar it is skewed forward ahead into teh future why might this be? Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135480
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    - Link Lines Had do i chaneg the colour of links from one task to another? Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135478
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    - Value Lists - Multi-value checkboxes I know in Project Server, I can set a value list to have checkboxes so that a user can tick one or more values...does Project 2003 Standard have this functionality? Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135477
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    - MSP 2003 can't export to excel Hello NG, I can't export anything from project. It just work export to access. It doesn't work to excel, excel pivot or website. The Error Message ist - undifined error. So what could I do that the export is working. Thank you Matthias Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135472
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    - View Summary Task in-line with Subtasks I'm trying to generate a particular view of my project plan. Here's the scenario: I have a project with the following structure... Task Subtask Activity When I sort or group the information in the plan, I want the Subtask and Task name to be visible on the same line as the Activity. For example, I'd like to be able to populate one of the Text fields with "Task, Subtask". This would enable me to maintain a reference to the WBS while looking at an Activity in isolation. Is there a way to do this? Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135470
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    - Baseline 1 I baselined my schedule and we were working right along until a change in approach means a replan. I only need to replan certain tasks. What is the easiest way to rebaseline the schedule? Thank you, Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135465
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    - keep track of task duration changes I use MS Project 2007 I have a 3 months project plan, many of the tasks will have their duration changed from time to time. At end of the project, how can I tell which tasks have had their duration changed? thanks in advance Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135464
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    - How can I calculate and show Multiple Time Zones for tasks My project team members are located across multiple major time zones (US Pacific, US Eastern, Europe, Asia, India...). How can I calculate and show the times that each task will occur in each of these zones? Is there a way to customize a field, add a column and auto calculate say +3hrs, +8hrs etc onto the PST time so that team members in each of these Geo's can see local times and we can monitor/schedule tasks accordingly. Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135463
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    - Linking tasks Suppose that I have 3 tasks: task 1, task 2 and task 3 that all can start after task 0 is completed. They can be done in parallel. but same resources are working on all 3 tasks. each task by itself has let's say 8 hr works and let's assume 1 day duration. Now task 4 can start after these 3 tasks are completed. How should I define predecessors? i tried to define predecessors of task 1,2,3 as task 0 and predecessor of task for as tasks 1,2,3. But the start and finish date of all 3 tasks stayed the same. They all started and finished in the same day. But I have the same resources working on alll 3 tasks. so in reality they can not start and finish on the same date. The only thing that works fine is to let them start one after the other; but it doesn't look like a nice approach. Please advice. Thanks! Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135460
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    - Reporting with SQL Reporting Services Hello. We are looking to create reports using SQL Reporting Services. We want to report similar tasks in different project files cumulatively. We have SQL Reporting Services, and according to our IT person, one of the first steps is to create queries in SQL that will query the tables to get the information we need to go into the reporting module. However, this has been a very hard process. Mainly because: 1 - We have about 33 different project files 2 - The data in the "actual work" fields in the tables are recorded as some kind of seconds that we are unsure of (i.e. 1 hour shows in the database as 160000 or some other number like that). Are we starting this process the wrong way? What is the correct way to get this ball rolling? Thanks! Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135459
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    - Viewing Task Notes Hi, Is there a way using MS Project 2003 to view the notes related to a specific task in another area of the screen? What I would like to do is to move to a using the keyboard task and be able to quickly read the notes associated with that task without having to open the notes. Thank you, Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135453
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    - Project Server 2003 with Office 2007 Just replaced a computer with new desktop with Office 2007. Cannot update PWA timesheets without OWC11 web component to interface with Project Pro 2003. When installing web component, message states need license for office 2003 product: Excel, Access or FrontPage. Any warning or 'cannot be done' from installing Excel 2003 on the same computer that already has Excel 2007? -- Matt in Flower Mound Texas Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135451
