Can't Paste Link Percent Work Complete to a Task with No Work |
Q103024
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Project for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0a, 4.0
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Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, version 3.0
SYMPTOMS
When you link the % Work Complete to a task with no hours of work,
Microsoft Project ignores the linked value. The same behavior occurs
if you try to manually enter a value into the % Work Complete field on
a task that has no work. NOTE: Linking the % Work Complete field from
one task to another may cause an infinite recalculation to occur.
WORKAROUND
To get the correct % Work Complete to appear for the task, from the
source task, link the Work and the Actual work fields instead of the % Work Complete field.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce Behavior
In Microsoft Project version 4.0
- From the View menu, choose More Views. From the
Views list, select Task Entry, and choose Apply.
Enter two tasks, T1 and T2, with a duration of 1d for each.
- Select task T2 and choose the Resource Assignment button from
the Standard toolbar.
- In the Name column, type Bob, and press
ENTER. Choose the Assign button.
- In the Gantt Chart view, select task T2. From the
Insert menu, choose Task Information. Select the
General tab, and in the Percent Complete box, type
100. Choose OK.
- From the View menu, choose Table, and then choose
Work. Select the % W. Comp. field for task T2.
- From the Edit menu, choose Copy and select the % W.
Comp. field for task T1. From the Edit menu, choose
Paste Special. Select the Paste Link option, and choose
OK.
The % Work Complete for task T1 is not updated to 100% as expected but displays 0. It will not be updated until there is a value greater than
0 displayed in the work field for the task.
In Microsoft Project version 3.0
- From the View menu, choose Task Entry. Enter two tasks,
T1 and T2, with a duration of 1d for each.
- Select task T2 and choose Assignment from the Edit
menu.
- In the Resource Assignment dialog box, type
Bob, and choose Add, then choose
OK to add the resource. Choose OK to exit the
Resource Edit form.
- In the Gantt Chart view, select task T2. From the Edit
menu, choose Form. In the Task Edit form, type
100 in the % Complete Box and choose
OK.
- From the Table Menu, choose Work. Select the % W.
Comp. field for task T2.
- From the Edit menu, choose Copy and select the % W.
Comp. field for task T1. From the Edit menu, choose
Paste Link.
The % Work Complete for task T1 is not updated to 100% as expected but
displays 0. It will not be updated until there is a value greater than 0 displayed in the work field for the task.
Additional query words:
3.00a