Tasks Not Rescheduling Beyond Status Date

[BCR]

I'm working in MS Project 2003 to reschedule tasks beyond a Status Date of
7/31/2009. I used the "Tools > Tracking > Update Project > Reschedule
uncompleted work to start after" function to try and accomplish this
rescheduling.

However, I'm noticing that the Early Finish Dates on some of those tasks are
not being shifted beyond the 7/31 Status Date. The tasks where I'm
experiencing this problem are setup with an As Late As Possible (ALAP)
constraint. Is there a way for me to make these tasks shift out beyond the
7/31 Status Date without changing the constraint to an ASAP type (or adding a
leveling delay)?

Also, is this a bug (i.e., MS Project keeping a date in the past prior to a
specified Status Date)? If so, is there a fix anyone is aware of?

Any assistance/insight is greatly appreciated.

 

[Jack Dahlgren]

If they are scheduled "As Late As Posssible" then they are already as late as
can be. I'd not expect them to move later because they can't.

Insert the total slack column. Look at it. If it is 0 for the task then it
is on the critical path and can't shift without moving other activities.

-Jack Dahlgren