sub tasks starting before their master task is set to start

So I have a master project with multiple sub projects. The sub projects need to start at different dates. Rescheduling a sub project to a different date, however, doesn't change its tasks to start on that date (the constraint is set to 'start as early as possible' - but one would think 'as early as possible' is when its master task starts, not when the entire project starts). Rather, the tasks of the sub project with the 'start as early as possible' constraint start at the entire project start date. -- braden ------------------------------------------------------------------------ braden's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/216303.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/microsoft-project/1334088.htm http://forums.techarena.in

The master task is just a rollup of the subtasks. It takes on the earliest start of the subtask. To move things forward, you need to move the subtask forward. You should not be putting any constraints on a master task. In a subproject setting, I would open each project, select Project Information, and modify the Project Start Date there. - Andrew Lavinsky Blog: http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/epm > So I have a master project with multiple sub projects. The sub > projects need to start at different dates. Rescheduling a sub project > to a different date, however, doesn't change its tasks to start on > that date (the constraint is set to 'start as early as possible' - but > one would think 'as early as possible' is when its master task starts, > not when the entire project starts). Rather, the tasks of the sub > project with the 'start as early as possible' constraint start at the > entire project start date. > > http://forums.techarena.in >

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01CAEC8B.E7C5F540 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Braden, Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :) You didn't explain how you reschedule a subproject to start on a = different date. What I recommend is to give every project a start = milestone suitably linked to all the tasks that begin at its project = start date. Then you can set the milestone to its new date and every = task should then follow accordingly. If they don't follow, re-check = that they are all set to be As Soon As Possible. Alternatively, you = could run the Adjust Dates macro in the Analysis toolbar.=20 FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be = seen at this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :) Mike Glen MS Project MVP See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials =20 "braden" <braden.4ahu9b@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message = news:braden.4ahu9b@DoNotSpam.com... So I have a master project with multiple sub projects. The sub = projects need to start at different dates. Rescheduling a sub project to a different date, however, doesn't change its tasks to start on that = date (the constraint is set to 'start as early as possible' - but one would think 'as early as possible' is when its master task starts, not when the entire project starts). Rather, the tasks of the sub project with the 'start as early as possible' constraint start at the entire = project start date. --=20 braden = ------------------------------------------------------------------------ braden's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/216303.htm View this thread: = http://forums.techarena.in/microsoft-project/1334088.htm http://forums.techarena.in ------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01CAEC8B.E7C5F540 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3DWindows-1252 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.7600.16535"></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: = 15px"=20 id=3DMailContainerBody leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 = CanvasTabStop=3D"true"=20 name=3D"Compose message area"> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Hi Braden,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Welcome to this Microsoft Project = newsgroup=20 :)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">You didn't explain how you reschedule = a=20 subproject to start on a different date.  What I recommend is to = give every=20 project a start milestone suitably linked to all the tasks that = begin at=20 its project start date.  Then you can set the milestone to its = new=20 date and every task should then follow accordingly.  If they don't = follow,=20 re-check that they are all set to be As Soon As Possible.  = Alternatively,=20 you could run the Adjust Dates macro in the Analysis=20 toolbar. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">FAQs, companion products and other = useful=20 Project information can be seen at this web address: <A=20 title=3D"http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm
CTRL + Click to follow = link"=20 href=3D"http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm">http://project.mvps.org/faqs.ht= m</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Hope this helps - please let us know = how you get=20 on :)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Mike Glen<BR>MS Project MVP<BR>See <A=20 href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc">http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc</A> for my = free Project=20 Tutorials</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"><BR> </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>"braden" <<A=20 title=3D"mailto:braden.4ahu9b@DoNotSpam.com
CTRL + Click to follow = link"=20 = href=3D"mailto:braden.4ahu9b@DoNotSpam.com">braden.4ahu9b@DoNotSpam.com</= A>>=20 wrote in message <A=20 = href=3D"news:braden.4ahu9b@DoNotSpam.com">news:braden.4ahu9b@DoNotSpam.co= m</A>...</DIV><BR>So=20 I have a master project with multiple sub projects. The sub = projects<BR>need=20 to start at different dates. Rescheduling a sub project to = a<BR>different=20 date, however, doesn't change its tasks to start on that date<BR>(the=20 constraint is set to 'start as early as possible' - but one = would<BR>think 'as=20 early as possible' is when its master task starts, not when<BR>the = entire=20 project starts). Rather, the tasks of the sub project with<BR>the = 'start as=20 early as possible' constraint start at the entire project<BR>start=20 date.<BR><BR><BR>--=20 = <BR>braden<BR>-----------------------------------------------------------= -------------<BR>braden's=20 Profile: <A=20 = href=3D"http://forums.techarena.in/members/216303.htm">http://forums.tech= arena.in/members/216303.htm</A><BR>View=20 this thread: <A=20 = href=3D"http://forums.techarena.in/microsoft-project/1334088.htm">http://= forums.techarena.in/microsoft-project/1334088.htm</A><BR><BR><A=20 = href=3D"http://forums.techarena.in">http://forums.techarena.in</A><BR></B= LOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01CAEC8B.E7C5F540--

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