Microsoft KB Archive/179918

= PRJ98: Error or Delay in Project with Cross-Project Links =

Article ID: 179918

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q179918



SYMPTOMS
When Microsoft Project recalculates a project that contains cross-project links, you may receive the following error message:

The start of task  of " " is before the project starts.

NOTE: You may also see this error message if there is an unexpected delay between the linked tasks, and you press F9 twice.



CAUSE
This error message occurs when tasks are linked between two projects (cross project links) and the link/relationship causes the successor task to start before the project start date of the linked project that contains the task.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the method appropriate for your situation:


 * If you want the project to begin on this date, change the project start date of the inserted project that contains the successor task to match the finish date of the predecessor.


 * If you entered a constraint that results in a task start date earlier than the project start date, change either the constraint or the project start date.

NOTE: This assumes a task relationship of Finish to Start (FS).



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

Additional query words: cross project

Keywords: kbbug kberrmsg kbpending KB179918

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