Multiple Resource Entries Against Tasks

[pjelliott]

I have a project created in Project 2007 which is saved in Project 2000-2003
format as my client only has 2003. Until today this had been fine.

However, a really strange problem has ocurred whereby I entered a single
resource against a task (on a number of individual tasks) but, on saving,
Project allocated the same resource to the task 5 or 6 times. I have
attempted to delete these duplicate allocations (by going into task
information>resources and selecting & deleting the repeated resource then
exiting task information via the save option).

Unfortunately, this appears to have no effect as they do not disappear from
the project and, on reopening the task information dialogue box the multiple
instances are all back again.

Has anyone got any idea what's going on and, more usefully, how I can get
rid of these duplicate allocations please?

Many thanks

Kind regards

Peter

 

[Roland]

Hi Peter,

I have not seen the behavior you've mentioned. I might suggest you save the
schedule as a Project 2007 schedule. Then when you want to create a file to
send to your client you could save a new file down into Project 2003 format.

I think since your working in 2007 and saving continually in 2003 that
Project may be getting confused as to what you really want from it. It's
possible once you save it in a 2007 format that you might be able to fix the
resource issue.

It's possible your file is corrupted but try the above first. Hope this
works for you.

 

[pjelliott]

Roland

Thanks for the suggestion - alas, I tried saving as 2007 and it made no
difference.

Any further suggestions out there please?

Kind regards

Peter

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Peter,

If you suspect a corrupt file, you could try the suggestions in FAQ Item: 43. Handling project file corruption and/or bloat.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
Project MVP
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Roland

Thanks for the suggestion - alas, I tried saving as 2007 and it made no
difference.

Any further suggestions out there please?

Kind regards

Peter