Duration in a linked file is not the same as in the original proje

[RonK]

I have a program file that has all my individual projects linked in to it.
When I open my program file some (not all) of my linked projects show
durations that are way different to the actual underlying linked file. These
can differ by thousands of days. As soon as I expand the linked project in my
program file it shows the correct duration but I have to expand/collapse it
to do this. Any ideas what may be causing this?

 

[Jim Aksel]

That is certainly unexpected behavior.
Try downloading the service packs and doing an update first.
Project 2003 is on SP3
Project 2007 is on SP1

There are numerous updates for both of these after you install them.
Basically you need to run update until it runs dry.

If you are up to date, let us know and someone here in the virtual world can
look further into the behavior.
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[RonK]

Thanks Jim.

Looking at my MS-Project I am currently running Project 2007 SP1 MSO
(12.0.6320.5000). Do I still need to download the SP1 you mention? I have
also tried opening these files on a colleague's machine and the same problem
occurs there to.

regards
Ron K.

 

[Crook]

Hi RonK,

In my experience a master project stored with only the subproject summary
lines showing will not update its subprojects until they are opened
individually. So, changes made to your subprojects will not show in the
master until the subproject is opened inside the master project. (though I
admit differences of thousands of days sounds strange).

At least, that is how my program plans (each with ~35 projects) behave.

HTH,
Crook

 

[RonK]

Thanks Crook.

However even if no changes have been made in the linked sub-project it still
shows the incorrect duration every time I open the master project. As I
mentioned this happens for only some of the sub-projects - not all and it is
the same projects that it happens for every time. I can't see any set-up
differences between a sub-project that does this and one that doesn't and
they all use the same starting project template.

RonK