Re: How do I split a microsoft project task that takes x hours ov

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Steve,

Hi btw, I have the reverse problem with project 2003 by which I mean that
the split task increases the duration thus making the % complete of say 50%
somewhere in the split portion of the task bar. I am using a template some
maybe it's a setting that I need to change. Can you tell me how to change
this so that the duration does not increase when introducing a split.

Kind regards,

AndyB

"Steve House [Project MVP]" wrote:

A task with 6 six hours of work spread out into 3 2-hour segments of
full-time work over 2 months is not a 2 month duration task. It is a 6 hour
duration task. The time between segments is "off the books" just as if the
task took a vacation and as far as duration is concerned it's like a
weekend, it doesn't exist.

Try it. Create a 2 week task. Using the "split task" tool on the toolbar,
click in the middle of the task and drag the second week out for two weeks
into the future. You should see a bar for the first week, a dotted line for
two weeks, and a bar for the last week. Now look at the duration field.
It'll still say "2 weeks," not 4.
--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer & Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs



"MrDRBC" <MrDRBC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I posted a question about splitting a task in MS Project yesterday on an MS
discussion page that came up from Help in MS Project.

I then noticed this posting.

I tried the instructions given by Mike Glen to split the task and also
went
the web site TechTrax and followed the instructions there including when
it
did not work.

When I go to adjust the ending date to 2 months for the 6 hour task it
moves
my start date to the last day of the 2 months.

I cannot split this task successfully. It is a 6 hour task that I wanted
to
split into 3 separate 2 hour segments.

I am the only resource for this project so I do not have any resources
assigned.

I posted â?oSplit Taskâ? by MrDRBC.

Any ideas?

Bill Perschke


"Mike Glen" wrote:

Sorry, Levi, that referred to the TechTrax article - at the end.


Mike Glen
Project MVP

Levi Page wrote:
Thanks so much. I will give that a try. How do I rate you? This is
the first I have used the Microsoft Online Discussion Groups and I
don't see anywhere to specify a rating?

Thanks,
Levi


"Mike Glen" wrote:

Hi Levi,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :)

From the Gantt Chart view, Window/Split, and in the lower screen
change Fixed Duration to Fixed Work and then OK. Now change the
Work to 6h and OK now re-set the Duration to 2 months. The Units
should change to 2%. These techniques are explained for multiple
resources (but obviously apply to a single resource) in my series on
Microsoft Project in the TechTrax ezine, particularly #10 - Multiple
Resource Assignments, at this site: http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc
(Perhaps you'd care to rate it 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

Levi Page wrote:
I have tasks such as Project Planning that will 6 hours, but the six
hours will occur over a two month period. I want my duration to
reflect how long it will take me to do all tasks, but since I am
specifying two months as a duration, it thinks i am actually
performing two months worth of work instead of six hours worth. How
do I specify that a task will take x amount of hours over a certain
period of time? Currently I have to add an addiational field called
Task Hours, but this will not automatically adjust my start and
finish dates which is what I want. My email address is
LeviPage@xxxxxxxxxxx






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