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From: mdoster on 27 Apr 2010 11:25
Thanks for the help, Julie. Frankly, I'm a bit addled by this software. I
did have my tasks set as fixed units and the durations would change. So I
set all my resouces to 0% and "Proposed", as we are not truly tracking hours.
I just want to see that the tasks are assigned to them. My duratiions would
still change. So I set the tasks to be "fixed duration."

As for training, wouldn't that be lovely and make lots of sense? No such
luck. I can't afford it personally and my company won't pay for it. I
appreciate the tip about those tutorials...

Thanks again!

"JulieS" wrote:

> Melinda,
>
> I think you are making this a bit more difficult than it needs
> be. There is no reason why you should adjust for vacations
> manually. Project cannot possibly keep the same dates with
> resources who have non-working time and you should allow Project
> to schedule around the non-working time.
>
> Set your tasks to Fixed Units. When you assign resources to
> tasks duration will not change, however the dates may change if
> the resource assigned to the task has non-working time during the
> scheduled dates for the task. You can watch your dates as you
> assign and decide to replace the resource with another resource
> who may have more working days in their schedule. Duration is
> always measured in working time -- if you assign a resource with
> a different working time (non-working), the duration value will
> stay the same.
>
> Also, why are you constraining the first task? It should start
> on the start date of the Project which you should set in Project
> > Project Information.
>
> I realize you are trying to get up and running quickly, but
> getting some training would likely pay off in spades with you
> better able to work with Project versus against it. If you do
> not have time for a two to three day training class, consider
> reading through Mike Glen's excellent series of free tutorials.
> You can find Mike tutorials at:
>
> http://project.mvps.org/mike%27s_tutorials.htm
>
> 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 4/21/2010 5:24 PM, mdoster wrote:
> > It appears you were correct. I deleted all the Non-Working (Vacation time) i
> > had scheduled for all the resources. Now no durations are shifting.....
> > guess I'll have to manually adjust for vacations... What fun! (MS Project
> > does not impress me.)
> >
> > Thanks so much for your speedy assistance! I appreciate it!
> >
> >
> >
> > "C" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Melinda,
> >>
> >> I have entered in the scenario you describe below. It must be the non
> >> working (vacation days) you have entered for your resources. I set the start
> >> date for task 1 and entered a non working day during the task time span and
> >> indeed the task duration increased. Look at the tasks that are adding
> >> duration and see if there is non working time set for these tasks.
> >>
> >> Also go to help and search on task types. Select the about task types to
> >> see how Project makes its calculations.
> >>
> >> "mdoster" wrote:
> >>
> >>> Ok... it's me again - brand new user...
> >>>
> >>> I need to list resources (sometimes multiple) for each task, but ONLY show
> >>> it shows up on a report for each person. We do not assign or track
> >>> real/actaul hours. So here's what I've done to try to simplify...
> >>> Task #1: Tasks/Advanced Tab: "Must Start On" with a start date (this is
> >>> the only constraint I've set in the project); Fixed Duration; Effort Driven
> >>> unchecked
> >>> All other tasks have the same settings except no constraint date and default
> >>> to "As Soon as Possible."
> >>>
> >>> Each Resource: Booking type - Proposed; Type - Work; Change Working Time -
> >>> I've added in their vacation days; $0 per hour
> >>>
> >>> So my project is set up so that I set the start date and manually keep
> >>> adjusting it until I hit the finish date I need. It was working fine until
> >>> I added the resources and now it will change the duration on a couple of task
> >>> when I set the start date on Task #1.
> >>>
> >>> I'm so frustrated... isn't there a way to 1) truly lock down the duration
> >>> and 2) list resources without it trying to list any scheduled/actual
> >>> time/hours? This should be so simple. Sigh...
> >>>
> >>> Melinda
> >>>
> >>> As
> .
>
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