What happens when I drag a Gantt bar in 2003?

[davegb]

In previous versions of Project, when I click and drag a bar on the
Gantt chart, it sets a SNE constraint on the task. When I do the same
thing in P2003, no constraint is set, but the bar stays at the later
date, where I draged it too. What parameter keeps it there, if it's not
a constraint?
Thanks for the help.

 

[JackD]

Hmmm.... as far as I can tell it creates a constraint.
Are you sure it is not? Try displaying the constraint date column and see
what it says there.

 

[davegb]

Jack,
Thanks for your prompt reply. I don't have a copy of P2003 here to try
it out. I was teaching a class for a client last week, and a student
asked what happened if you clicked and dragged a Gantt Bar to the
right. I told him it set a constraint, and did it to demonstrate. It
didn't! No icon in the indicator column, so I checked in the Task
Information box on the Advanced tab in the Constraints section. No
constraint! But the task remained on the date I dragged it to until I
dragged it back. Can't imagine what happened. Are you telling me you
did it in 2003, and it created a constraint?
If so, I'm confused. Is there a new setting to decide what happens when
you click and drag a Gantt Bar? Anyone else seen this happen?

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Dave,

I'm with Jack on this. My installation of P2003 does the same: ie creates a
SNET constraint with an indicator to that effect. I suggest you have
another try on another PC.


Mike Glen
Project MVP

 

[JackD]

An explanation might be that auto-calculation was off? I don't know.

 

[Mike Glen]

No, Jack, I tried that and it still gave the expected constraint.


Mike Glen
Project MVP

 

[JackD]

Then I'm out of ideas.

 

[JulieS]

Hi Dave,

Were the tasks 100% complete? I can happily drag a completed task around
without constraining it - it just changes the actual start and finish dates.

Just a thought.

Julie

 

[davegb]

Thanks for all your replies.
Very interesting! It did not set a constraint, and the task hadn't
started! Next time I'm in that classroom, I'll check it out carefully.
Or look for a smiling Rod over in the corner!