Article ID: 137547
Article Last Modified on 11/13/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.0 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q137547
SYMPTOMS
When you print a resource view or report that uses time-scaled data (that is, Resource Usage, Crosstab report, and so on), the report may contain information that does not correspond with the time frame of your assigned resources within a consolidated project.
CAUSE
When you consolidate projects and you choose the Combine Resource Pools command, a new common resource pool file may be created. As a new file, the resource pool's start date is set equal to the current date on your computer; when you print a report, by default, the job goes from the earliest through the latest project dates.
For example, if the current date is 12/31/95, and you're consolidating two projects whose start and finish dates are 1/1/95 and you choose to combine resource pools, then the new resource pool's start date gets set to 12/31/95. Therefore, when the resource usage view is printed, by default, Microsoft Project prints the information for the days between 1/1/95 and 12/31/95.
RESOLUTION
To prevent unnecessary resource information from being printed when a resource pool is used in a project consolidation, do the following:
- On the Window menu, click New Window and click the file that represents your resource pool file; the name may be similar to "Pool1.mpp." click OK.
- On the File menu, click Summary Info (Project Info in version 4.1).
- Change the Start date to be the earliest date of any of your consolidated projects. click OK.
Keywords: kbprint KB137547
