Microsoft KB Archive/120705

= PRJ4: Actual Start is Reset to NA =

Article ID: 120705

Article Last Modified on 11/13/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q120705



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project, the task actual start date will be reset to NA when you change the duration on a task that has the following characteristics


 * it has an actual start date
 * it is 0-percent complete
 * it has a new resource assigned to it



CAUSE
In Microsoft Project the actual start of a task is calculated as NA if the % complete is 0 and a new resource is applied to the task.

NOTE: This behavior is different from Microsoft Project 3.0. In Microsoft Project 3.0, when the % Complete and the % Work Complete fields for a task are set to 0, the Actual Start for that task is not cleared.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
The Actual Start date field will be reset to NA under the following conditions:

  When a task has an actual start date and is 0-percent complete, removing actual task work or resource work from a task or resource that has actual work > 0 will cause the Actual Start field to be reset to NA.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
 Display the Work table and insert the Actual Start field. Enter a task and set Actual Start to the current date. Assign a resource to this task.

Actual Start will be reset to NA.

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  When the Actual Work is set to zero on a task with 0 % Complete, the Actual Start field is reset to NA. However, the Start and Finish dates are not recalculated until some future action forces a recalculation.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
 Start Microsoft Project and display the Tracking table.</li> Enter a 1d task and assign a resource to the task.</li> Set the Actual Start date to 1 week later than the current date.</li> From the Window menu, choose Split.</li> Click in the bottom pane. From the Format menu, choose Details, and choose Resource Work.</li> Set the Actual Work equal to 4h in the lower pane and choose OK.</li> Set Actual Work equal to 0h in the lower pane and click OK.</li></ol>

The Actual Start is set to NA but the Start and Finish fields for this task are still one week later.

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</li>  When a task is 0 % Complete, and the % Work Complete for a task is set to 0, the Actual Start will be reset to NA.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
 Start Microsoft Project, and choose the Task Sheet view.</li> Enter a task and assign a resource.</li> Display the Tracking table and add the % Work Complete field to table.</li> Set % Work Complete to 5% (Note this sets an actual start date).</li> Set % Work Complete to 0%</li></ol>

The Actual Start field is reset to NA. </li></ul>

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