circular reference

[Samantha Gore]

When I open a plan in MSP 2003, it tells me I have a circular reference, but
the task is not showing either predecessors nor successors. I have tried
deleting it and moving it around, and then I get the message again for the
same row number (107).

Also when I try to link other tasks in a group I get a circular link
warning, even though they are new and not linked. If I link them in pairs it
works OK. If I then set the date of the first task, or link it to elsewhere,
none of the dates in the successing tasks adjusts to the correct date.

Am I missing something or is my file corrupted?

Many thanks, Samantha

 

[Samantha Gore]

found it! a link to a summary task! (a new one I had just inserted which MSP
has put the link on, not guilty myself!). phew

it helps when you read previous posts on this forum.....

 

[JulieS]

Hi Samantha,

I'm glad you were able to find the trouble with a link on a summary
task. You may also want to disable the option "Autolink inserted or
moved tasks" on the Schedule tab on the Tools > Options dialog box.
With that option disabled, Project will not automatically add links
if you insert new tasks.

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

Julie
Project MVP

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