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MS Project not re-calulating units when changing task duration
Given I have a task set to Type="Fixed Work" and Task Mode = "Auto Schedule" and I have set Work and Duration to fixed numbers, when I increase duration and select "Decrease the hours resources work ...
John-project It did indeed clear up some misunderstanding from my side. I think the allocation next to the resource name can be a little confusing though. Do you know if there is a way to tell Project not to show it?
chrjensen1735 I assume you are referring to the resource name next to the Gantt bar. There is no option setting to turn off the assignment value next to the name but you can do it with a custom field formula. Then edit the Bar Styles to show the custom field instead of the Resource Names field. Here's what it might look like.
Of course the formula gets more complicated if more than one resource is assigned. In that case I'd use VBA.
John