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Custom Columns in Project Professional won't update in project online or task view
The custom field the end user is editing from the Tasks page is the assignment level. In Project Desktop, open that project, split the (View tab > Details check box and select the Task Usage view). Select the task in the Gantt Chart view where a user has updated the field value then in the Task Usage view below insert the same task level custom fields. You will see on the assignment row where the resource is - the field values will match what the user has updated them to if they are accepted by the Status Manager.
Hope that helps
Paul
HelloPaul_Mather
I'm not seeing what I was hoping, expecting to see. Please look at attachment. I did the split screen as you mentioned previously and do see in the task usage view the custom fields and can see what changed. What I was expecting to see is the data change on the original line w/o the project manager having to physically change it themselves. It there a way to make it fully backflush? I circled in red the two points of my inquiry, the task usage screen which has an "S" in the column from the assigned resource and then the project view which does not show the changed data.
It is almost as if there is a rollup option not turned on somewhere. I have roll down turned on for every custom field.
Again, as always, thank you in advance for your help and patience.
Hello Mike Sullins ,
This is how that works. The resource "TEST Project" has "S" for the Weld field at the assignment level. The other resource "PDC Shop" that is assigned to the same task could have a different value for the Weld field at the assignment level, for example "A". With 2 different text values at the assignment level for the one task, which value would be displayed at the Task level Weld field? If the Weld field needs to be the same at the assignment level for all resources, set this at the Task level and roll it down to the assignment level like the Mach and Spec fields appear to be set up.
Paul