Microsoft KB Archive/136876

PRJ41: “Entry Cannot Be Converted” Error with TeamAssign Reply

PSS ID Number: Q136876 Article last modified on 10-03-1995

4.10

WINDOWS

= SUMMARY =

When you reply to a TeamAssign request, if you enter a value in a duration field for the task, you may receive the following error message

The following entry cannot be converted to a date, duration, number, cost, or Yes/No value: n

where  is the value that you entered for the duration.

= MORE INFORMATION =

This error message appears if you enter a value without a unit in a duration field, such as Duration1, in a customized TeamAssign request. For example, if you enter the value “5” without a unit, this error message described above appears when you reply to the request.

This behavior occurs because in Microsoft Project, the person who sends a TeamAssign request has a default duration unit set for the project (Show Duration In value on Schedule tab in Options dialog box). This default unit is automatically applied to duration values that are entered in the project without a unit. However, the resource that you send a TeamAssign request to may have a different default duration unit. By forcing you to add a duration unit when you enter a duration value in a TeamAssign request, there is no confusion over what the default duration unit is for the task.

= WORKAROUNND =

To work around this behavior, include the duration unit when you enter a value in a duration field in a customized TeamAssign request. The following is a list of the accepted duration units:

= REFERENCES =

For more information about working with TeamAssign requests in Microsoft Project, click the Index tab in Microsoft Project Help, type the following text

TeamAssign message

and then double-click the selected text to go to the “Manage My Schedule With Electronic Mail” topic.

KBCategory: kbinterop KBSubcategory: projwin

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