out of sync with protected actuals -- task duration <> assign dura

[Jesse]

I'm having a terrible problem with a few tasks on an MS Project 2003
schedule. A task had an original finish date of 9/28. I increased the
duration of the task so the finish date is now 10/31. I noticed that the
assignment finish stayed at 9/28. So I went into the task usage view and
changed the assignment finish to 10/31 also.

All is fine until I get into a situation on a different task where I get the
warning that this has made actuals out of sync with protected actuals. So now
what I sync with protected actuals and the other task goes back to 9/28 for
the assignment finish.

Why doesn't the assignment finish change when the task finish is changed?

How can I change the assignment duration to 10/31 and have it stick...so it
doesn't revert back to 9/28 if a different task becomes out of sync with
actuals?

How can I change the protected actuals to be what I want to be protected?

 

[Mike]

Jesse

Updating tasks with timesheets will change assignment profiles for
remaining work and may result in a disconnect between task finish date
and the assignment finish date. These are independent values, though
initially assignment is based on task dates. There are several ways to
adjust the data, either by changing assignment end date on the resource
work form or modifing remaining work profile in task usage view. You
need to ensure the changes do not change actual work values otherwise
you will have to resynch which may impact the changes you made.

regards

Mike