copy calendar exceptions

[drewbert]

I have several resources in my project whose monthly operating hours vary.
From May to November of each year, the operating hours are reduced due to
rain. The only way I could think to set this up was to create a calendar,
(for example, Dozer), and use exceptions for May-November in each year to
reduce the operating time.
Now I want to make a calendar for Trucks. However, when I copy the Dozer
calendar and save it as Trucks, it has lost all of the exceptions.
Any suggestions on how to keep these exceptions?
Thanks, Drew

 

[Rod Gill]

Hi,

What version of Project and what SP level?

In Project 2007 SP1 I created a new base calendar and added an exception. I
then created a second base calendar as a copy of the first and the exception
was copied as expected.

--

Rod Gill
Microsoft MVP for Project

Author of the only book on Project VBA, see:
http://www.projectvbabook.com

 

[drewbert]

Hi Rod,
Mine says "Project 2007 (numbers) SP1 MSO (more numbers).
Ok, I did it again - went into Tools... Change Working Time... selected my
calendar and pushed the Create New Calendar button.

Aha, it now seems to work?!
But when I look back at what I did the other day, it didn't retain the
exceptions in the original calendar either...
I think what has happened is that with so many calendars that are very
similar in name, I may have copied the wrong one (that did not have any
exceptions to copy over).

Looks like a case of operator (read IDIOT) error!!
Thanks,
Drew