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# PRJ: Resource Cost May Increase When Leveling

Article ID: 113694

Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.1a
- Microsoft Project 1.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 3.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 3.0a
- Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 1.1 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Project 3.0 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q113694

## SYMPTOMS

After you level a project, the total cost of a summary task may increase.

## CAUSE

If a resource has been assigned to a summary task, and if delay was added to the subordinate tasks after leveling, the summary task's duration will be extended. This extended duration will cause the total cost of the summary task to increase.

## WORKAROUND

To ensure that cost is not increased when you level a project, do not assign resources to summary tasks.

## MORE INFORMATION

When you assign a resource to a summary task, the resource should not be working on subordinate tasks for that summary task. Resources assigned to a summary task should represent the person who is in charge of the total duration of all the subordinate tasks for that summary task. When a summary task's duration is extended, the workload of the resource responsible for the summary task also increases.

Additional query words: prj2000 3.00a

Keywords: kbprb kbusage KB113694