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From: Coachy on 11 Jan 2010 12:11
I get the following message whenever I open MS Project 2006
(11.3.2007.1529.15) SP3...

no calculations can be performed now

The dates won't change when I add dependencies to the tasks. It says I have
a circular reference issue but can't determine which tasks. I manually
removed the links from a handful of tasks but there seems to be no end. I
always get the message each time I open the file. How can I save the file
and get back to the way it was working?
From: JulieS on 11 Jan 2010 12:31
Hi Coachy,

Unless you have a backup copy of the project from before you started
linking tasks, it's likely you're going to have to stick with removing
the links. Best look for links involving summary tasks as those are
usually the culprit. If you view the predecessor and successor field,
look for links on "bold" tasks to see if that speeds things along.

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


On 1/11/2010 12:11 PM, Coachy wrote:
> I get the following message whenever I open MS Project 2006
> (11.3.2007.1529.15) SP3...
>
> no calculations can be performed now
>
> The dates won't change when I add dependencies to the tasks. It says I have
> a circular reference issue but can't determine which tasks. I manually
> removed the links from a handful of tasks but there seems to be no end. I
> always get the message each time I open the file. How can I save the file
> and get back to the way it was working?
>
From: John on 11 Jan 2010 14:55
In article <ecu7qPukKHA.2468(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>,
JulieS <JulieS(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Hi Coachy,
>
> Unless you have a backup copy of the project from before you started
> linking tasks, it's likely you're going to have to stick with removing
> the links. Best look for links involving summary tasks as those are
> usually the culprit. If you view the predecessor and successor field,
> look for links on "bold" tasks to see if that speeds things along.
>
> I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.
>
> Julie
> Project MVP
Julie,
The first thing I always do with a user's file is to apply the built-in
"summary tasks" filter. Then I look at the Predecessor and Successor
fields.

John
>
> Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional
> information about Microsoft Project
>
>
> On 1/11/2010 12:11 PM, Coachy wrote:
> > I get the following message whenever I open MS Project 2006
> > (11.3.2007.1529.15) SP3...
> >
> > no calculations can be performed now
> >
> > The dates won't change when I add dependencies to the tasks. It says I have
> > a circular reference issue but can't determine which tasks. I manually
> > removed the links from a handful of tasks but there seems to be no end. I
> > always get the message each time I open the file. How can I save the file
> > and get back to the way it was working?
> >
From: JulieS on 11 Jan 2010 15:47
On 1/11/2010 2:55 PM, John wrote:
> <snip>
> Julie,
> The first thing I always do with a user's file is to apply the built-in
> "summary tasks" filter. Then I look at the Predecessor and Successor
> fields.
>
> John
>
<snip>

{sheepishly}Thanks, John. Nothing like using the existing filter.
Thank goodness you're watching me :-)

Julie
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