Microsoft KB Archive/103024

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Can't Paste Link Percent Work Complete to a Task with No Work

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Q103024

kbusage

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Project for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0a, 4.0
 * Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, version 3.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you link the % Work Complete to a task with no hours of work, Microsoft Project ignores the linked value. The same behavior occurs if you try to manually enter a value into the % Work Complete field on a task that has no work. NOTE: Linking the % Work Complete field from one task to another may cause an infinite recalculation to occur.

WORKAROUND
To get the correct % Work Complete to appear for the task, from the source task, link the Work and the Actual work fields instead of the % Work Complete field.

In Microsoft Project version 4.0

 * 1) From the View menu, choose More Views. From the Views list, select Task Entry, and choose Apply. Enter two tasks, T1 and T2, with a duration of 1d for each.
 * 2) Select task T2 and choose the Resource Assignment button from the Standard toolbar.
 * 3) In the Name column, type Bob, and press ENTER. Choose the Assign button.
 * 4) In the Gantt Chart view, select task T2. From the Insert menu, choose Task Information. Select the General tab, and in the Percent Complete box, type 100. Choose OK.
 * 5) From the View menu, choose Table, and then choose Work. Select the % W. Comp. field for task T2.
 * 6) From the Edit menu, choose Copy and select the % W. Comp. field for task T1. From the Edit menu, choose Paste Special. Select the Paste Link option, and choose OK.

The % Work Complete for task T1 is not updated to 100% as expected but displays 0. It will not be updated until there is a value greater than 0 displayed in the work field for the task.

In Microsoft Project version 3.0

 * 1) From the View menu, choose Task Entry. Enter two tasks, T1 and T2, with a duration of 1d for each.
 * 2) Select task T2 and choose Assignment from the Edit menu.
 * 3) In the Resource Assignment dialog box, type Bob, and choose Add, then choose OK to add the resource. Choose OK to exit the Resource Edit form.
 * 4) In the Gantt Chart view, select task T2. From the Edit menu, choose Form. In the Task Edit form, type 100 in the % Complete Box and choose OK.
 * 5) From the Table Menu, choose Work. Select the % W. Comp. field for task T2.
 * 6) From the Edit menu, choose Copy and select the % W. Comp. field for task T1. From the Edit menu, choose Paste Link.

The % Work Complete for task T1 is not updated to 100% as expected but displays 0. It will not be updated until there is a value greater than 0 displayed in the work field for the task.

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