Article ID: 186199
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q186199
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project 98, when you send a Team Update workgroup message to notify a resource that he or she has been removed from a task, you may receive the following error message:
NOTE: On the Tools menu, point to Workgroup, and then click TeamUpdate to send a team update message.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs when a task assignment is assigned to a new resource by dragging the assignment from one resource to a second resource in the Resource Assignment view.
WORKAROUND
To correct this problem, install Microsoft Project 98 for Windows Service Release 1 (SR-1).
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.
Method 1: Manually Notify the Resource
When you remove a resource from a task by dragging the assignment from one resource to another, manually notify the resource of the change.
Method 2: Use the Assign Resource Dialog Box
Use a different method of reassigning the assignment to a new resource. For example, use the Assign Resource dialog box to replace a resource. To do this, follow these steps:
- On the Tools menu, point to Resources, and then click Assign Resources.
- Click to select the resource you want to replace, and then click Replace.
- Click to select a different resource, and then click OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem was corrected in Microsoft Project 98 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR-1).
For additional information about obtaining and installing SR-1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
185102 PRJ98: How to Obtain and Install MS Project 98 SR-1
Additional query words: Workgroup TeamAssign TeamUpdate The project doesn t contain any tasks that need to be updated
Keywords: kbbug kberrmsg kbfix kbinterop KB186199
