Milestones - baseline vs. actual

[KevininNH]

I'm in Tracking Gantt view, showing a baseline duration and actual duration
for each task. For one task, the actual duration is longer than the baseline
(surprise). That task drives the next item, which is a milestone. What I'd
like to show is the baseline milestone at its original date and the actual
milestone at its actual (later) date. What I'm getting is just one
milestone, at the original date. Does anyone know how I can show both
milestones?

Thanks,
Kevin Fredette

 

[Gérard Ducouret]

Hello Kevin,

Normally, you don't have anything to do if your are in the Tracking Gantt
view.
Just check in View / Bar Style... that there is a symbol named "Baseline
Milestone" : a white square diamond, from Baseline Finish to.. Baseline
Finish..

Gérard Ducouret

 

[Gérard Ducouret]

Kevin,

Are you sure that the gray diamond (Baseline milestone) is not *under* the
blue diamond : the 2 dates would be the same.
Another option : the milestone doesn't have any baseline : it was created
after you baselined the plan.
Gérard Ducouret

 

[Gérard Ducouret]

Kevin,

1° - To check if the Baseline milestone really exist, move artificially this
milestone. Then remove the date constraint that was generated, if any.
2° - To add a Baseline milestone : set (artificially again) the milestone at
the baselined date.
Select the row of that milestone,
Tools / Tracking / Save Baseline... / Selected tasks / OK
Remove the date constraint that was generated, if any.

Gérard

 

[Gérard Ducouret]

You are welcome Kevin,
Happy new year!

Gérard

A ha - that did it! The baseline milestone did exist. It was "hidden" under
the actual milestone as you said. So I manually set the actual milestone to
the actual date. I'm still not sure why the actual duration of the previous
task does not automatically drive the actual milestone to the actual date.
But the display of baseline and actual dates does now appear the way i want
it, so I'm happy with that.

Thank you very much for your help.

Kevin