Assignment units change after entering actual work

[Gil]

Hi,
Sometime entering actual work for an assignment, changes the
assignment units in the gantt chart to look like DEVELOPER[300%] or
DEVELOPER[25%] even though the original assignment was the default
100%.
I have found some post about this issue, but with no explanation for
the reasoning or a solution.
I am bothered by this behavior because now, before I can level
resources I need to go through the entire plan, search for this issue
and change it back to the original assignment units.


Any suggestions?
Thanks, Gil

 

[Hisham]

Hi Gil,

This issue happens if you have the tasks set with "effort driven"; to
validate this check the task information window for a task. if the "effort
driven" is checked on then adding or removing resources to a task will cause
the assignment unit to change + or -

If this is the case, I suggest to use "Fixed Duration" and keep the "effort
driven" off.

Hope this helps!

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Sorry Hisham, this has nothing to do with Effort Driven.
And in MAINLY happens with fixed duration tasks.
I remember having explained this in my reply to the original post.
Suppose a task is scheduled from 8:10 till 8:10 the foollowing morning.
Enter 8 hrs of actual work for the first day
Enter
Now enter 8 hrs of actual work for the second day
These will now be reflected on the 10 mins of planned work and yield a units
of 4800%
To avois it you should keep FIXED UNITS.
HTH

Hi Gil,

This issue happens if you have the tasks set with "effort driven"; to
validate this check the task information window for a task. if the "effort
driven" is checked on then adding or removing resources to a task will
cause
the assignment unit to change + or -

If this is the case, I suggest to use "Fixed Duration" and keep the
"effort
driven" off.

Hope this helps!

--
Hisham
http://epmforum.wordpress.com
--------------------------------------------

Hi,
Sometime entering actual work for an assignment, changes the
assignment units in the gantt chart to look like DEVELOPER[300%] or
DEVELOPER[25%] even though the original assignment was the default
100%.
I have found some post about this issue, but with no explanation for
the reasoning or a solution.
I am bothered by this behavior because now, before I can level
resources I need to go through the entire plan, search for this issue
and change it back to the original assignment units.


Any suggestions?
Thanks, Gil

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Sorry Hisham, this has nothing to do with Effort Driven.
And in MAINLY happens with fixed duration tasks.
I remember having explained this in my reply to the original post.
Suppose a task is scheduled from 8:10 till 8:10 the foollowing morning.
Enter 8 hrs of actual work for the first day
Enter
Now enter 8 hrs of actual work for the second day
These will now be reflected on the 10 mins of planned work and yield a units
of 4800%
To avois it you should keep FIXED UNITS.
HTH


Jan De Messemaeker

Hi Gil,

This issue happens if you have the tasks set with "effort driven"; to
validate this check the task information window for a task. if the "effort
driven" is checked on then adding or removing resources to a task will
cause
the assignment unit to change + or -

If this is the case, I suggest to use "Fixed Duration" and keep the
"effort
driven" off.

Hope this helps!

--
Hisham
http://epmforum.wordpress.com
--------------------------------------------

Hi,
Sometime entering actual work for an assignment, changes the
assignment units in the gantt chart to look like DEVELOPER[300%] or
DEVELOPER[25%] even though the original assignment was the default
100%.
I have found some post about this issue, but with no explanation for
the reasoning or a solution.
I am bothered by this behavior because now, before I can level
resources I need to go through the entire plan, search for this issue
and change it back to the original assignment units.


Any suggestions?
Thanks, Gil

 

[Hisham]

What you said Jan is right and it addresses the subject issue. Congrats

Also I am still right in the context of having fixed duration and fixed
units then the options I discussed will work as well.

Cheers!

Hisham
--------------------------------------------

Sorry Hisham, this has nothing to do with Effort Driven.
And in MAINLY happens with fixed duration tasks.
I remember having explained this in my reply to the original post.
Suppose a task is scheduled from 8:10 till 8:10 the foollowing morning.
Enter 8 hrs of actual work for the first day
Enter
Now enter 8 hrs of actual work for the second day
These will now be reflected on the 10 mins of planned work and yield a units
of 4800%
To avois it you should keep FIXED UNITS.
HTH

Hi Gil,

This issue happens if you have the tasks set with "effort driven"; to
validate this check the task information window for a task. if the "effort
driven" is checked on then adding or removing resources to a task will
cause
the assignment unit to change + or -

If this is the case, I suggest to use "Fixed Duration" and keep the
"effort
driven" off.

Hope this helps!

--
Hisham
http://epmforum.wordpress.com
--------------------------------------------

Hi,
Sometime entering actual work for an assignment, changes the
assignment units in the gantt chart to look like DEVELOPER[300%] or
DEVELOPER[25%] even though the original assignment was the default
100%.
I have found some post about this issue, but with no explanation for
the reasoning or a solution.
I am bothered by this behavior because now, before I can level
resources I need to go through the entire plan, search for this issue
and change it back to the original assignment units.


Any suggestions?
Thanks, Gil