Wayne
Fri May 16 13:44:02 CDT 2008
"JulieS" wrote:
> Hi Wayne,
>
> In order to see if tasks are slipping you need to make sure you update
> your project and then move any incomplete work forward in time. Add
> progress details (Actual Start, Actual Finish, Actual Work, Remaining
> Work etc) and then use the Update Project command in Tools > Tracking
> Update Project, with the option "Reschedule uncompleted tasks to start
> after".
>
> That will move the remaining work and duration forward to the date you
> specify and the slipping task report should now make much more sense.
>
> Thanks for the kind comments as well. I appreciate it :-)
>
> 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
>
> "Wayne" <Wayne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EE161A8F-3C1B-49D2-AF60-F58D6FD884B4@microsoft.com...
> > Julie,
> > OK I ran a baseline and my current dates (so far) are the same as my
> > basline
> > dates however the date when I print out the report to show slipping
> > tasks is
> > way past the completion date of some tasks. I thought the report
> > would go
> > look at the date I print and teh date on the ask and show all those
> > tasks as
> > slipping.
> >
> > So, I would like all these tasks that are not completed by the date
> > I print
> > the report or somehow specify, to show as slipping tasks. What am I
> > doing
> > wrong?
> >
> > Thanks soo much I have read alot of your replies and you are very
> > helpful!
> > Wayne
> >
> > "JulieS" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Susan" <Susan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:4DF2A616-7CBA-4788-8DE1-595E884A6F31@microsoft.com...
> >> > Need assistance on how to generate a report that shows what tasks
> >> > have
> >> > not
> >> > yet been completed by the end date specified.
> >>
> >> Hello Susan,
> >>
> >> Have you looked at the "Slipping Tasks" report in the Current
> >> Activity
> >> category? It is a task report which shows task that have a finish
> >> date
> >> later than the baseline finish date.
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
Julie,
Yeah it works, thanks for teaching me something new again .
Have a great weekend,
Wayne