Re: Dependencies

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In article <06A9B168-442C-4A40-A059-6B5A954FA1BD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"keuvelaj" <keuvelaj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi John,
> Thank You for responding.
> This works great for for me viewing the dependencies in project.
> I am looking to create a report for my customers that would be easy to read.
> When thay look at the predecessor or successor fileds they would like to see
> task name.
> This is more meaningful to them instead of WBS.
> Not all my customers have MS proj.
> I copy and paste to excel to do dynamic reporting.
> In our enviroment the que takes to long to clear to make use project center.
>
> Any Suggestions?
> Note: We are converting to MS proj 2003 is there anything in 03 that will
> help?


keuvelag,
There are several solutions available but going to Project 2003 is
probably not going to help. If a customer doesn't have Project at all,
the version you use doesn't matter. Further, Project 2003 displays
Predecessors and Successors no differently than earlier versions of
Project.

As for solutions. If you believe the graphical presentation is
desirable, a network diagram can be created in either hardcopy or
electronically (I believe this can be done using Visio although I don't
have details). Another solution is an extension of your copy and paste
process. An equivalent process can be created using a VBA macro. The
task relationship information can be exported to another application
(e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.). It is very likely that all your
customers will have at least one of those applications.

A simple solution (but only good for hardcopy for those customers who do
not have project) is to use spare Task Text fields to show the task
names in lieu of Task IDs for Predecessors and Successors. A simple
macro could be created to do this automatically.

Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP
.

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