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    - Dead time in a large project Hi all. I am in desperate need for help!! I have a MS Project file that has over 3000 activities. It is built in such a way that all tasks that have no predecessor start at the beginning of the project, so MS Project can level them later. There are no resources allocated on tasks for more than the maximum allowed in the resource sheet, so this is not the cause of the delays. The project was created by inserting the WBS and activities first, then dependencies, then work and resources. Tasks are all Fixed Work, so that the duration can be determined by MS Project. Basically, the question I am asked to answer is "When is this project going to finish?" An example of the problem I am getting is that Suzanne, Robert & Steve are assigned 85% on a task. They maximum is 95% and they are also assigned at 10% on another task that goes from project start to its very end (concurrent to the task on which they are assigned 85%). After the levelling, the task on which they are assigned is suddenly broken (split) and then there is a 3 month delay. I thought it was due to the fact that one of them was assigned on another task, thus delaying other resources, but it is not the case apparently. They are all halted for 3 months. Of course, I checked all dependencies and calendars. So, these are also not the source of the problem. 1. How can I unsplit all tasks all at once? Don't want to do thousands of tasks manually... 2. Why am I getting this kind of delay (3 month in the example)? 3. I still have sometimes residual data of the levelling. MS Project and Alzeimer seems to have things in common. How do you COMPLETELY delete levelling data, so that you start from a fresh set of data, as entered initially. BTW, I am clearing the levelling every time and deleting the colomn (audit delay). Thanks, Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135442
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    - Display first and last initials Can someone guide me on how to display the resources first and last initials? It looks like the default is first initial only and I need to display both in the resource sheet view. Thanks Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135439
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    - Publishing Tasks with Unwanted Email Notifications Hi, I would like to publish tasks in Project Professional 2007 that were approved in Project Web Access 2007 without sending an email notification to the assigned resources every time. Currently, a resouce will receive an email notifying him/her of a published task every time my fellow Project Manager or I publish a task. We receive several task updates a day for multiple projects and want to ensure we approve and apply these updates to the plan as soon as possible. The Manage Alerts and Reminders function in PWA makes no mention of configuring alerts resulting from published tasks. Any insight/comments would be greatly appreciated! Thank you, Proj_Admin Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135438
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    - Avoiding double updates in Project We have 2 versions of the same project. One downsized for submission to the prime of our contract. Currently, I am responsible for making dual updates on both of the of the project schedules. My question? Can I link the two project filesâ?¦so that if I make a change to one date the other automatically updates. Is there any better/easier way to do this? We are not using the Project server, we are using stand along MS Project application. Thanks! OD Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135433
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    - Time calculations When i input a new task the start date gives it a star time, therefor showing a task may take 8.2 days, How do I eradicate this Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135430
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    - Trying to understand how the numbers add up in Resource Usage view Hello, I am relatively new to Project and am trying to understand how the numbers add up in the Resource Usage View. I have read several posts on how resources can appear overallocated at the day level when it does not seem that they should be (because they are overallocated at the hour or minute level). To fully understand, I changed the timescale for the view to be days/hours/minutes. My confusion is due to the fact that I see most minutes with work of .02h. Sometimes they appear as overallocated and sometimes they do not. In addition, the row that contains the totals per minute for a given resource never seems to go above .02h, even if there is more than one task below it assigned .02h for that one minute. I think I understand that the .02 is approximatley 1/60, but am confused about why it is sometimes overallocated and sometimes the sheet itself does not seem to add up. Thanks for any light that can be shed on this! Bob Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135429
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    - microsoft works spreadsheet i use a microsoft works spreadsheet for accounting purposes and new to this. I need the width of the spreadsheet to print on one page how do i do this please Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135427
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    - Project Professional 2007 Connectivity I am trying to connect to Project Server 2007 from my client machine using Project Professional 2007 SP1. I get an error:- Project Server could not be contacted. If you retry & still unable to connect, try the following:- Check your network connection Check the url of the project server Use internet explorer & make sure you can connect to Project Web Access Contact Sys Admin I can use Internet explorer & use Project Web Access but cant connect from the client computer using project professional 2007 client Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135426
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    - Retain Enterprise Custom Fields while saving MPP 2007 to MPP 2003 As per our one of the requirements, we are trying to save the MPP 2007 file to MPP 2003 through UI, Save As option. While saving to 2003, all Enterprise Custom Fields are going off. These Enterprise Custom Fields are created through Project Server 2007. Any help would be appreciated... Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135425
