Q112782

• Microsoft Project for Windows, versions 1.0, 3.0, 3.0a, 4.0
• Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, versions 1.1, 3.0

SUMMARY

When the Auto Track Resources setting is set to No, and if no actual work has been applied to the resource against the task, Microsoft Project will calculate and return an actual work value equal to the scheduled work for the resource and 100% in the % Work Complete field.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Project calculates this work value based on the assumption that the current scheduled work and cost is correct. When you assign 100% complete to the task, Microsoft Project assumes that no adjustments were necessary; therefore, tracking separately is not required.

The Auto Track Resources option, found in the Preferences dialog box (from the Options menu, choose Preferences) determines whether Microsoft Project automatically calculates work and cost values based on the value entered in the Percent Complete box, or whether it tracks the work and cost values separately.

Setting Auto Track Resources to Yes will allow Microsoft Project to do the calculation automatically, while setting it to No will allow you to enter work values manually. Further information on this setting is found in the Microsoft Project "User's Reference," page 331.

If you enter an actual work value for a resource that is less than the scheduled work, and you then enter 100% for the Percent Complete for the task, Microsoft Project will not change the actual work for the resource. However, if actual work for a resource is zero, or the Percent Work Complete is zero, and you enter 100% in the Percent Complete field for the task, then Microsoft Project will automatically calculate the work and cost values for the resource, making it appear that the Auto Track Resource, set to No, is working incorrectly.

Additional query words: 3.00a % work complete

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