Duplicate task names in Master Project

[JP Long]

We are using MS Project 2000 as an organization tool for some of our Outside
Sales positions (home construction). They are using one project file as a
"template" to designate the timeline for ordering, delivery, etc. for
multiple construction projects. Attempts to consolidate the projects into a
Master Project result in task names showing up in duplication - without
designation of which project the task belongs to (Calendar view). Is there a
way to show the affiliated project for the task name in the Calendar view?

 

[John]

We are using MS Project 2000 as an organization tool for some of our Outside
Sales positions (home construction). They are using one project file as a
"template" to designate the timeline for ordering, delivery, etc. for
multiple construction projects. Attempts to consolidate the projects into a
Master Project result in task names showing up in duplication - without
designation of which project the task belongs to (Calendar view). Is there a
way to show the affiliated project for the task name in the Calendar view?

JP,
Not really. My suggestion, add a short identifier to task names so they
are identifiable to a particular project. I would suggest this even if
you weren't using the Calendar view because a similar problem occurs
when sorting or filtering is applied at the master file level.

Just for reference, in a Gantt Chart view, the Project field can be used
to relate task to project.

John
Project MVP

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi JP,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

You need to create a resource pool file (just an empty project), then in
each project Tools/Resource Sharing.../Share resources which will populate
the resource pool file. Then create a master project, insert the 2
projects. Fuller details are in my series on Microsoft Project in the
TechTrax ezine, particularly #17 & 18 on Multiple Projects, at this site:
http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc or this:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23
(Perhaps you'd care to rate the articles before leaving the site,
Thanks.)

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

 

[btinuvik]

We are using MS Project 2000 as an organization tool for some of our Outside
Sales positions (home construction). They are using one project file as a
"template" to designate the timeline for ordering, delivery, etc. for
multiple construction projects. Attempts to consolidate the projects into a
Master Project result in task names showing up in duplication - without
designation of which project the task belongs to (Calendar view). Is there a
way to show the affiliated project for the task name in the Calendar view?