Microsoft KB Archive/68374

Multiple Links to a Shared Resource Pool

PSS ID Number: Q68374 Article last modified on 03-16-1995

1.00 3.00 3.00a | 1.10 3.00

WINDOWS | MACINTOSH

= SUMMARY =

If a file shares resources from a pool, it is possible for the pool to have multiple links to the file that shares the resources.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) From the View menu, choose Resource Sheet.
 * 2) Enter a resource and assign a standard rate of $10.00 per hour.
 * 3) From the File menu, choose Save and name the file POOL.MPP.
 * 4) From the File menu, choose New. Enter a task in the new file.
 * 5) From the File menu, choose Resources; use Resources from POOL.MPP.
 * 6) Save the file as TEST.MPP and TEST.MPX.
 * 7) Close TEST.MPP and POOL.MPP and save all changes.
 * 8) From the File menu, choose Open and select TEST.MPX.
 * 9) From the View menu, choose Resource Sheet.
 * 10) Change the resource’s Standard Rate to $100.00 per hour.
 * 11) From the File menu, select Save As and name it TEST.MPP.
 * 12) When prompted to overwrite the existing file, choose Yes.
 * 13) Open POOL.MPP and TEST.MPP.
 * 14) Activate TEST.MPP.
 * 15) From the File menu, choose Resources. Use Resources From POOL.MPP.
 * 16) Activate POOL.MPP.
 * 17) From the File menu, choose Links.

Note that the box contains two links with identical paths to TEST.MPP. Multiple links have occurred without any type of alert. If the first instance of TEST.MPP is selected, an alert will appear stating “FILE NAMED TEST.MPP IS ALREADY OPEN.” If the second instance of TEST.MPP is selected, the current TEST.MPP is activated with no alert message.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in a later version of Microsoft Project.

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= Additional reference words: 1.0 1.00 1.1 1.10 3.0 3.00 =

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