PRJ98: Error or Delay in Project with Cross-Project Links
Article ID: 179918
Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q179918
SYMPTOMS
When Microsoft Project recalculates a project that contains cross-project
links, you may receive the following error message:
The start of task <x> <task name> of "<project name>" is before the project starts.
NOTE: You may also see this error message if there is an unexpected delay between the linked tasks, and you press
F9 twice.
CAUSE
This error message occurs when tasks are linked between two projects (cross
project links) and the link/relationship causes the successor task to start
before the project start date of the linked project that contains the task.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the method appropriate for your situation:
- If you want the project to begin on this date, change the project
start date of the inserted project that contains the successor task
to match the finish date of the predecessor.
- If you entered a constraint that results in a task start date
earlier than the project start date, change either the constraint or
the project start date.
NOTE: This assumes a task relationship of Finish to Start (FS).
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft
Project listed above.
Additional query words: cross project
Keywords: kbbug kberrmsg kbpending KB179918