Re: Resource Graph (Master vs. Consolidated)

In article <B0A9FCA3-BA27-40F9-AA32-95E74796D71A@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Hadi" <Hadi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I just want to have a consolidated master file instead of the linked ones. I
> have 25 files with the same resources on each one of them. when I do the
> consolidated method project is supposed to sync up the resources and not
> duplicate it.
>
> Basically, i create a master file for managers to look at without having to
> worry about them changing any of the data
>
> "John" wrote:
>
> > In article <E6BA31D9-D53C-4E15-8FD0-B5DEBDE40FC0@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > "Hadi" <Hadi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > I use the master file in MS Project 2 ways, sometimes I will have a
> > > common
> > > resource pool between all the files and then when I click to open the
> > > resoruce pool I just click on third radial button to open a master
> > > project
> > > with the subfiles. it looks fine and i can see all of my resource
> > > histograms
> > > and everything. However, when I try to do the master through the
> > > consolidated methold, i.e I just insert all of my files and delink them
> > > from
> > > the master. I also will get the resrouce histograms but the hours and
> > > much
> > > less using the second method than the first one.
> > >
> > > help is always appreciated
> >
> > Hadi,
> > Do you perhaps also have resources on the Resource Sheets of each
> > subproject? Without knowing exactly how you have all the resources set
> > up and assigned/shared, it is a little hard to tell what may be
> > happening.
> >
> > I also note that in your second method, you unlink the subprojects from
> > the master. Why?
> >
> > John
> > Project MVP
> >

Hadi,
OK, I understand your need to have an statically consolidated master
(i.e. unlinked).

As a test I took a couple of files, each with their own individual
resources (some of them common) and built a dynamic master and a static
master. When I look at the Resource Graph, it gives the same number of
hours for each resource in either master. Either version of master also
shows the correct combined resource hours in the timescaled data when
viewed in the Resource Usage view. The only glitch I see is that for
some reason in the static master, the total hours for each resource is
shown as "0" which is of course incorrect. Is that the discrepancy you
are talking about?

John
Project MVP
.