Actual start based on Status Date update of duration vs start date

[Bryan]

I have a task which levels to start on 7/1/06. At my last status update,
given the date 2/21, I set it to 10% complete. I expected the actual start
date to change to 2/21 but it set to 7/1/06. Why is this?

 

[John]

I have a task which levels to start on 7/1/06. At my last status update,
given the date 2/21, I set it to 10% complete. I expected the actual start
date to change to 2/21 but it set to 7/1/06. Why is this?

Bryan,
I guess my first question is, why would you expect the start of a task
to take on the Status Date? Unless the user either manually enters a
different Actual Start date or changes the task Start date (manually,
link, etc.) and enters a non-zero for % Complete, the Actual Start date
will be the Start date.

John
Project MVP

 

[Catfish Hunter]

It sounds like you have a constrant on your start date or logic is holding
the date out. Add a column for Actual Start or add the ICON for Update Task.
You'll need to tell the task when it started and possible revise your logic.

 

[Steve House [Project MVP]]

As John said - when you simply enter a % complete, Project assumes the work
is proceeding as originally scheduled. Granted, you can't do work 10 days
from now without a time machine but Project doesn't actually know what the
current date is.

 

[Bryan]

I expect that to happen since I'm telling it that it's 10% complete 5 months
before it's scheduled to start. Thus the actual start HAD to start before the
start date project is leveling it to. That was my logic anyway.

 

[Hung]

Hi Steve,

Does this change if
- We get into Tools->Option->Calculation and check Enble
* Move end of completed part after status date back to status date, and
then
* And move start of remaining parts...
- And leave Status date to be blank, or set it is today's date
?

With this change, I expect that if Bryan update the task to be 10%
completed, it will bring the remaining back to be from today
Is it correct?