MSP: Some fixed work tasks durations are changing
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Article ID: 144362
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Issue/Introduction
The Durations are changing to a shorter duration (Finish date is earlier then expected).
Issue happens when project is exported to Microsoft Project (MSP)
Cause
This issue can happen if the amount of work assigned to the resource during the duration is less then their available hours.
Example for a Resource assigned 10 hours of work for a 5 day duration Fixed Work task (With no actual work completed)
The task will be autosheduled to have the user work 8 hours on the first day of the task and 2 hours the second day which results in a 1.25 duration.
Environment
Release : All Supported Release
Component : CA PPM MICROSOFT PROJECT (MSP)
Resolution
To keep the durations from changing:
Set the amount of remaining work to match the expected duration
(IE 5 day Duration for task, then add 40 hours of remaining work)
Another option is to switch to fixed duration as that keeps durations from changing in most scenarios
Note: if the resource is overallocated, the duration can still get pushed out
Additional Information
CA PPM and MSP integration known defects - Support Technical Document Index (
KB000015956
)
List of Clarity PPM KB articles related to issues opening projects in MSP (Article:
138671
)
See KB:
141061
for tips on how to optimize use of Self Service for Clarity PPM
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