Microsoft KB Archive/161648

= TMGR: Task Properties Best Fit Scheduling Fields Have all "?" =

Article ID: 161648

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Team Manager 1.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q161648



SYMPTOMS
On the General tab of the Task Properties dialog box, there are question marks for each of the Best Fit Scheduling fields: Start Date, Finish Date, Percent Complete, Unassigned Work, and Overloaded Work.



CAUSE
When changes are made in the Task Properties dialog box that might affect the scheduling of the task, the Best Fit Scheduling fields are set to question marks until the dialog box is closed to force a recalculation. Because recalculation does not occur until the dialog box closes, the question marks make it clear that the Best Fit Scheduling fields do not contain current information.

After recalculating, the Best Fit Scheduling fields remain question marks only if the Total Work is zero. In this case, question marks are used to indicate that there is no work to schedule, although other factors, such as Start constraints and predecessors, are still used to determine the start of the task.



RESOLUTION
Close the Task Properties dialog box and then reopen it to force it to recalculate.

If there are still question marks for the Best Fit Scheduling entries, then the task Total Work is zero. In that case, the only way to get rid of the question marks for the Best Fit Scheduling fields is to set the Total Work to a nonzero value and then to close and reopen the Task Properties dialog box so it recalculates.

If you really intend for a task to have zero Total Work, then there is no way to get rid of the question marks in the Best Fit Scheduling fields. However, each of the Best Fit Scheduling fields can be inserted into a task sheet view, such as Task Organizer, where it will be blank or contain something other than a question mark.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
To display the Task Properties dialog box for a task, select the task and on the Edit menu click Task Properties (or using the right mouse button, click the task, and then click Task properties on the shortcut menu.)

Any changes made to a task on the Task Properties General, Scheduling, or Tracking tab, other than editing its name or associated goals, will cause the Best Fit Scheduling fields to display question marks. Closing and reopening the Task Properties dialog box removes the question marks unless the task has zero Total Work.

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