Microsoft KB Archive/113723

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PRJ4: Error Changing Units with 100 Resources Assigned

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Q113723

kbusage

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Project for Windows, version 4.0
 * Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, version 4.0

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project, if you assign 100 resources to a task, and you then change the units of a resource assigned to the task using the Resource Assignment dialog box, you receive the following error message:

Too many resources assigned; only the first 100 will be used.

and the units assigned to the task are not changed.

WORKAROUND
If you assign 100 resources to a task, to change the units of any resource assigned to that task, do any of the following:


 * Use the Task Information dialog box
 * Use the Task form
 * Use the Task Details form

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

Steps to Reproduce Behavior in version 4.0

 * 1) In a new project, enter a task, T1.
 * 2) From the View menu, choose Resource Sheet. In the Resource Name column, enter 100 unique resource names.
 * 3) From the View menu, choose Gantt Chart. Select T1. From the Standard toolbar, choose the Resource Assignment button. In the Name column, select all of the resources, and then choose Assign.
 * 4) In the Resource Assignment dialog box, in the Units column for one of the resources, type 48h and press ENTER.

You receive the following error message:

Too many resources assigned; only the first 100 will be used.

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Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbProjectSearch kbProject400Mac kbProjectMacSearch kbProject400