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    - Actual work not getting displayed Hi All, I am using EPM 2003 in my organization. I am analyzing the resource information in the portfolio analyser. I am building a report with resource name, project name and actual work reported by the resource. Although the resource has keyed in the actual work, it is showing 0 in the Portfolio report. The cube has been built successfully. Any help? Regards Sneha Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135423
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    - Project 2007 I installed the Project 2007 and the installation was not a problem. However, when running the program, the Project begins to make the initial settings, then gives an error saying: "Not enough memory to complete the operation. To release the memory available, close programs, projects or windows that not using and try again." My machine has 2GB and 250GB of HD, runs Vista Home Premium and other applications of Office 2007. Only the Project to not work. Setting a size larger for virtual memory but the problem continued. Someone knows what it takes to make it work? I found some things about it on the internet, but nothing worked. Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135422
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    - Resource Usage Report I am using MS Project 2003 and have a need for a Resource Usage Report which is to be generated from a Resource Pool where I roll up the tasks each resource is assigned to into each resource then instead of the hours per period showing in cells in the report I get a horizontal bar graph showing the overall duration for each resource. The resulting chart should look like a simplified Gantt Chart showing each resource's allocation as a bar. Oh, we want to see all resources on a page and not one at a time. We want to use this simplified report to just show when a resource is working on a project and when they will be available for their next assignment. Some of our staff prefer this to seeing the number of hours which is the default. Of course, the next thing we will want after we can get this report is which projects they are working on. I have inserted a column in the Resource Usage view of the Resource Pool file that shows the path and name of the project files that use the pool so maybe there is a way to also show the project number either to the right of each bar or in the bar. Whew! I hope you guys can help me. Thanks. Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135417
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    - Default Start Time I have created a new calendar and change the working times to 07:30-16:30. I have allocated this as the project calendar and assigned to to the Gantt chart. I have also set the default start time and end time to reflect these times. Then why is it the the Gantt chart shows tasks begining at 8am and when calculating work in only calculates 7.5 hours? Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135411
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    - Budget Resource vs. Baseline Cost I am just starting to configure MS Project 2007 and have a few questions. What is the difference between a budget resource and the baseline cost? What is the advantage of using the budget resource if you are entering baseline costs? What type of tasks do you assign fixed costs to? For example, rent. It is a monthly recurring cost that is not dependent on task usage or schedule. Should I create a seperate set of monthly tasks in order to incurr the cost of rent in our project? I appreciate any suggestions. Thanks. Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135410
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    - Editing a view Someone in my organisation created a view, let's say "Marks view". All I need to do is add a column (Enterprise text field) into this view and save, so the edited view is always available for any project going forward. I appreciate that the view will point to a table, so it's probably the table I need to edit. Thanks! Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135408
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    - Project 2007 server and CRM Just wondering if I can load Project Server 2007 on the same server that our CRM 4.0 resides? It is a new server with quad core processor and 4 GB of ram. We have a individual SQL 2005 server so that is not an issue. I would like to use the Web access for Project, but CRM is using port 80 already, is it possible to have both, has anyone done this? -- David ION Solutions Inc. www.ionbsp.com Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135401
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    - RecurringDates How do I set a recurring meeting date (occurs the first and third Thursday of each month)? Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135398
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    - Resource graph customization I would like to be able to visualize the tasks represented by each allocation bar in the resource graph view, while still in that view. I currently have to toggle back and forth between the resource graph view and full gantt, which is cumbersome. Any help would be great. Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135387
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    - Resource Graphs In the resource graph view, I would like to be able to see the specific tasks which each of the bars represent. Is there a way to do this without toggling back and forth between the resource graph view and the gantt? Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135386
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    - Scheduling by skillset I would like to build my schedule by assigning skillsets to tasks (rather than resources). But, I also need to report actuals by resource name. I assume there is some coding I could use when I'm setting up my resource sheet? Thanks for the help! Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135379
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    - Please help me on a formula Hi, what I am trying to do is to add aformula that will caculate finish date vs. current date and will alert me somehow if finish date is 2 weeks from now. 1. Can i, by a formula, ask to calculate this only for if the task name begin with the word "receive"? 2. I added the formula: IIf([Finish]=[Current Date]+16,"1","0") and received "0". I tried to change the number to [current date] + 12 or 13 etc. and still got only "0". When I changed the "+" to ">" I received some "1"s (1 means that finish date in in 2 weeks = 10 days or 12?) but I would like to have this alert only if it is exactly 2 weeks.... Can you help me? Thanks, Hanni Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135378
