Article ID: 173754
Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007
- Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007
- Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
- Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003
- Microsoft Project 2002 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Project 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q173754
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project, if you move or drag a linked task from one row to
another row, the link between the tasks breaks. For example, if your
project contains two tasks, T1 and T2, which are linked together with a
Finish-To-Start relationship, and you move T2 to row 4, the task
information is copied, but the link between the tasks breaks.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when the Autolink inserted or moved tasks option on the Schedule tab is selected. (Click Options on the Tools menu.)
WORKAROUND
To maintain links when you move a task to another row, turn off the
Autolink inserted or moved tasks option, using these steps:
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Schedule tab.
- Click to clear the Autolink inserted or moved
tasks check box.
- Click OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft
Project that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
MORE INFORMATION
"Autolink Inserted or Moved Tasks" Option Selected
When you move or insert a task within another series of linked tasks, the
task will be linked within the new series. For example, if you have three
tasks--Task1, Task2, and Task3--linked together, and you move a fourth
task, Task4, between Task 2 and Task3, the new link order will be Task1,
Task2, Task4, and Task3.
When you move or insert a task within another series of linked tasks, the
task will be linked in the new series.
When you move or insert a task in a new location that is not within a group
of tasks, a link will not be created. For example, if you have two tasks,
Task1 and Task2, which are linked together, and you move Task2 down one
row, the two tasks will no longer be linked.
"Autolink Inserted or Moved Tasks" Option Not Selected
When this option is turned off, the link will be retained when you move a
task, regardless of where you move it.
Additional query words: PRJ2002 PRJ2003 PRJ2007 prj2000
Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB173754