Microsoft KB Archive/69997

Project: Subprojects Show as Noncritical When Closed

PSS ID Number: Q69997 Article last modified on 03-15-1995

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WINDOWS

= SUMMARY =

Subproject tasks that are part of the critical path may show up as noncritical if the subproject file is not open at the same time as the Master project that contains the link. If the subproject file and the master file are open at the same time, then the critical task will display and calculate correctly.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Start Microsoft Project and enter a one-day task.
 * 2) From the File menu, choose Save As and select PROJECT1.MPP.
 * 3) From the File menu, choose New.
 * 4) Enter three one-day tasks and link them together.
 * 5) Select task number two and define this as a subproject task in the task entry form. Enter PROJECT1.MPP as the subproject filename.
 * 6) Note that all three tasks are critical.
 * 7) Select the Window menu, and choose PROJECT1.MPP.
 * 8) From the File menu, choose Close.

Note that tasks numbers one and two are now noncritical tasks. Task number two is calculated to have slack associated to it. If you open the PROJECT1.MPP file again, tasks one and two will be recalculated to critical tasks.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Project for Windows version 1.00. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Project for Windows version 3.00.

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