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From: mlv on 27 Oct 2009 18:40 I have the opposite issue where default settings for calculating the schedule not working. I have a task that is fixed Work, but somehow the scheduled finish date is not adjusting properly according to my default Standard Calendar. However when I assign a resource, the finish date schedules correctly. I'm using Project 2007. Can someone please help me figure this one out? Regards mlv -- mlv ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mlv's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/149337.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/microsoft-project/964976.htm http://forums.techarena.in
From: Jan De Messemaeker on 28 Oct 2009 11:46 Hi, As long as you haven't assigned (a) resource(s) to the task, there is no relationship whatsoever between Work and Duration; and it is Duration that schedules the task's finish vs its start. -- Jan De Messemaeker Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional +32 495 300 620 For availability check: http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf "mlv" <mlv.40qn7b(a)DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:mlv.40qn7b(a)DoNotSpam.com... > > I have the opposite issue where default settings for calculating the > schedule not working. I have a task that is fixed Work, but somehow the > scheduled finish date is not adjusting properly according to my default > Standard Calendar. > However when I assign a resource, the finish date schedules correctly. > I'm using Project 2007. > > Can someone please help me figure this one out? > Regards > mlv > > > -- > mlv > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > mlv's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/149337.htm > View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/microsoft-project/964976.htm > > http://forums.techarena.in >
From: mlv on 28 Oct 2009 19:48 Hi Jan, Thanks for your feedback. So even if I have the task as Fixed Work, it will not adjust the Schedule finish date based on the default working calendar set in your project options. According to MS link http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project/HA102130271033.aspx Scroll down to question: What are the default settings for calculating the schedule? Project calculates the duration of tasks based on the definitions of the duration units on the Calendar tab of the Options dialog box (Tools menu). Just like a normal monthly calendar, the year begins in January and each week begins on Sunday or Monday. By default, when Project calculates duration units, one day equals 8 hours, one week equals 40 hours, and one month equals 20 working days. If you enter start and finish dates for tasks and don't enter start and finish times, Project uses 8:00 A.M. as the default start time and 5:00 P.M. as the default end time. With this information, I expected the Finish date to adjust according to the work hours entered for the task? Or am I misinterpreting this? Thank you mlv (Mollie) -- mlv ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mlv's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/149337.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/microsoft-project/964976.htm http://forums.techarena.in
From: JulieS on 31 Oct 2009 12:21 Hello Mollie, What you are missing is that in Project, unless resources are assigned to the task, there is no relationship between the work field and the duration field. If you create a new task and enter duration then insert the Work field, you note the work field is zero. Change the work field to *any* value, duration will not adjust. Change the duration value, work will not adjust. **Only** when resources are assigned, does the relationship between work and duration become meaningful through the formula: Work = Duration * Resource assignment units 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 "mlv" <mlv.40sknb(a)DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:mlv.40sknb(a)DoNotSpam.com... > > Hi Jan, > Thanks for your feedback. > So even if I have the task as Fixed Work, it will not adjust the > Schedule finish date based on the default working calendar set in > your > project options. > According to MS link > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project/HA102130271033.aspx > > Scroll down to question: What are the default settings for > calculating > the schedule? > > Project calculates the duration of tasks based on the definitions > of > the duration units on the Calendar tab of the Options dialog box > (Tools > menu). Just like a normal monthly calendar, the year begins in > January > and each week begins on Sunday or Monday. By default, when Project > calculates duration units, one day equals 8 hours, one week equals > 40 > hours, and one month equals 20 working days. If you enter start > and > finish dates for tasks and don't enter start and finish times, > Project > uses 8:00 A.M. as the default start time and 5:00 P.M. as the > default > end time. > > > With this information, I expected the Finish date to adjust > according > to the work hours entered for the task? Or am I misinterpreting > this? > > Thank you > mlv (Mollie) > > > -- > mlv > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > mlv's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/149337.htm > View this thread: > http://forums.techarena.in/microsoft-project/964976.htm > > http://forums.techarena.in >
From: mlv on 2 Nov 2009 11:29 Hello Julie, Thank you for the clarification. I'm actually in the IT department and our project manager has reported this issue and is claiming that the calculation is not correct within Project. So I was doing some research and this is when I stumbled upon this site. I found it very useful and informative. It also seems that you and others like you are very knowledgeable and reliable as far as being a Project expert source through reading the posts and various threads concerning user of Project. I will pass on the information you provided to our project manager and thank you for your feedback. It's just great to have a forum like this one to get ideas and clarifications on various applications, especially Project which is very new to me. Best Regards Mollie -- mlv ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mlv's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/149337.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/microsoft-project/964976.htm http://forums.techarena.in
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