PRJ98:Updated %Complete & BCWP All in First Period of Task Usage

• Microsoft Project 98 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project 98, when you update percent complete for a task, all percent complete values and BCWP values may appear in the first time period of the Task Usage view.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when all of the following conditions are true:

• The option "Updating task status updates resource status" is cleared.



• One or more resources are assigned to the task.



• A resource assigned to the task has a Standard Rate greater than zero.



• A baseline has been saved for the project.



• Status date for the project is later than the finish date of the task.



• You enter a non-timescaled percent complete for a task.

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.



2. In the Options dialog box, click the Calculation tab.



3. Click to clear the Updating task status updates resource status check box. Click OK.

RESOLUTION

To correct this behavior, install Microsoft Project 98 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR-1).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Project 98 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR-1).


For additional information about obtaining and installing SR-1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q185102 PRJ98: How to Obtain and Install MS Project 98 SR-1

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbdta projwin 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: July 12, 1999