Microsoft KB Archive/96041

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PRJ: Resource Allocated Outside Task Dates

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Q96041

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The information in this article applies to:


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

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SYMPTOMS
Under certain conditions, Microsoft Project will cause a resource to become overallocated and allocated outside task dates without displaying an error message. This misallocation occurs when you add additional work to a resource that is already assigned to a partially complete task with a Must Finish On (MFO) constraint.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Enter a task &quot;T1&quot;.
 * 2) From the Edit menu, choose Form. Change the constraint to MFO. In the Resources field, type R1 and choose the OK button.
 * 3) From the Edit menu, choose Form. Set the % Complete on T1 to 10%. Choose the OK button.
 * 4) From the View menu, choose Task Entry. Press the F6 key to select the lower pane.
 * 5) From the Format menu, choose Resource Work. Change the resource work from 8h to 16h and choose the OK button.
 * 6) From the View menu, choose Resource Usage.
 * 7) From the Format menu, choose Work.

Note that the resource work has been allocated outside the scheduled dates for the task. If you look at the resource's schedule, however, it is the same as the task (which is why Microsoft Project does not generate an error message).

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbusage

Issue type : kbbug

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