Custom View Milestones?

[msg2006]

Imagine creating a custom field called MS (for milestone). In there
specify the milestones in the Value List where I restrict field t
items in value list and populate the list with M1, M2, M3, etc. Then a
the top of my schedule I have Milestone entries where I define all th
milestones and associate the MS category with each milestone. Say
have M1 due on July 1, 2008, and M2 due on Oct 1, 2008.

But what I am having trouble figuring out is how I can associate thos
entries with dates in such a way that when M1 is assigned to any tas
in the schedule -- in this case, if the task finishes after M1 is due
I want the Gantt chart to go red for this task. Say this task wa
complete on July 15... it would be red if I assigned M1 (Jul 1) t
it... but if I assigned M2 (Oct 1) to it, it would go blue agai
because the task finishes before Oct 1.

Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? I have seen this work befor
but working with a new schedule where this isn't set up. I do not hav
access to the old schedule.

Thanks... and sorry if I'm unclear. It is difficult to explain :

 

[Rod Gill]

Where you have deadlines, I recommend using the Deadline feature in Project.
Double-click each milestone and in the Advanced tab enter the deadline for
that milestone. Make sure the milestone has an As Soon As Possible
constraint. If the milestone finishes after the deadline, a red diamond
appears in the Indicators column.

--

Rod Gill
Microsoft MVP for Project

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

 

[msg2006]

Okay, I used customized field flags where I wrote formulas to check m
custom milestone field and compare the finish date to the mileston
finish date. If it completed before the milestone date, it set the fla
to true, otherwise false.

I then associated the flag with either "green" or "red" colored ba
styles