Microsoft KB Archive/103876

Project Hangs When Resource Units Set to Greater Than Zero

PSS ID Number: Q103876 Article last modified on 11-16-1994

3.00 3.00a

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOM =

In Microsoft Project for Windows, if the Resource Form is formatted for cost, and you set resource units to greater than zero on fixed duration tasks, the program will hang.

= RESOLUTION =

To avoid this problem, do either of the following:

  Change the resource assignments on the Resource Form when it is formatted for Schedule or Work. -or-   Change the resource assignments from the Task Form, Resource Sheet, Gantt Chart, or Edit form. 

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Project for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.0a. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Enter a task, T1, with a duration of 2d.
 * 2) From the Edit menu, choose Form. On the Form, select the Fixed check box. Choose OK.
 * 3) From the Edit menu, choose Form. In the Resources field, enter “R1[0]” (without the quotation marks). Choose OK.
 * 4) From the View menu, select Task Entry. Choose the bottom pane (function key F6). From the View menu, choose Resource Form.
 * 5) From the Format menu, choose Cost.
 * 6) Change the unit value for resource R1 to one. Choose OK.

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= Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00a =

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