Microsoft KB Archive/114659

Tasks May Be Sorted in Reverse Order in Resource Form

PSS ID Number: Q114659 Article last modified on 11-16-1994

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WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

When you connect to a resource pool, if resources are already assigned to tasks in a project, the tasks for this project will be sorted in reverse order in the Resource Form in a pool/share file.

This behavior is also very noticeable when you use the Combine Resource Pool feature when you consolidate projects.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior in Microsoft Project 4.0 for Windows

 * 1) Enter 3 Tasks T1, T2, and T3 with a 1 day duration.
 * 2) From the File menu, choose Save, and save the project as PROJECT1.MPP.
 * 3) Assign the same resource to each of the tasks.
 * 4) From the View menu, choose More Views. Select Resource Form, and then choose the Apply Button. Note that in the Resource Form, the tasks are listed in order T1, T2, and T3.
 * 5) From the File menu, choose New.
 * 6) From the File menu, choose Save and save the project as PROJECT2.MPP.
 * 7) From the Window menu, choose PROJECT1.MPP.
 * 8) From the Tools menu, choose Multiple Projects/Share Resources.
 * 9) In the Share Resources dialog box, choose Use Resource option, and select PROJECT2.MPP from drop-down list. Choose OK.

Note that the Tasks in the Resource Form are now in reverse order.

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