% Complete and % Work Complete do not update with Actual Start change.

[Smeac81]

Changing the date in Actual Start does not update the values in % Complete and % Work Complete columns, they stay at 0.  If the Actual Finish date has any date at all, the percentages go to 100%.

Is Project supposed to be automatically calculating those % complete columns or am I missing steps?

Windows 11

Project Online Desktop Client v2405

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Smeac81,
Simply entering an actual start date will not show a value in either Percent Complete field. You need to also enter a value in the Actual Duration or Actual Work field. However, entering a value in the Actual Duration or Actual Work field first, will cause Project to calculate a value for the Percent Complete fields.

John

[#3]

@John-project   I added the Actual Work column, entered in a value and the % Complete columns updated accordingly - that was the step I was missing.

Thanks for the info, much appreciated.

[#4]

Joe,
You're welcome and thanks for the feedback. If I answered your question, please consider marking my response as the answer.
John