Project 2007 Issues

[Ben Hannon]

I converted a project from Project 2003 to Project 2007 so I could use the
cell background color feature and to do some grouping. I set a custom
Group-By (Resource name then Severity) and set each of these group-bys a
different color. I noticed when I added the group-by, that it didn't keep
all the columns in the grouping.(the would appear white to the left of the
grouping color). I then noticed that when I tried to insert a field when on
the first column of the grouping (Task Name) that they would insert to the
left of Task Name, however they would be outside the grouping. Trying to
hide the "Task Name" column would remove the Group By and I couldn't find it
again to add it back (Insert Column). I wanted to have another column as
the first column...but looks like the "Task Name" column can only be the
first column...

I changed the background color of a row to Aqua, and it did change the
background color of all cells except for this "Task Name" cell while in Gant
Chart view. When I goto to Print Preview, all cells for this row are
colored Aqua including this "Task Name" cell. However, the coloring for the
grouping does not show in the "Task" rows so the printout looks bad...if you
wish to view screenshots of the issue, you can view them here:

http://home.pct.edu/~hanben34/ProjectIssues.html

 

[Jack Dahlgren]

Ben,

Grouping existed in Project 2003 so you did not need to upgrade to group.
Inserting a column always inserts it to the left of the selected column.
Grouping bands always start from the task name so if you want it to show up
"inside" the grouping you need to put it after the task name. The
information is still "in" the group because the group is the vertical space
between group headers. Where the information is in the row is
inconsequential except in terms of formatting.

Removing the Name column does NOT remove the grouping. It just removes the
group headers and formatting. The project is still grouped - look at the
right side to verify this.

The name of the "task name" column is actually "Name". If you insert it, the
grouping will show up again.

Other columns can be the first column, the formatting will just look funny.

Cell background color is a new thing for project, so there are likely some
issues with it. As a feature it is fairly meaningless, so use it if it works
for you and ignore it if not.

-Jack Dahlgren
http://zo-d.com/blog