Master Projects and tracking change

[Janet BN]

Hello,

We are currently using a master project to track upwards of 70 building
projects - all with fixed durations. For the most part this works fine, but
we need to be able to show a flag when an end date changes.

We were using an interim plan and comparing it to the current start/finish.

This works at the project level, but I cannot seem to get it to work at the
Master Project level.

I have read other messages and tried selecting the lines and saving to
interim as a selection, but still the flag does not appear. I've even kept
the flag equation simple - IIf([Start10]="NA",No,IIf([Start]<>[Start10] Or
[Finish]<>[Finish10],Yes,No))

I'm starting to tear my hair out as the obvious solution of updating
individual plans is not really an option (too many to update in any given
day).

Any help really appreciated here.

Thanks

 

[Janet BN]

Sorry I tried again and it decided to work - now I've just got to automate it.
Cheers,

 

[Rod Gill]

Hi,

One problem is that interim dates may not be uploaded to the Master level.
Have you tried saving baselines instead? I'm pretty sure baseline data is
visible from the Master plan.

--

Rod Gill
Project MVP
Visit www.msproject-systems.com for Project Companion Tools and more

Sorry I tried again and it decided to work - now I've just got to automate
it.
Cheers,

Hello,

We are currently using a master project to track upwards of 70 building
projects - all with fixed durations. For the most part this works fine,
but
we need to be able to show a flag when an end date changes.

We were using an interim plan and comparing it to the current
start/finish.

This works at the project level, but I cannot seem to get it to work at
the
Master Project level.

I have read other messages and tried selecting the lines and saving to
interim as a selection, but still the flag does not appear. I've even
kept
the flag equation simple - IIf([Start10]="NA",No,IIf([Start]<>[Start10]
Or
[Finish]<>[Finish10],Yes,No))

I'm starting to tear my hair out as the obvious solution of updating
individual plans is not really an option (too many to update in any given
day).

Any help really appreciated here.

Thanks

 

[Janet BN]

Thanks for the info Rod, think I've sorted it.

Hi,

One problem is that interim dates may not be uploaded to the Master level.
Have you tried saving baselines instead? I'm pretty sure baseline data is
visible from the Master plan.

--

Rod Gill
Project MVP
Visit www.msproject-systems.com for Project Companion Tools and more

Sorry I tried again and it decided to work - now I've just got to automate
it.
Cheers,

Hello,

We are currently using a master project to track upwards of 70 building
projects - all with fixed durations. For the most part this works fine,
but
we need to be able to show a flag when an end date changes.

We were using an interim plan and comparing it to the current
start/finish.

This works at the project level, but I cannot seem to get it to work at
the
Master Project level.

I have read other messages and tried selecting the lines and saving to
interim as a selection, but still the flag does not appear. I've even
kept
the flag equation simple - IIf([Start10]="NA",No,IIf([Start]<>[Start10]
Or
[Finish]<>[Finish10],Yes,No))

I'm starting to tear my hair out as the obvious solution of updating
individual plans is not really an option (too many to update in any given
day).

Any help really appreciated here.

Thanks