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JBateman
Aug 06, 2020Copper Contributor
Project for the Web - % complete calc error
Hi, it appears that be the order in which the effort/duration etc. fields are entered/edited, changes the calculation from % of effort completed to a % of time elapsed. When entering a new task, ...
RodFromm
May 12, 2025Iron Contributor
I tried reproducing the error as you described, but the calculations, while odd at times were correct. My example was a single task with one resource assigned and no dependencies or constraints.
In your example assuming you have dependencies, check the task Dependency Type, Delay Type and ensure you no task constraints set as all of these can impact the calculations.
Also, in your example you mentioned you could % values didn't return to the original value even when setting all the values back to original. This is possible depending on the amount of change you made.
More details would help and as previously mentioned the order in which the changes are made can impact the calculations.