Sum of actual work not correct in resource usage view

[Rene Bongers]

Hello,

We have a problem with our Microsoft Project Server 2007 (SP2)

In the resource usage view I see the resource and below the tasks of
this project and the other projects the resource works for.

On the right side (time phased data) I see above all the tasks and projects
the sum of the actual work. The sum is the complete sum of all actual from
the resource. Only this sum is not right. We I open all the projects on which
the resource also should work, the sum is corrected and right.
We thought that this would be solved by the last hotfix and SP2.

Any body a idea how we can solve this problem?

Thanks in advance

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

Rene --

You are seeing a problem with Project Server that has persisted in the 2002,
2003, and 2007 versions. Worse still, if you attempt to level an
overallocated resource, the system will treat the "Other projects and
commitments" information as a higher priority than the tasks in the open
project, thus, messing up your leveling operation entirely. This issue has
not been resolved in any Hotfix, Cumulative Update, or Service Pack. Nor is
there any workaround of which I am aware.

The best thing you can do, in my opinion, is to deselect the "Load summary
resource assignments" option in the Login dialog. By doing this, when you
open an enterprise project and apply the Resource Usage view, you will see
only tasks assigned to each resource in the open project. However, if you
open multiple projects and apply the Resource Usage view in any one of the
projects, you will see ALL of the tasks assigned to ALL of the resources
across all of the open projects. This is VERY handy for analyzing resource
usage in a program of projects and for leveling across multiple projects.
Hope this helps.

 

[Rene Bongers]

Hello Dale,

This helps thanks )
--
Kind regards,

René Bongers

Rene --

You are seeing a problem with Project Server that has persisted in the 2002,
2003, and 2007 versions. Worse still, if you attempt to level an
overallocated resource, the system will treat the "Other projects and
commitments" information as a higher priority than the tasks in the open
project, thus, messing up your leveling operation entirely. This issue has
not been resolved in any Hotfix, Cumulative Update, or Service Pack. Nor is
there any workaround of which I am aware.

The best thing you can do, in my opinion, is to deselect the "Load summary
resource assignments" option in the Login dialog. By doing this, when you
open an enterprise project and apply the Resource Usage view, you will see
only tasks assigned to each resource in the open project. However, if you
open multiple projects and apply the Resource Usage view in any one of the
projects, you will see ALL of the tasks assigned to ALL of the resources
across all of the open projects. This is VERY handy for analyzing resource
usage in a program of projects and for leveling across multiple projects.
Hope this helps.

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

Rene --

You are more than welcome for the help, my friend!

Hello Dale,

This helps thanks )
--
Kind regards,

René Bongers

 

[Barbara - Austria]

Hi Rene,

Additional to the problem Dale described, I have seen this before when
updates had been accepted in PWA but not published. Without opening other
project plans you can only see published data, when additional projects are
opened, updated and not published hours are also shown. Just an idea ….

Best regards
Barbara

Hello Dale,

This helps thanks )
--
Kind regards,

René Bongers

 

[Rene Bongers]

Hello Barbara,

Thanks for your answer. I did have a look at it and published all the
projects and we still experienced the same error.
--
Kind regards,

René Bongers