Entered Assignment Work May Revert to Original Work Units
  
PSS ID Number: Q140169
Article last modified on 12-05-1995
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Project for Windows, versions 1.0, 3.0, 3.0a, 4.0, 4.1
 - Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, versions 1.1, 3.0, 4.0
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SUMMARY
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When you enter a value and work units (minutes, hours, days, or weeks)
in the assignment Work field in a Task Form or Resource Form, if the
entered work represents the same number of minutes as the original
entry, it reverts to the original value and work units.
 
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To reset the default work, use the following steps:
 
1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
 
2. Click the Schedule tab, and select the work units from the Show Work In
   list.
 
The Work field in Task and Resource tables always displays work using the
default work units. If you enter work with different work units, it reverts
to the default work units, converting the value to the equivalent amount of
work based on the default work units.
 
The assignment Work field in a Task Form or Resource Form also uses the
default work units when assignments are created without entering work;
however, if work with different work units is entered, it will keep the new
work and work units, provided the new work represents a different number of
minutes than the original work.
 
To change the assignment work units in a Task Form or Resource Form while
keeping the equivalent number of minutes the same, do the following:
 
1. Enter an assignment work value and new work units that
   is not equivalent to the same number of minutes as the original
   work.
 
2. Enter the assignment work again using the new work units and
   a value that is equivalent to the original work.
 
For example, suppose that the work for an assignment is displayed as
60m in the Task Form. To get it to appear as 1h, first enter 2h (or
anything not equivalent to 60m) and click OK, and then enter 1h and
click OK.
 
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