PRJ98: Fixed Duration Tasks May Incorrectly Appear as Critical (236131)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Project 98 for Windows

This article was previously published under Q236131

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project 98, when you track progress on a non-critical task it may become critical.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when the task has a task type of Fixed Duration and you use the Update as Scheduled button on the Tracking toolbar, or Update work as complete through in the Update Project dialog box.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, press F9 to correctly recalculate the project.

NOTE: After you press F9, you are not able to use the Undo command on the Edit menu to undo the Update as Scheduled command.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about similar symptoms, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

216646 Task Critical if Remaining Work Rescheduled or Task Split

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	10/12/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB236131