Microsoft KB Archive/113509

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Task No Longer Split Changing Actual or Remaining Duration

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Q113509

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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 you split a task, and you then set the task to 100% complete by changing the Actual Duration or the Remaining Duration fields, the task is no longer split and the Actual Finish date is calculated as if the task was never split.

WORKAROUND
To avoid this behavior when you complete a split task, set the task to 100% Complete by using the Percent Complete field.

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

MORE INFORMATION
The Resume No Earlier Than task field is a field that you can enter the date after which a task is scheduled to resume. In Microsoft Project version 4.0, if you have the Split In-Progress Tasks check box selected on the Schedule tab of the Options dialog box, the remaining work for the task is rescheduled for the date you enter in the Resume No Earlier Than task field. In Microsoft Project version 3.0, you can set this behavior by choosing Preferences from the Options menu, and setting the Auto Split Tasks option to YES.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior in Microsoft Project 4.0

 * 1) In a new project, enter a task, T1, with a 2d duration.
 * 2) Select the Duration column, and choose Insert Column from the Insert menu. From the Field Name list, select Resume No Earlier Than, and choose OK.
 * 3) Select the task T1, and choose Task Information from the Insert menu. Select the General tab, and in the Percent Complete box, type 50 and choose OK.
 * 4) In the Resume No Earlier Than column for T1, enter the date of one week later than today's date.
 * 5) From the Tools menu, choose Tracking, and then choose Update Tasks. In the Remaining Duration box, type 0 and choose OK.

The task T1 is no longer split, and the Actual Finish date is calculated as if the task was never split.