Adding a resource with 0h lead to a non-null cost

[Daniel]

When assigning a resource on a task with work=0h, the cost on this task is
the same that if the setting was work=1h. Is it a bug?
I know it sounds odd to set the work to 0h but some PMs have done it during
a trial and error process for some tasks and now the project total cost is
wrong.
Does it means it’s something not allowed?
Daniel

 

[Rob Schneider]

Daniel,

Like you I thought that strange as I imagine zero times anything in a
computer should be zero. I tried with a one task project file, with one
resource with a standard billing rate of 10,000 $/day.

I could not replicate and with 0d or 0h for work on that one resource
the cost for the task computed as zero.

I used Project 2007 with Service Pack 2 applied.

--rms

www.rmschneider.com

 

[JulieS]

Hello Daniel,

Like Rob, I cannot reproduce what you report. If you look at the
resource sheet, is there a cost per use for the resource?

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional
information about Microsoft Project

 

[JulieS]

It appears as though all posts not sent directly through this web site are
being lost in the shuffle. So, I'll copy and paste the two replies that are
showing in other spaces. I hope this helps and sorry for the delay. We're
not ignoring you

Rob Schneider wrote:----------------------------------------
Daniel,

Like you I thought that strange as I imagine zero times anything in a
computer should be zero. I tried with a one task project file, with one
resource with a standard billing rate of 10,000 $/day.

I could not replicate and with 0d or 0h for work on that one resource
the cost for the task computed as zero.

I used Project 2007 with Service Pack 2 applied.

--rms

www.rmschneider.com
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I wrote:

Hello Daniel,

Like Rob, I cannot reproduce what you report. If you look at the
resource sheet, is there a cost per use for the resource?

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional
information about Microsoft Project

 

[Daniel]

Thanks a lot Julie, you are right, there is a cost per use for each
enterprise resources. I was not aware of that. I set it to zero and now
everything is fine.
Thanks again.
Daniel

 

[JulieS]

Superb Daniel. Glad to hear it you were able to fix the trouble.
Julie