Microsoft KB Archive/176301

= PRJ: Changing Task Type Reschedules Elapsed Duration =

Article ID: 176301

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q176301



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project, when you change the Task Type to Fixed Units or Fixed Work and the duration for the Task was entered in elapsed days, the duration will change.



CAUSE
NOTE: A one-day elapsed duration task "1ed" represents 24 hours and ignores working and non-working time in a calendar. A one-day duration task "1d" represents 8 hours using the default working day and is scheduled based on working and non-working time in a calendar.

Changing the Task Type for a task with an elapsed duration to Fixed Units or Fixed Work changes the duration from elapsed to a working duration type.

For example, when you enter an elapsed duration for a task of "1ed", and you change the Task Type as described above, the 24 hours of duration is scheduled as 3 days.



WORKAROUND
After changing the Task Type, re-enter the correct duration in elapsed days.



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

Additional query words: prj2000

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB176301

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