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Critical task row red
Good day every one. So, when i took over this schedule, some really important tasks (maybe 8-10) were manually colored blue and green. So i changed their color back to normal (black). Some of THESE TASKS ARE ON MY CRITICAL PATH. IN FACT, DRIVERS! I went into TEXT Styles and changed Critical to Red. But these (previously colored) critical tasks will Not turn Red like all the other Critical tasks. What am i missing here? any help appreciated.
- Willard800,
I'm guessing whoever set up the custom formatting probably did so on a task by task basis such that the Gantt Bar for each of those tasks overrides the general setting under Bar Styles. Try this. Double click the Gantt Bar of one of those tasks and in the Format Bar window hit the "Reset" button. Repeat this for each of the tasks with the odd behavior.
John- Thanks for responding, tried it, did not work
- Will,
Then I think Dale hit the nail on the head, those tasks are in fact, not on the critical path.
John
- willard800 --
Please try the following:
1. Apply the default Gantt Chart view in this project.
2. Click the Task tab to display the Task ribbon.
3. In the View section of the Task ribbon, click the Gantt Chart pick list button and select the Reset to Default item at the bottom of the menu.
4. In the confirmation dialog, click the Yes button.
5. Click the Format tab to display the Format ribbon.
6. In the Bar Styles section of the Format ribbon, select the Critical Tasks checkbox.
Did that resolve the problem? If not, then the tasks in question are NOT Critical tasks. To confirm this, do the following:
1. Click the View tab to display the View ribbon.
2. In the Data section of the View ribbon, click the Tables pick list button and select the Schedule table.
3. Drag the split bar to the right edge of the Total Slack column.
In the Total Slack column, Microsoft Project will display a 0d value for every task that is either a Critical task or a completed task. If the Total Slack value is greater than 0d, this means the task is not a Critical task.
Please let us know if this helps. - In my experience, once someone goes in and manually edits the bar display, it will NEVER revert back to the intended/default (system controlled) format. I may be wrong, but that is my experience. Unfortunately, I am very busy and don't have time to do software testing. I ran into this issue 20-25 years ago... and learned a lesson. Maybe... delete the activity, add a new/replacement activity, re-link the network logic, etc. -- and THEN maybe it will respond as it should color-wise. That is why anyone who uses MSP for serious or professional purposes (CPM scheduling) should refrain from all of the tiddly-wink formatting nonsense. Keep it simple. Use Bar Styles if you must (to make things function... i.e., define a "critical bar" which for some reason MSP does NOT do straight out of the box) but other than that, let the system control the bar display.
- My apologies, you were referring to the TABLE display, not the bar display. I do not typically engage in a lot of one-off formatting, so I'm not sure how to address your issue. Maybe... create a new table and associate the table with the view.
- thanks for responding, but Dale's comments help me resolve the issue. Regards!
