Microsoft KB Archive/84538

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Project Err Msg: Late Date, before Scheduled Date

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Q84538

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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
In Microsoft Project, when lead time is used on elapsed duration tasks that are linked in a finish-to-start relationship, the following error message appears:

Late date before scheduled date...

WORKAROUND
If the task duration is changed to 2d, the error message doesn't appear.

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) Create two tasks with durations of 2ed.
 * 2) In the Predecessor field of Task 2, enter 1fs-1d.

Result: &quot;Late Date, before Scheduled Date&quot; message appears.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 4.00

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Issue type : kbbug

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