Q113989 - Resource Work Units Don't Update to Work Default Units

Resource Work Units Don't Update to Work Default Units

Q113989

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
Microsoft Project for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0a, 4.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project, when you assign a resource to a task, and you then change the default work units, the resource Overtime Work and Actual Work fields are not updated to the new units in the Task Form when you change the resource work.

WORKAROUND

To view all the resource work values with the same units, do either of the following:

Change the default work units back to the units that were used when you entered the task.

-or-

View your resource work values using the Resource Sheet view, and apply the Work table. This behavior does not occur on the Resource sheet.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

In Microsoft Project, you can change the default work units for your project by selecting the units from the Show Work In list on the Schedule tab of the Options dialog box.

In Microsoft Project version 3.0, you can make this change by setting the Default Work Units value to the desired units in the Preferences dialog box. Note that in Microsoft Project version 3.0, this behavior only occurs with the Overtime Work field.

For more information about units that are not updated when you change the default work units, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

defaults and units and duration

Steps to Reproduce Behavior Microsoft Project 4.0

In a new project, choose Options from the Tools menu. Select the Schedule tab, and from the Show Work In list, select Days. Choose OK.

Enter a task, T1, with a duration of 1d. Select T1.

From the Standard toolbar, choose the Resource Assignment button. In the Name column, type Res1 and press ENTER. Choose the Assign button.

From the Window menu, choose Split. Select the view in the lower pane. From the Format menu, choose Details, and then choose Resource Work.

From the Tools menu, choose Options. Select the Schedule tab, and from the Show Work In list, select Hours. Choose OK.

In the Task form, in the Percent Complete box for T1, type 25. In the Work column for Res1, type 16, and choose OK.

The Overtime Work and Actual Work values are still in units of days while Work, Baseline Work, and Remaining Work values are in units of hours.

Additional query words: 3.00a

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Issue type : kbbug
Technology : kbProjectSearch kbProject98Search kbProject98 kbProject300 kbProject300a kbProject400