Microsoft KB Archive/176291

= PRJ: Task with Finish-Finish Predecessor Scheduled Incorrectly =

Article ID: 176291

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q176291



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project, when you assign a predecessor to a task that will force that task to start before the project start date, the task will incorrectly start on the project start date instead of before the Project start date. You will not receive any error message informing you that the link will not be honored.

The behavior occurs only if the link is a finish-to-finish link. Start-to- start, finish-to-start, and start-to-finish links will move the task before the project start date and give you the following error message:

The start of task (number, name) in (project name) is before the project starts.



WORKAROUND
To avoid this behavior, change the project start date. To do so, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Project menu, click Project Information.
 * 2) In the Start Date box, type the date of the earliest task in the project.

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If you want the task to start before the project start date, you can substitute a start-to-start, start-to-finish, or finish-to-start link in place of the finish-to-finish link. These links will move the task before the project start date.



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

Additional query words: prj2000

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB176291

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