Re: formula fields in PWA

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From: Gary L. Chefetz [MVP] (garyNOSPAM_at_chefetzDOTorg)
Date: 02/21/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 09:01:49 -0500

Sidd:

You'll need to customize the web application to accomplish this. Otherwise,
the system is working as designed. 

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"sidd" <siddharthkhare@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:af96a2d7.0402192132.420b59bf@posting.google.com...
> Hi All,
> I'm trying to display two custome fields 'field1' and 'field2' in
> project web access(PWA).
> I'v also created a formula for field1 as
> field1 = field2+30
> I'm expecting when user enter values in field2 in PWA(in task
> time*** view) and hit save button.
> task grid should be refreshed automatically with new values with
> field1 as well as field2.
> But what happenes instead is only the value for the field2 gets
> changed to what user entered. The calculated formula field 'field1'
> still has the old value.
>
> I have to do 'republish assignment in microsoft project to see the
> updated value in calculated formula field 'field1' in PWA.
> How do i avoid this last step and make PWA recalculate the value of
> formula field as soon as save button is hit.
> -
> thanks
> siddharth
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