Microsoft KB Archive/871254

= The results that are stored in the timesheet or in the database may be inaccurate when you type fractional time as time-phased data in the Microsoft Project Web Access timesheet =

Article ID: 871254

Article Last Modified on 4/7/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Project Web Access

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SYMPTOMS
When you type fractional time as time-phased data in the Actual Work column or in the Actual Overtime Work column in the Microsoft Project Web Access timesheet, the results that appear in the timesheet and the results that are stored in the database may be inaccurate.

For example, if you type 0.125d in the Actual Work column, 1.04 hours appears in the timesheet instead of 1 hour. The 1.04 value is also stored in the database.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the number that you type is rounded to two digits.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, install the Microsoft Project Server 2002 post-Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix that is dated July 16, 2004. The method for storing work durations has changed from two digits to four digits for time-phased actuals. Actual work and actual overtime work are entered in the right window of the timesheet.

Note Even after you install the hotfix, the numbers still appear as two digit numbers, but are stored, rounded, and used as four digits. For example, if you type 0.125d, you see 0.13d if you are displaying time in days, and you see 1h instead of 1.04h if you are displaying time in hours.

How to obtain the hotfix
This issue is fixed in the Microsoft Project 2002 Hotfix Package July 16, 2004. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

871263 Description of the Microsoft Project Server 2002 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: July 16, 2004

This hotfix only applies to time-phased work that is entered into the right window of the timesheet in the Actual Work column and in the Actual Overtime Work column. Entries that are made in the Remaining Work column and in the Actual Work column on the left pane of the grid in the Microsoft Project Web Access timesheet are still rounded to two digits.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbcalendar kbprojectserver2002sp2fix kbhotfixserver KB871254

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