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I have a project schedule that has a series of tasks; all tasks are set as
Fixed Duration from April 3, 06 to March 30, 07 (FY). The amount of work may
vary across resources, but i want the work scheduled to fall between these
dates.
This schedule is used for Operations Support activities within IT.
I've scheduled resources to the tasks and everything seems ok.
However, if i go in an change a resources calendar and mark off nonworking
time for such things as vacation, the fixed duration tasks extend themselves
and i receive a message (see below).
I've tried to use 'Must Finish On' constraint dates but that did not seem to
work.
I've tried to assign a calendar to the task, such as Standard, and select
the option to "Ignore the Resource Calendar" and that seems to keep the
duration in tact.
1st: Is assigning the task a calendar and choosing "Ignore Resource
Calendars" the only way to ensure the task remains within a Fixed Duration?
2nd: I thought that the following situation held true, with past experience
on Project Server 2003: If i assigned a person to a task and then afterwards
changed the Nonworking time for that resource, that the schedule would not be
impacted? Did this change with SP2A??
3rd: Any suggestions on how to make Fixed Duration 'stick' even after the
Resource Calendar is updated with NonWorking Time? I'm trying to minimize the
amount of work a project owner needs to do if a Resource manager updates
someone's nonworking time.
thx.
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Error Message Received:
The action you made has created a situation in which the resource can no
longer complete their assigned work in the time that was scheduled for the
fixed duration task. For example, you may have a 1-day fixed duration task
starting on October 17, 2003 with one resource assigned and later you set the
same day as non-working for the resource. To complete the 8 hours of work
assigned to the task, the finish date of the task (and therefore the
duration) change to accommodate the resource's updated schedule.
In this example, Microsoft Office Project 2003 gives precedence to the work
assigned and tries to preserve those hours. If you still want to fix the
task's duration at the original value, you need to do one of two things.
1. Reduce the work on the resource assignment so it can be scheduled during
the original task duration period. In some cases, this may mean setting the
assignment's work to a lesser amount or to zero.
2. Move the task to a date when the resource can accomplish the work. Once
the task is moved, you can set the duration back to the original value.
3. More information about this error message online.
Fixed Duration from April 3, 06 to March 30, 07 (FY). The amount of work may
vary across resources, but i want the work scheduled to fall between these
dates.
This schedule is used for Operations Support activities within IT.
I've scheduled resources to the tasks and everything seems ok.
However, if i go in an change a resources calendar and mark off nonworking
time for such things as vacation, the fixed duration tasks extend themselves
and i receive a message (see below).
I've tried to use 'Must Finish On' constraint dates but that did not seem to
work.
I've tried to assign a calendar to the task, such as Standard, and select
the option to "Ignore the Resource Calendar" and that seems to keep the
duration in tact.
1st: Is assigning the task a calendar and choosing "Ignore Resource
Calendars" the only way to ensure the task remains within a Fixed Duration?
2nd: I thought that the following situation held true, with past experience
on Project Server 2003: If i assigned a person to a task and then afterwards
changed the Nonworking time for that resource, that the schedule would not be
impacted? Did this change with SP2A??
3rd: Any suggestions on how to make Fixed Duration 'stick' even after the
Resource Calendar is updated with NonWorking Time? I'm trying to minimize the
amount of work a project owner needs to do if a Resource manager updates
someone's nonworking time.
thx.
=============================================
Error Message Received:
The action you made has created a situation in which the resource can no
longer complete their assigned work in the time that was scheduled for the
fixed duration task. For example, you may have a 1-day fixed duration task
starting on October 17, 2003 with one resource assigned and later you set the
same day as non-working for the resource. To complete the 8 hours of work
assigned to the task, the finish date of the task (and therefore the
duration) change to accommodate the resource's updated schedule.
In this example, Microsoft Office Project 2003 gives precedence to the work
assigned and tries to preserve those hours. If you still want to fix the
task's duration at the original value, you need to do one of two things.
1. Reduce the work on the resource assignment so it can be scheduled during
the original task duration period. In some cases, this may mean setting the
assignment's work to a lesser amount or to zero.
2. Move the task to a date when the resource can accomplish the work. Once
the task is moved, you can set the duration back to the original value.
3. More information about this error message online.