Timescale bug: year

[cwester75]

The Gantt Chart timescale reads 2009 while my Start and Finish dates are
in 2008.

Is there a fix for this?

Chris

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Chris,

This sounds like a fiscal date setting, the subject of our first FAQ. You
might like to see FAQ Item: 1. on fiscal dates at this web address:
http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

1. Strange Dates in Gantt? Check the Fiscal Year

In Tools > Options > Calendar there is a setting for Fiscal year starts in:
This is to align the Gantt calendar with that required by the accountants.
Setting it to other than January will change the year at the fiscal
changeover month. For example, if September is the beginning of the fiscal
year, then August 2000 will change over to September 2001 at midnight on
August 31st 2000. You are advised to use January most of the time, change to
your fiscal year to view or report fiscal matters and then change it back to
January. [Fiscal year can be shown on the timescales in Project 2000.]

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

Mike
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials

 

[cwester75]

That was it. Well done. Thank you.

Chris

Hi Chris,

This sounds like a fiscal date setting, the subject of our first FAQ.
You
might like to see FAQ Item: 1. on fiscal dates at this web address:
http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

1. Strange Dates in Gantt? Check the Fiscal Year

In Tools > Options > Calendar there is a setting for Fiscal year start
in:
This is to align the Gantt calendar with that required by th
accountants.
Setting it to other than January will change the year at the fiscal
changeover month. For example, if September is the beginning of th
fiscal
year, then August 2000 will change over to September 2001 at midnigh
on
August 31st 2000. You are advised to use January most of the time
change to
your fiscal year to view or report fiscal matters and then change i
back to
January. [Fiscal year can be shown on the timescales in Projec
2000.]

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

Mike
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials

The Gantt Chart timescale reads 2009 while my Start and Finish dates
are in 2008.

Is there a fix for this?

Chri

 

[Mike Glen]

You're welcome, Chris

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials

That was it. Well done. Thank you.

Chris

Hi Chris,

This sounds like a fiscal date setting, the subject of our first FAQ.
You
might like to see FAQ Item: 1. on fiscal dates at this web address:
http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

1. Strange Dates in Gantt? Check the Fiscal Year

In Tools > Options > Calendar there is a setting for Fiscal year
starts in:
This is to align the Gantt calendar with that required by the
accountants.
Setting it to other than January will change the year at the fiscal
changeover month. For example, if September is the beginning of the
fiscal
year, then August 2000 will change over to September 2001 at midnight
on
August 31st 2000. You are advised to use January most of the time,
change to
your fiscal year to view or report fiscal matters and then change it
back to
January. [Fiscal year can be shown on the timescales in Project
2000.]

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

Mike
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials

The Gantt Chart timescale reads 2009 while my Start and Finish dates
are in 2008.

Is there a fix for this?

Chris