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    - Decimal Values in column of type variant Using VBA code , is there a way I can accept decimal values in a column of type variant (% Complete column)? I need to accept decimal values in this column. Thanks! Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135376
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    - how to access the properties dialog box how to access the properties dialog box Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135372
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    - Is there a possibility to increment predecessors as in excell ? For example to drag down the first two consecutive predecessors or maybe another method. Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135370
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    - Graphical Indicators not working? I am attempting to setup Enterprise Custom Fields in PS 2007, displaying the data with a graphical indicator based on a formula. I'm using the formula from this blog: http://www.pptspaces.com/msprojectreporterblog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=39 I create the custom field easily enough in PWA. After a few reloads of Project Professional, I am able to find the field in the Insert>Column list, and add it to a new project. The fields all calculate without difficulty. The problem occurs when I add it to an existing project. I add the column fine, but for some reason, values only report for some of the rows. Some rows show no data at all - they are entirely blank. Others do. This occurss randomly, both on rows with actuals and those without! Also.... when I publish the project, PWA does not always show the indicator.... Am I doing something wrong? Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135366
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    - 2003 MS Project Professional I am attempting to use shared resources across multiple projects. I get consistent crashes of project when trying to load a project after it has been created and saved with a reference to the shared resource file. Please advise if there are some clues as to what they could be causing this problem. Thanks Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135365
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    - Critical path Hello! I am trying to display critical path that lists tasks and deliverables by dates (the order in which they should occur rather than by phases). I have purchased the WBS Chart Pro but again, it even then, the tasks don't occur in order by dates but are organized by phases. Is there a way I can change that setting? Any advice would be much appreciated! ZR Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135357
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    - Install MS Project 2003 as well MS Project 2007 Can I install Microsoft Project 2007 on the same PC (system) having Microsoft Project 2003 as well? Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135352
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    - same subtasks for multiple tasks Hello, Is there way in project 2007 standard to easily apply 3 or 4 identical subtasks to a few hundred tasks? I know I could type the subtasks once and then cut and paste them to all the tasks I've already entered - is there a better way? thanks for any help Mike Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135347
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    - Obtaining a blank page in word :/ can anyone tell me how to undo..... I have saved a document onto the "New Page" icon. Everytime I click for a fresh Blank Page (under Microsoft word) it comes up with a document I haved previously saved, on it. How do I undo this? At the moment I have to delete the writting already on there. Grrrrrr. Please help -- thanks for the help Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135346
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    - ================= RESEARCH AND PROJECT ====================== ================= RESEARCH AND PROJECT ====================== Here is the information about the science research and projects. and try to get some projets. http://researchandproject.googlepages.com Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135345
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    - ================= RESEARCH AND PROJECT ====================== ================= RESEARCH AND PROJECT ====================== Here is the information about the science research and projects. and try to get some projets. http://researchandproject.googlepages.com Tag: master project changes do not effect sub projects Tag: 135344

I made a master project by inserting 134 small projects. When I change data
on the master project line it will not transfer down to the sub project.. I
can go the other way but it makes several hrs more work to updat the sub
projects.

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Re: master project changes do not effect sub projects by John

John
Wed Mar 19 15:52:07 CDT 2008

In article <3DE44703-E81D-4A77-9953-09222FD30749@microsoft.com>,
big guy temp123 <big guy temp123@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I made a master project by inserting 134 small projects. When I change data
> on the master project line it will not transfer down to the sub project.. I
> can go the other way but it makes several hrs more work to updat the sub
> projects.

big guy,
Did you create a dynamic consolidation (the default) or a static
consolidation? Only the former creates a dynamic link between master and
subprojects. Also, do you have calculation (Tools/Options/Calculation
tab) set for automatic?

FInally, the changes to the subprojects will only be "kept" if you save
when you close the master.

By the way, what version of Project are you using?

John
Project MVP

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