Re: Resource Overallocation

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Hi Mike,

Yes, it seems to be a re-occurring problem.

Hope you enjoyed your vacation.

thanx,
robert


"Mike Glen" wrote:

Hi Robert,

I've just got back from holiday - are you still in trouble?


Mike Glen
Project MVP


"Robert" <Robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately, the problem is that this occurs
when there is NO ASSIGNMENT to remove.

I also have a similar problem, where, if I change (decrease) the scheduled
Work for a one or more activities for a particular resource for a
particular
day, there may be no change to Work at the summary level for that
resource,
until I happen to change some work number and then all accumulated changes
seem to be implemented. There is no visual indication in the Usae grid
that
the last number changed was any different than any of the other numbers.

It's not a slow CPU or memory issue and I don't think it's a system
resources issue. I'm using MSP 2003 Pro w/SP2 on a stand alone machine.

thanks
Robert



"Mike Glen" wrote:

Hi Robert,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :)

You say that Work equals availability. If it shows Work, then the
resource
must have been assigned. Try removing the assignment and re-instating
it.

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at
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Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
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"Robert" <Robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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A project has 7,000 lines, 350 resources. Typically multiple resources
assigned to each task and all assignments may not be concurrent.
When in Resource Usage view, removing overallocations, I occasionally
have
situations that indicate an overallocation (as red). On the right
side,
Work
will equal Availability (in red), Remaining Availability will equal
zero
(in
red), and Remaining Availability will equal zero, also in red, which
causes
the entire resource to show as overallocated.

My problem is, the resource has NO ASSIGNMENTS for the periods which
are
problems.

Any suggestions to clear the "overallocation"? Or how to identify the
cause?

TIA

Robert






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