Bar Style Name - Baseline Problem - Project 2007

[JimLaydon]

Project 2007 - When I display the baseline bar on a project the Bar Style
Name becomes Corrupt! Is this a bug and is there a fix?
To reproduce:
1) Format>Bar Style (Note Name Column looks good).
2) Set Baseline - Tools>Tracking>Set Baseline>(Click OK)
3) Display Baseline - Format>Gantt Char Wizard>(Next>Baseline>None>No>Format
It>Exit - Note Baseline is displayed above your task lines in the gantt
chart).
4) Verify Problem - Format>Bar Styles (Note Name Column is now Corrupt!)
5) Check Gantt - Look at the legend at the bottom of the gantt chart, it
reflects the corrupt bar names!)

I have verified this problem with multiple projects and multiple machines.
Any help as to hotfixes or others experiencing the same problem would be
appreciated..

Thanks,
Jim Laydon

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

The Gantt Chart Wizard corrupts the Bar Styles in 2007
I've noticed that :-((
I don't know of any correction.
To show baselines use the Tracking Gantt view. Correct Bar Styles from there
isf necessary.

Hope this helps,


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Jan De Messemaeker
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[JulieS]

Hi Jim,

I've had this problem as well with Project 2007 prior to SP-1.
Unfortunately installing the SP doesn't remove the name corruption
that already exists, but it does not occur again in newly created
files. You can also type back in the Format > Bar Styles dialog to
fix the legend.

I suggest checking that you have the latest SP plus any other
appropriate hotfixes/ updates.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

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[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi Julie and all,

I have SP1 installed but the Wizard still corrupts Bar styles names!
Greetings,

--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
For availability check:
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf

 

[JimLaydon]

Actually I have SP-1 installed and had it installed before I started
experiencing the problems. I just noticed that the post below states that
they also have SP-1 installed and have the continued problem with the Chart
Wizard. I was able to work around it with the suggestion of using the
Tracking Gantt. Actually this works well becasue I can pop back and forth
between the two charts (one with the baseline and one without). But just for
your information, the problem still exists with the wizard - even in SP-1..
Thanks for your continued help though!!

 

[JulieS]

Hi Jan and Jim,

Hmmm. I don't see the problem any more -- I've just tested again.
I have SP-1 and the Infrastructure Update Installed. Maybe it's the
IU that fixed it. Sorry for the misdirect.

Try installing the IU and see if things are better.

Julie

 

[JimLaydon]

Julie,

I just installed the Infrastructure Update and reproduced the same problem -
same results....It is definitely the chart wizard because the Tracking Gantt
displays the basline fine, but when I run through the Chart Wizard the Names
turn into ASCII charaters and blanks...

Jim

 

[JulieS]

Hi Jim,

This is a puzzler. I have run the Gantt Chart wizard following
exactly your steps and mine is without problem. I definitely did
see precisely what you report prior to the installation of SP-1 and
the IU.

Sorry I don't have a magic answer. Just for interest sake I am
running Project 2007 Professional, no connection to Project Server
in Windows XP SP-3 along with the rest of the office suite (2007).

Julie