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nlayzer





PostPosted: Fri Apr 22 01:44:02 CDT 2005 Top

Microsoft Project >> Predecessors are not updating Hi!

I'm using project to schedule out a production chart for 64 units of the
same vehicle.

I have a task "Final Paint" which I have needed to move from prior to Item
46"Inspection" to after Item 46"Inspection". I can move the task with no
trouble, but when I try to update its predecessor to be Inspection (which is
now Item 45), The start date for Final Paint doesn't change.
I have tried entering other tasks as the predecessor to try and get this
line to change "eg predecessor 16FS" and still the this item will not follow
on.

Is this a known problem with project 2003, or am I doing something wrong?
Usually I can manually enter "line no"FS without any trouble.

Please help, thanks in advance....

Susie

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DaveCarron





PostPosted: Fri Apr 22 01:44:02 CDT 2005 Top

Microsoft Project >> Predecessors are not updating Hi Susie,

One thing to check is that you have no constraint on the date for your Final
Paint task, make sure it is set to "as soon as possible" and that the
constraint date says "NA". I'm also assuming you are forward scheduling from
a start date, not backward scheduling from a fixed end date ?
If all else fails, try deleting your final paint task and re-entering it.

Hope this help.
Dave.



"Susie" wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I'm using project to schedule out a production chart for 64 units of the
> same vehicle.
>
> I have a task "Final Paint" which I have needed to move from prior to Item
> 46"Inspection" to after Item 46"Inspection". I can move the task with no
> trouble, but when I try to update its predecessor to be Inspection (which is
> now Item 45), The start date for Final Paint doesn't change.
> I have tried entering other tasks as the predecessor to try and get this
> line to change "eg predecessor 16FS" and still the this item will not follow
> on.
>
> Is this a known problem with project 2003, or am I doing something wrong?
> Usually I can manually enter "line no"FS without any trouble.
>
> Please help, thanks in advance....
>
> Susie
 
 
Jan





PostPosted: Fri Apr 22 02:16:25 CDT 2005 Top

Microsoft Project >> Predecessors are not updating Hi,

It doesn't have an Actual Start has it?
If yes set %complete to 0.
HTH

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> Hi!
>
> I'm using project to schedule out a production chart for 64 units of the
> same vehicle.
>
> I have a task "Final Paint" which I have needed to move from prior to
Item
> 46"Inspection" to after Item 46"Inspection". I can move the task with no
> trouble, but when I try to update its predecessor to be Inspection (which
is
> now Item 45), The start date for Final Paint doesn't change.
> I have tried entering other tasks as the predecessor to try and get this
> line to change "eg predecessor 16FS" and still the this item will not
follow
> on.
>
> Is this a known problem with project 2003, or am I doing something wrong?
> Usually I can manually enter "line no"FS without any trouble.
>
> Please help, thanks in advance....
>
> Susie


 
 
Mike





PostPosted: Fri Apr 22 11:27:59 CDT 2005 Top

Microsoft Project >> Predecessors are not updating Hi Susie,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :)

You might like to make sure in Tools/Options.../Schedule tab that "Autolink
inserted or moved tasks" is unchecked.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: http://www.mvps.org/project/

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

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP



Susie wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm using project to schedule out a production chart for 64 units of
> the same vehicle.
>
> I have a task "Final Paint" which I have needed to move from prior to
> Item 46"Inspection" to after Item 46"Inspection". I can move the task
> with no trouble, but when I try to update its predecessor to be
> Inspection (which is now Item 45), The start date for Final Paint
> doesn't change.
> I have tried entering other tasks as the predecessor to try and get
> this line to change "eg predecessor 16FS" and still the this item
> will not follow on.
>
> Is this a known problem with project 2003, or am I doing something
> wrong? Usually I can manually enter "line no"FS without any trouble.
>
> Please help, thanks in advance....
>
> Susie



 
 
Susie





PostPosted: Tue Apr 26 23:26:04 CDT 2005 Top

Microsoft Project >> Predecessors are not updating Hi Guys

Thanks so much for your help.

Using a combination of your tips I managed to solve my little problem...

My tasks are now happily following each other!

Thanks again!



"Mike Glen" wrote:

> Hi Susie,
>
> Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :)
>
> You might like to make sure in Tools/Options.../Schedule tab that "Autolink
> inserted or moved tasks" is unchecked.
>
> FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
> this web address: http://www.mvps.org/project/
>
> Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :)
>
> Mike Glen
> MS Project MVP
>
>
>
> Susie wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I'm using project to schedule out a production chart for 64 units of
> > the same vehicle.
> >
> > I have a task "Final Paint" which I have needed to move from prior to
> > Item 46"Inspection" to after Item 46"Inspection". I can move the task
> > with no trouble, but when I try to update its predecessor to be
> > Inspection (which is now Item 45), The start date for Final Paint
> > doesn't change.
> > I have tried entering other tasks as the predecessor to try and get
> > this line to change "eg predecessor 16FS" and still the this item
> > will not follow on.
> >
> > Is this a known problem with project 2003, or am I doing something
> > wrong? Usually I can manually enter "line no"FS without any trouble.
> >
> > Please help, thanks in advance....
> >
> > Susie
>
>
>
>
 
 
Mike





PostPosted: Wed Apr 27 14:21:02 CDT 2005 Top

Microsoft Project >> Predecessors are not updating You're welcome, Susie :-)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP





Susie wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> Thanks so much for your help.
>
> Using a combination of your tips I managed to solve my little
> problem...
>
> My tasks are now happily following each other!
>
> Thanks again!
>
>
>
> "Mike Glen" wrote:
>
>> Hi Susie,
>>
>> Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :)
>>
>> You might like to make sure in Tools/Options.../Schedule tab that
>> "Autolink inserted or moved tasks" is unchecked.
>>
>> FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be
>> seen at this web address: http://www.mvps.org/project/
>>
>> Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :)
>>
>> Mike Glen
>> MS Project MVP
>>
>>
>>
>> Susie wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I'm using project to schedule out a production chart for 64 units of
>>> the same vehicle.
>>>
>>> I have a task "Final Paint" which I have needed to move from prior
>>> to Item 46"Inspection" to after Item 46"Inspection". I can move the
>>> task with no trouble, but when I try to update its predecessor to be
>>> Inspection (which is now Item 45), The start date for Final Paint
>>> doesn't change.
>>> I have tried entering other tasks as the predecessor to try and get
>>> this line to change "eg predecessor 16FS" and still the this item
>>> will not follow on.
>>>
>>> Is this a known problem with project 2003, or am I doing something
>>> wrong? Usually I can manually enter "line no"FS without any trouble.
>>>
>>> Please help, thanks in advance....
>>>
>>> Susiey