Elapsed tasks Filter still shows Summary tasks when none are elaps

[Steve Scott]

This is a continuation of a post earlier this week but I still need to get to
the root of the problem.

I have a template with a custom filter in it which looks for elapsed tasks.
If I force the pre-built tasks in it to be elapsed then the custom filter
works fine ie it shows the elapsed tasks and the associated summary tasks.
If I then update the entire project to reschedule everything into the future
and then run the elapsed task filter then it doesn't display any tasks (which
is correct) but it displays their summary tasks!! How is this possible?

If I copy over the filter into a new file and using test tasks repeat the
process I do not get this problem - so what could be possibly wrong with my
original template. The odd behaviour is consistant so this is not a
corruption issue. I am not prepared just to update the filter to exclude
summary tasks because whilst it addresses the problem it doesn't explain it.

My filter is:-

% Complete does not equal 100%
and finish is less than [Today] * Today is a custom field = Date()

or
Start is less than or equal to [Today]
and Actual Start equals NA


Show Related summary tasks is unchecked - so I am also at a loss to know why
any summary tasks are being displayed at all.

Please can anyone help?

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

What exactly are elapsed tasks?

 

[Steve Scott]

Hi eg a task that should have started or finished. ie tasks in the past.

My filter is:-

% Complete does not equal 100%
and finish is less than [Today] * Today is a custom field = Date()

or
Start is less than or equal to [Today]
and Actual Start equals NA


Show Related summary tasks is unchecked

Hi,

What exactly are elapsed tasks?

--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project MVP
http://users.online.be/prom-ade

This is a continuation of a post earlier this week but I still need to get
to
the root of the problem.

I have a template with a custom filter in it which looks for elapsed
tasks.
If I force the pre-built tasks in it to be elapsed then the custom filter
works fine ie it shows the elapsed tasks and the associated summary tasks.
If I then update the entire project to reschedule everything into the
future
and then run the elapsed task filter then it doesn't display any tasks
(which
is correct) but it displays their summary tasks!! How is this possible?

If I copy over the filter into a new file and using test tasks repeat the
process I do not get this problem - so what could be possibly wrong with
my
original template. The odd behaviour is consistant so this is not a
corruption issue. I am not prepared just to update the filter to
exclude
summary tasks because whilst it addresses the problem it doesn't explain
it.

My filter is:-

% Complete does not equal 100%
and finish is less than [Today] * Today is a custom field = Date()

or
Start is less than or equal to [Today]
and Actual Start equals NA


Show Related summary tasks is unchecked - so I am also at a loss to know
why
any summary tasks are being displayed at all.

Please can anyone help?

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

Some (maybe most) summary tasks probably answer the conditions of the filter
so they are shown in their own right
Add a blank line then Summary equals No.
HTH

--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project MVP
http://users.online.be/prom-ade

Hi eg a task that should have started or finished. ie tasks in the past.

My filter is:-

% Complete does not equal 100%
and finish is less than [Today] * Today is a custom field = Date()

or
Start is less than or equal to [Today]
and Actual Start equals NA


Show Related summary tasks is unchecked

Hi,

What exactly are elapsed tasks?

--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project MVP
http://users.online.be/prom-ade

This is a continuation of a post earlier this week but I still need to
get
to
the root of the problem.

I have a template with a custom filter in it which looks for elapsed
tasks.
If I force the pre-built tasks in it to be elapsed then the custom
filter
works fine ie it shows the elapsed tasks and the associated summary
tasks.
If I then update the entire project to reschedule everything into the
future
and then run the elapsed task filter then it doesn't display any tasks
(which
is correct) but it displays their summary tasks!! How is this possible?

If I copy over the filter into a new file and using test tasks repeat
the
process I do not get this problem - so what could be possibly wrong
with
my
original template. The odd behaviour is consistant so this is not a
corruption issue. I am not prepared just to update the filter to
exclude
summary tasks because whilst it addresses the problem it doesn't
explain
it.

My filter is:-

% Complete does not equal 100%
and finish is less than [Today] * Today is a custom field = Date()

or
Start is less than or equal to [Today]
and Actual Start equals NA


Show Related summary tasks is unchecked - so I am also at a loss to
know
why
any summary tasks are being displayed at all.

Please can anyone help?