Knowledge Base

PRJ: Task Outline Numbers Incorrect After Sorting

Article ID: 196148

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition
Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q196148

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project, when you sort a project, the task outline numbers may not update to reflect the correct new outline numbers.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when you sort a project in a task view and the Permanently Renumber Tasks option is selected (on the Project menu, point at Sort and then click Sort By).

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, follow these steps:

Select task 1.
On the Project menu, point to Outline, and then click Indent.

The outline numbers update to display the correct outline numbering sequence.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: prj2000

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB196148