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What is a best practice for linking Just-In-Time Tasks?
In MS Project, what is a best practice for linking Just-In-Time tasks, so that a task is scheduled to take place just prior to another task, without use of date constraints or overriding scheduling logic? As an example, I have a task "task prep" that I want to complete just before "important task" starts. "Important task" has other Finish-Start predecessors that determine when it starts. The only thing driving "task prep" is that it must finish just before "important task" starts. These tasks have slack in the schedule that I want to maintain, so I can't use As Late As Possible constraint without pushing both tasks to the right and using up slack. There isn't a task preventing "task prep" from starting, so if I link "task prep" as a predecessor to "important task" with Finish-Start (FS), with As Soon As Possible, then "task prep" will be scheduled to happen long before I want to perform that task. If I use Start-Finish (SF), then the start date of "Important task" drives the finish date of "Task Prep" The dates line up, but SF dependency type is generally not recommended. Also, I do not want to use date constraints, as these are generally not recommended. How can I link these tasks so that "task prep" finishes just before "important task" while adhering to accepted scheduling standards?
Automatic overwriting "Task name", after saving
Hello Community, I am asking assistance for an easy issue but so annoying: when I save a MS Project file, the row modified loses its Task Name, overwriting itself, with apprarently no reason. It is so crucial to not overwrite because I lose my work team references. Here a breakdown: I have create a MS Project file named "PROJECT MASTER PLANNER". I have imported SubProjects on the rows. I modify one or more SubProject directly on "PROJECT MASTER PLANNER". I click "Save to All" or just "Save". The SubProjects modified lose their Task Name, overwiritng automatically with "78.25_rev01". 78.25_rev01 was my first MS Project ever imported on "PROJECT MASTER PLANNER", that i do not use anymore. Below a couple of screenshot. Many thanks to whom will help me, it is blowing my mind ! AndreB. SCREENSHOT 1/2 SCREENSHOT 2/2Project Server Enterprise Global Freeze
We are using on-premises Project Server. The Enterprise Global Template has frozen such that once I open it, MS Project freezes and I can't get to the Organizer to remove custom views (Assuming a custom view has polluted the EGT, as the only thing we do in the EGT is create or modify custom views/tables/filters). How can I access the Organizer to "un-pollute" the Enterprise Global Template? Also, I saved our custom views in an mpp file. How can I tell which view is causing the problem with the Global Template, so I can prevent this from happening in the future? Any help would be greatly appreciated!Project Remaining Duration as of Status Date
In a Project schedule, The % Complete entered during an update doesn't seem to push the task Finish Date as it should. The task has a Start date of 6/9/25, Finish date of 9/23/25, duration of 14.95 weeks. The Status date is 9/12/25, Actual start 6/9/25 (on schedule) but progress is 2% Complete, Remaining Duration is 13.45 wks. When I click Update Project and reschedule uncomplete work to start as of Status Date (9/12/25) the Finish Date remains 9/23/25. Shouldn't the Finish Date push to approx. 12/12/2025 based on the % complete and remaining duration? There are a handful of tasks in this schedule with a similar issue, so I would like to find out what causes this, so we can make the task Finish Dates update as you would expect when updating % complete and Remaining Duration on tasks as of the status date. If someone could point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated. There are no date constraints on the task, and "Split In-Progress tasks" is selected in the Schedule Options. We are using a 4 day a week/10 hours a day calendar. We assign Generic Resources to tasks but this particular task is NOT resource loaded. This task is linked with both a predecessor and successor, and both the predecessor and successor are statused 100% complete. Could this be why Project isn't updating the Finish Date for this task, since its successor is complete? We are using Project Server. This project has been published with the status date of 9/12/25.
Can't reduce row height - tried everything!
Hi there, I have a master plan which brings together a number of subprojects. I want to display just the summary tasks of each subproject to show the phasing of our entire portfolio. Even though row height under the gridlines menu is set to 1, wrapped text is off, and there are no labels on the gantt above/below the bar (only inside), I can't seem to get rid of the white space between rows. All ideas welcome! Thanks, NaomiView all upcoming tasks for all projects in Project Server
How do you create a view in Project Server that shows all upcoming tasks (for example, from today to the end of next month) and their start/finish dates for all projects that are in Project Server? This way a Server user can see all upcoming tasks for the Enterprise, without having to go into each individual schedule? If it's not possible to create such a view, what are best practices for extracting this data into an excel Pivot Table?
Baseline fallback formula fails in project center
Hi Community, I have multiple projects: some have only a single baseline, some have two (Baseline and Baseline 1), and others have none. Later, I created a new project‑level, date‑type custom field. In this new field, I used the following formula: IIf([Baseline 1 Start] = ProjDateValue("NA"), [Baseline 1 Start], [Baseline Start]) The issue is: When I add this custom field to the Project Center view, the column shows as empty. When I open the same project in Project Professional (desktop) and check the Project Information, the field displays #ERROR. Has anyone run into this before or know the correct approach for checking if Baseline 1 exists, and otherwise falling back to the main Baseline date? Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! Allow me to tag: Dale_HowardMVP John-projectAlert - external linkn
Hi all, I'm using Windows 11 version 24H2, and whenever I launch Microsoft Project Pro 2019 (with an auto-macro enabled), I get the following warning, in english it sounds like: "This project contains links to one or more data sources that may be unsafe and have been disabled. Do you want to enable these data sources? Only do this if you trust the source of the file." I've already checked the Trust Center settings, enabled all macros, and reviewed everything under Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings, but nothing changes. It appears before running vba code, so displayalert = false (or similar) does not work. I also removed all VBA code and deleted every task to make sure no external links were hiding anywhere — but the warning still appears every time. There are no obvious external links (in tasks or in code), so I'm a bit stuck. Any idea where else I should look or how to get rid of this alert? Thanks in advancCreating a Project through Graph API "msdyn_CreateProjectV1"
I want to create a new Project online plan using Microsoft Graph API, so i used this end point and action inside my flow:- now the action will run successfully, and it should have created a new Project with subject = "Subject Test from automate", as follow:- but i can not find the new project inside the UI:- any advice?
