PRJ98: Periodic Resource Report Shows Incorrect Tasks

ID: q184613

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project 98, when you print or print preview a resource report that has the Period set to anything other than Entire Project, tasks may be listed during incorrect periods and may also be incorrectly repeated.

NOTE: The period specifies the time units of the intervals for which Microsoft Project prints information.


CAUSE

This behavior occurs when a resource report is set to show any period other than the entire project.


WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, select Entire Project as the Period. To set this option, follow these steps:

  1. On the View menu, click Reports.


  2. Click Custom, then click Select.


  3. Select the resource report you want to print.


  4. Click Edit.


  5. On the Definition tab, in the Period list, click Entire Project.


  6. Click OK.



STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed above.

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:

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

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

Last Reviewed: July 14, 1999