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Fix Duration vs Assign Multi Resource ??

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Thu, 2006-04-20 01:25
Zureena Abd Rahim
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Hello everybody!!!!

I am a new member and new in planning field...Please help/teach me...;-)

I want to maintain/fix the duration and at the same time assign multi resource but the problem is when i put extra resource, the duration will decrease! and opositely will happen if i decrease the resource!!..
I try to rid off effort driven..and do some try and error..but the problem still occure.What happend actually?
Is there any way to fix the duration?

Thank you

regards,
Zureen
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Fri, 2006-04-21 01:44
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Zureena Abd Rahim
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Guys...

I found it!!!
Thank you very much!!!
I am planning to continue try and error...

Thanks!! See you guys in another problem...

Regards,
Zureen
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Thu, 2006-04-20 05:55
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Farid Salmanov
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The best advice I can give you:
Set up a new task and start changing its type and assigning resources, and I would suggest to go to task usage form instead of gannt, it is on the left side of the screen
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Thu, 2006-04-20 05:34
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Zureena Abd Rahim
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Thank u too Alexandre...
then i know...
help me with the defination please..

fixed units and works?

effort driven?-if i change task type to fixed duration+click an arrow in effort driven box
-if i maintain fixed duration and take off that effort driven error.
what the different?...
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Thu, 2006-04-20 05:30
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Zureena Abd Rahim
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oohh Farid..Thank you..
I just tried it and it works!!!
Previous, i just rid off arrow inside the effort driven without looking at task type!! sorry..and thank u so much.
What different if
a) task type = Fix Duration and put
arrow inside effort driven box

b) task type = Fix Duration and take off
that arrow

and What is defination for fixed unit and work?
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Thu, 2006-04-20 04:19
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Farid Salmanov
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Are you sure you changed TYPE of the task to fixed duration?

Double click on the task, go to advanced and then to task type.

It is unlikely that this happens because of software
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Thu, 2006-04-20 04:14
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Zureena Abd Rahim
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Thank Alexandre and Farid..

Apprecited yer opinion/lesson...
but that’s the problem coz i used that effort driven box and it still gave impact to my duration.

Maybe Farid right..it might cause from software problem...
mm..so now..need IT people to give their opinion.is there any possible software can create this problem?


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Thu, 2006-04-20 03:43
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Farid Salmanov
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Make tasks fixed duration regadless of being effort driven or not.

If your software is OK, the duration should not change
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