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PRJ: Actual Cost Not Reset When % Complete Reset

Article ID: 113541

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2003

Microsoft Project 3.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Project 3.0a
Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
Microsoft Project 4.1a
Microsoft Project 3.0 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q113541

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project, when you reset a task's percent complete to zero, and a fixed-cost resource has been assigned to that task, the resource's actual cost for that task is not reset to zero .

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

In a new project, enter a task, Task1, with duration 10d.
Assign two resources, R1 and R2, to Task1.
Change the units for resource R1 to 0 units, and enter a of fixed cost of $100 for the resource.
In the Percent Complete box for the task, enter 100.

Note that the Actual cost for the task has increased from $0 to $100.
Reset the task's percent complete to zero.

Note that the Actual cost associated with the task is still $100.

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