Unexplained Task Duration Changes After Levelling

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eugene76

Hi,

I am experiencing problems with some of the tasks in a multiple project MPD,
which uses a common resource pool. After leveling all projects in the
database, some of the tasks change their duration (duration becomes longer
than the baseline duration). All of these tasks are "fixed duration" type. I
have included 2 examples below which i hope will help illustrate the problem.

Example 1

Task#28 (Duration: 61.13d, Baseline Duration: 15d)
Start: 6/7/07
Finish: 1/10/07
Constraint Type: FNET
Constraint Date: 19/5/07
Resources: a (1%), b ( 1 ), c (74%)
Predecessors: 27,5

Task#27
Start: 15/6/07
Finish: 6/7/07
Constraint Type: SNET
Constraint Date: 15/6/07
Resources: a (1%), b ( 1 ), d (71%), e ( 1 )
Predecessors: 5

Task#5
Start: 5/6/07
Finish: 5/6/07
Constraint Type: ASAP
Constraint Date: na
Milestone task
Resources: f (100%)
Predecessors: 4

Task#4
Start: 5/6/07
Finish: 5/6/07
Constraint Type: FNET
Constraint Date: 5/6/07
Milestone task
Resources: f (100%)
Predecessors: -

Example 2

Task#26 (Duration: 63d, Baseline Duration: 15d)
Start: 5/7/07
Finish: 2/10/07
Constraint Type: FNET
Constraint Date: 19/5/07
Resources: a (1%), b ( 1 ), c (86%)
Predecessors: 25,5

Task#25
Start: 15/6/07
Finish: 5/7/07
Constraint Type: SNET
Constraint Date: 15/6/07
Resources: a (1%), b ( 1 ), e ( 1 )
Predecessors: 5

Task#5
Start: 5/6/07
Finish: 5/6/07
Constraint Type: ASAP
Constraint Date: na
Milestone task
Resources: f (100%)
Predecessors: 4

Task#4
Start: 5/6/07
Finish: 5/6/07
Constraint Type: SNET
Constraint Date: 19/5/07
Milestone task
Resources: f (100%)
Predecessors: -


*Resource Information;
A - overloaded (standard calender)
B - materials
C - Overloaded (24hr calender)
D - Overloaded (24hr calender)
E - materials
F - not overloaded (standard calender)

**All the above mentioned tasks are linked in a "Finish-Start" relationship.

Any advice would be much appreciated,

cheers,
EM
 
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Gérard Ducouret

Eugene,

In the Resource Neveling dialog, haven't you checked the option : "Leveling
can adjust individual assignments on a task" ?

Gérard Ducouret
 

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