Microsoft KB Archive/137546

Fill Down Places Constraint on Task

PSS ID Number: Q137546 Article last modified on 10-24-1995

4.10

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

When you use the Fill Down command to create a task, the new task may receive a constraint other then As Soon As Possible (ASAP).

= CAUSE =

This behavior occurs if you have selected the start or finish field as a part of the fill down process. The constraint that is created is dependent on the order of these two fields in your table. For example, if the Finish field is after the Start field and both fields are selected, the constraint will be Finish No Earlier Than (FNET) since the finish date is entered after the Start date. If the order of the fields is reversed, Finish then Start, the constraint will be Start No Earlier Than (SNET).

= WORKAROUND =

To use the Fill Down command, without incurring a constraint, remove the Start and Finish columns from the table or don’t select these columns. This will allow an ASAP constraint.

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= Additional reference words: 4.10 =

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