Microsoft KB Archive/179790

= PRJ98: Entering a Cost for a Resource Assignment Results in Zero =

Article ID: 179790

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q179790



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project 98, when you enter a cost for a resource assignment, it may revert back to zero.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

 The task you are assigning the cost to has a resource assigned at zero units, or the resource has zero work for the task.

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 The option for Actual Costs are Always Calculated by Microsoft Project is turned off.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use the method appropriate for your situation:


 * If you have not assigned any actual costs to the project, turn on the Actual Costs are Always Calculated by Microsoft Project option, assign the Cost, and then turn off the Actual Costs are Always Calculated by Microsoft Project option. (To set the Actual Costs are Always Calculated by Microsoft Project option, click Options on the Tools menu, and then click the Calculation tab.)

NOTE: If you turn the Actual Costs are Always Calculated by Microsoft Project option back on, all actual costs are lost.


 * If you have assigned actual costs to the project, you must assign the cost to the task as an Actual Cost when the task is completed.



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, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

185102 PRJ98: How to Obtain and Install MS Project 98 SR-1

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB179790

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