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From: Sumit on 26 Nov 2009 06:42 Hi... I have tasks with task type as fixed duration. While importing data for assignments for that task I notice that the DURATION gets AUTOMATICALLY changed in 2 cases:- 1) When I am importing actual effort for assignment or 2) When I import actual start date for that assignment( assignment doesn't have actual finish date as of now). I am not able to find the logic why MSP is doing that. Any help or insight into the behavior is really appreciated!! Thanks a lot in advance!!! -- --Sumit
From: JulieS on 26 Nov 2009 07:44 Hello Sumit, You may see duration getting changed if you moved the task (Actual Start) into a period of time where the resource assigned had non-working time. You also don't note how you are importing the actual work (effort). If you are importing actual timephased work, the duration will alter to correspond to the spread of the actual work you are importing. It's tough to tell the specifics of "why" without further information. 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 "Sumit" <Sumit(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9BB0D95C-AD65-42AB-B08C-FD08FAD9AE3C(a)microsoft.com... > Hi... > > I have tasks with task type as fixed duration. > > While importing data for assignments for that task I notice that > the > DURATION gets AUTOMATICALLY changed in 2 cases:- > > 1) When I am importing actual effort for assignment > or > 2) When I import actual start date for that assignment( assignment > doesn't > have actual finish date as of now). > > I am not able to find the logic why MSP is doing that. > > Any help or insight into the behavior is really appreciated!! > > Thanks a lot in advance!!! > > -- > --Sumit
From: Trevor Rabey on 26 Nov 2009 20:22 What do you mean by "actual effort"? Do you mean Work in Hours (as in "man-hours")? When you say "actual start date for that assignment", do you mean Actual Start of the Task? -- Trevor Rabey 0407213955 61 8 92727485 PERFECT PROJECT PLANNING www.perfectproject.com.au "Sumit" <Sumit(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B88BA274-E9C3-4736-9EA9-261A392DD63A(a)microsoft.com... > Hi... > > I have tasks with task type as fixed duration. > > While importing data for assignments for that task I notice that the > DURATION gets AUTOMATICALLY changed in 2 cases:- > > 1) When I am importing actual effort for assignment > or > 2) When I import actual start date for that assignment( assignment doesn't > have actual finish date as of now). > > I am not able to find the logic why MSP is doing that. > > Any help or insight into the behavior is really appreciated!! > > Thanks a lot in advance!!! > > -- > --Sumit
From: Jan De Messemaeker on 27 Nov 2009 02:18 Hi, When a task is 100% complete it seems to lose its property of fixed duration and automatically revert to Fixed Units: modifying Actual Work changes duration, not units. Pity. -- Jan De Messemaeker Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional +32 495 300 620 For availability check: http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf "Trevor Rabey" <trevorATperfectproject.com.au> wrote in message news:TrWdnVmthKGbrpLWnZ2dnUVZ8gsAAAAA(a)westnet.com.au... > What do you mean by "actual effort"? > Do you mean Work in Hours (as in "man-hours")? > > When you say "actual start date for that assignment", do you mean Actual > Start of the Task? > -- > Trevor Rabey > 0407213955 > 61 8 92727485 > PERFECT PROJECT PLANNING > www.perfectproject.com.au > > "Sumit" <Sumit(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:B88BA274-E9C3-4736-9EA9-261A392DD63A(a)microsoft.com... >> Hi... >> >> I have tasks with task type as fixed duration. >> >> While importing data for assignments for that task I notice that the >> DURATION gets AUTOMATICALLY changed in 2 cases:- >> >> 1) When I am importing actual effort for assignment >> or >> 2) When I import actual start date for that assignment( assignment >> doesn't >> have actual finish date as of now). >> >> I am not able to find the logic why MSP is doing that. >> >> Any help or insight into the behavior is really appreciated!! >> >> Thanks a lot in advance!!! >> >> -- >> --Sumit > >
From: Sumit on 27 Nov 2009 03:31
Yes, By actual effort I mean Work in Hours By actual start date for that assignment i do not mean actual dates for task. I meant actual dates of Resources that are assigned to a particular tasks. Any insight why MSP is changing duration automatically would be really helpful. -- --Sumit "Trevor Rabey" wrote: > What do you mean by "actual effort"? > Do you mean Work in Hours (as in "man-hours")? > > When you say "actual start date for that assignment", do you mean Actual > Start of the Task? > -- > Trevor Rabey > 0407213955 > 61 8 92727485 > PERFECT PROJECT PLANNING > www.perfectproject.com.au > > "Sumit" <Sumit(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:B88BA274-E9C3-4736-9EA9-261A392DD63A(a)microsoft.com... > > Hi... > > > > I have tasks with task type as fixed duration. > > > > While importing data for assignments for that task I notice that the > > DURATION gets AUTOMATICALLY changed in 2 cases:- > > > > 1) When I am importing actual effort for assignment > > or > > 2) When I import actual start date for that assignment( assignment doesn't > > have actual finish date as of now). > > > > I am not able to find the logic why MSP is doing that. > > > > Any help or insight into the behavior is really appreciated!! > > > > Thanks a lot in advance!!! > > > > -- > > --Sumit > > > . > |