Assignments - inconsistency oData-feed and PWA-GUI?
Dear all, we tried to identify all user resources in our Project Online environment that don't have an assignment, hence not are assigned to any task in any project. Idea was to use the Project Online oData feed ".../_api/projectdata", query the table "Assignments" for resources included and join with table "Resources" on ResourceId to get all resources that are not referenced in the table "Assignments". The result was looking reasonable. However, cross-checking some of the resources that shouldn't have assignments with the data in PWA-GUI, via page Resources (select resource and display assignments) showed that for some of those, individual assignments are shown in the PWA-GUI. Could you help me to get my head around this? Did we look in the right place to find resources without assignments? In theory and my understanding, the table "Assignments" should be consistent with what is shown in the PWA-GUI. We already checked for publish status of the relevant project, the assignment observed had been published 3 days ago. Kind regards, Petter
PDP - Mandatory Custom Fields Issue
Hello everyone, we have an issue in Project Server 2019, we created custom fields as mandatory and added it to a PDP. If we try to edit the project information from PDP, it saves the project without validate or fire an error that one of the mandatory fields is empty. if we saved through Micrsoft Project if fires an error normally, also the same case if the user tries to submit workflow stating that mandatory fields is empty. Thanks & Regards Ahmed AminResource leveling doesnt do anything
Good day folks, Hopefully you will be able to help me here - fairly new to MSP. Background - I'm using MSP to manage aircraft heavy maintenance input phases. I have my team set up as work resources, each task is set in project with work amount per task and team member resources allocated to each task The issue I can't get over is I have for example several tasks on the induction phase that will be carried out by one team member - no matter what I do I can't get project to level that team member so it shows the tasks being conducted one after the other - they stay as 'concurrent' and the resource always shows overloaded. It's frustrating the heck out of me :D Any thoughts? What are the things that can stop leveling from doing it's thing? Let me know if you need to see any settings
Issues with task priority and ressource
Hello, I have an issue in MS Project while scheduling my project based on my resources and task priorities. I have 2 projects: Lot 1 (priority 700) and Lot 2 (priority 600 hence less prioritized). I have a resource named "D-Q" which is assigned very late to my task "[Lot 1] A" (see yellow line in the picture), resulting in the task finishing on 10/10/25. Project assigns my resource "D-Q" to tasks in Lot 2 (see green lines in the picture) which are less prioritized, but I don't understand why. Furthermore, my resource "D-Q" is not assigned to any task for 3 weeks (from 18/08 to 07/09) ? I get these issues after updating the project from 16/07/25 and leveling all resources. And my task type is "Fixed Units" . Thank you in advance for your help 🙂
Tasks tab does not load
At a customer the tasks tab in the Project-app in PowerApps refuses to load by a specific user. Last week I was there for a training and it seemed the same problem occurred to me as well. The correct url's are already added to the pop-up (known issue). The tasks tab will only load after deleting cookies and other browser history; this has to be done with every browser session. It al worked fine untill recently. What could be the issue here?Resources mapping using Project (Planner) and MS Power BI template
I have started using Project for the web and the MS Power BI template from MS. And I really like what I am seeing so far. How can I add a Resource Mapping view to the Microsoft Power BI Project for the Web template? I’d like to display the monthly percentage allocation for each resource, calculated based on remaining effort and the project schedule. Ideally, this view should also support filtering by project and by individual resource.
Integrating ESS Utumishi with Microsoft 365 and SharePoint: Best Practices and Insights
I’m working on a project to integrate ESS Utumishi, the Tanzanian government’s Employee Self-Service platform, with modern content management solutions like Microsoft 365 and SharePoint. My goal is to improve document management, automate HR workflows, and enhance overall employee engagement through a seamless digital experience. Has anyone worked on similar integrations or faced challenges in connecting government HR systems with Microsoft tools? I’d love to hear about any best practices, lessons learned, or success stories that could help guide this project, especially in terms of improving system efficiency and user adoption in the public sector.Integrating ESS Utumishi with Microsoft 365 and SharePoint: Best Practices and Insights
I’m working on a project to integrate ESS Utumishi, the Tanzanian government’s Employee Self-Service platform, with modern content management solutions like Microsoft 365 and SharePoint. My goal is to improve document management, automate HR workflows, and enhance overall employee engagement through a seamless digital experience. Has anyone worked on similar integrations or faced challenges in connecting government HR systems with Microsoft tools like in essutumishigotz.com? I’d love to hear about any best practices, lessons learned, or success stories that could help guide this project, especially in terms of improving system efficiency and user adoption in the public sector.PWA Instance not found
Hi Community, I'm experiencing an unidentified issue, every time I create a new PWA instance, I can initially access it without problems, however, within less than a minute, I receive the message: "Sorry... the instance is not found." I’ve confirmed that the account has a Project license and admin permissions. Has anyone encountered this before or have any suggestions?
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