Issue with FF and SS external dependencies

[Chris]

Hello,

our team uses external dependencies on Project Server. Each PM owns his/her
schedule, so when a PM creates an external dependency the other PM has to
accept it the next time he/she edits his/her own schedule.

With FS (Finish to Start) links, everything works fine.

With FF or SS links we have the following issue: when a PM creates such an
external dependency, the next time he/she opens his/her own schedule a dialog
box pops up, requesting to accept the external dependency. There is no reason
to have this dialog box, as the PM was the one who created the dependency in
the first place. And even if accepting, the dialog box still shows up the
next time.

Has anyone experienced the same issue? How should we deal with FF and SS
external dependencies?

Thanks for your help!

 

[Brian K - Project MVP]

Hello,

our team uses external dependencies on Project Server. Each PM owns his/her
schedule, so when a PM creates an external dependency the other PM has to
accept it the next time he/she edits his/her own schedule.

With FS (Finish to Start) links, everything works fine.

With FF or SS links we have the following issue: when a PM creates such an
external dependency, the next time he/she opens his/her own schedule a
dialog
box pops up, requesting to accept the external dependency. There is no
reason
to have this dialog box, as the PM was the one who created the dependency
in
the first place. And even if accepting, the dialog box still shows up the
next time.

Has anyone experienced the same issue? How should we deal with FF and SS
external dependencies?

Thanks for your help!

Basically, thast dialog is asking the PM of the predecessor project to
allow it to update the dates of the Ghosted Successor task because it must
have moved since the last time they opened it. It needs to display that
external 'ghost' task and if it's dates changed then there was a change.

Hope this helps.

 

[Chris]

Hi Brian,

We have the issue even if the dates have not changed. If the PM creates the
link, saves the schedule and immediately reopens it, he/she gets the dialog
box.
Again, this issue is for FF and SS links only. For FS links it works fine.

Chris