Microsoft KB Archive/84918

{|
 * width="100%"|

PRJ: Specifying Task as Subproject Doesn't Update Resource

 * }

Q84918

-

The information in this article applies to:


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

-

SUMMARY
In Microsoft Project, if a task driven by a resource is later specified to be a Subproject task, then the assigned resource will not recalculate its work to reflect the Subproject duration.

Example

 * 1) Enter a task &quot;t1&quot; in Project1, and assign a resource &quot;r1.&quot; By default, the duration is 1d and the work is 8h.
 * 2) Create a new project, Project2. Enter a task &quot;t2&quot; with duration 2d.
 * 3) In Project1, specify t1 as a Subproject task using Project2.

The duration of t1 is 2d, but the work for r1 is still 8h, not 16h as expected from duration. If you manually change the work to 16h, it will correctly follow any further changes in the duration of the Subproject.

Any resources assigned to a task after it has been specified as a Subproject task will be assigned the correct default work.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbusage

Issue type : kbinfo

Technology :