when I add resources my durations don't change - Why?
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From: jh2 on 30 Apr 2008 10:43 My project is set up as fixed unit and effort driven. When I add resources to my tasks, the duration and the end date do not change. Why?
From: Mike Glen on 30 Apr 2008 11:44 Hi jh2, Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :) Have you Calculation turned on? - Tools/Options.../Calculation tab. If so, use the split screen technique to see what's going on. See my series on Microsoft Project in the TechTrax ezine, particularly #10 on multiple resources and #11 on task types, at this site: http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc or this: http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23 (Perhaps you'd care to rate the article before leaving the site, :) Thanks.) 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 jh2 wrote: > My project is set up as fixed unit and effort driven. When I add > resources to my tasks, the duration and the end date do not change. > Why?
From: jh2 on 1 May 2008 04:53 "Mike Glen" wrote: > Hi jh2, > > Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :) > > > Have you Calculation turned on? - Tools/Options.../Calculation tab. > > If so, use the split screen technique to see what's going on. See my series > on Microsoft Project in the TechTrax ezine, particularly #10 on multiple > resources and #11 on task types, at this site: http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc or > this: > http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23 > (Perhaps you'd care to rate the article before leaving the site, :) > Thanks.) > > 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 > > jh2 wrote: > > My project is set up as fixed unit and effort driven. When I add > > resources to my tasks, the duration and the end date do not change. > > Why? > > > Mike, Using the split screen as you suggested in the ezine article solved the problem. But it takes a lot more time to enter it this way. You have to enter names and units. When I entered the resource names in the resource names field on the Gantt chart, the resource showed the same units, but didn't affect the duration. I wondr why? Anyway, you solved my problem and I really appreciate it. Thank you!! Jim
From: Mike Glen on 1 May 2008 11:15 You're welcome, Jim :-) Using the split screen, where you can see all the three elements as well as the effort driven setting, gives you all you need. This is particularly important when there's more than one resource assigned or to be assigned. Mike Glen MS Project MVP See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials jh2 wrote: > "Mike Glen" wrote: > >> Hi jh2, >> >> Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :) >> >> >> Have you Calculation turned on? - Tools/Options.../Calculation tab. >> >> If so, use the split screen technique to see what's going on. See >> my series on Microsoft Project in the TechTrax ezine, particularly >> #10 on multiple resources and #11 on task types, at this site: >> http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc or this: >> http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23 >> (Perhaps you'd care to rate the article before leaving the site, :) >> Thanks.) >> >> 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 >> >> jh2 wrote: >>> My project is set up as fixed unit and effort driven. When I add >>> resources to my tasks, the duration and the end date do not change. >>> Why? >> >> >> > Mike, > > Using the split screen as you suggested in the ezine article solved > the problem. But it takes a lot more time to enter it this way. You > have to enter names and units. When I entered the resource names in > the resource names field on the Gantt chart, the resource showed the > same units, but didn't affect the duration. I wondr why? > > Anyway, you solved my problem and I really appreciate it. Thank you!! > > Jim
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