actual finish data is ignored

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Steve

Hello,

I have resources update the % Work Complete, Actual Start
and Actual Finish fields in Proj Server 2003 using the web
interface. After I accept the changes, only the Actual
Start and %Work Complete fields are updated.

Unfortunately, Project ignores the Actual Finish data
entered by the resource places an "NA" in the field and
puts the Finish Date out into the future based on the
Duration field. The Actual Duration field is updated
correctly, but the Tracking Gant uses the Duration field
to plot the schedule.

I have tried using Fixed Units - Effort Driven, Fixed
Duration - Effort Driven and Fixed Duration - Not Effort
Driven on the task, with the same result. The schedule is
updated by % work complete.

Is there a way have the actual data that the resource
enters correctly presented in the master schedule?

Thanks so much, Steve
 
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Dale Howard [MVP]

Steve --

If your team members enter 100% complete in the % Work Complete column,
Project Web Access assumed that the task started and finished as originally
scheduled. A better methodology would be to ask team members to do the
following process:

1. Enter the date work began in the Actual Start column
2. Enter an estimated % Work Complete value ONLY if the task is not
completed (in other words, do not ever enter 100% complete)
3. Enter the date work finished in the Actual Finish column

Even though the % Work Complete will not update immediately on the user's
timesheet in PWA, they should submit the information as entered to the
project manager. After the PM has updated the actuals into the project plan
and published project changes using Collaborate - Publish - All Information,
the % Work Complete will correctly show as 100% on each user's timesheet.
Hope this helps.
 

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