HELP: Task Calendar won't have any effect!

[Teres]

Dear all,

I'm new to Microsoft Project and now learning it by "Step by Step Courseware
Microsoft Project2000", Core Skills Student. I tried the Lesson 4 practice
file. Actually, it creates Task claendar and apply it to the task. I tried
to create a new calendar, Tools> Change Working Time > New. I called the
calendar as "Evening shoot" with Non default working hours 17:00 to 23:00.
After applying it to a task which original started at 8:00am, time doesn't
change! What's wrong of it? There is icon showing it has adopted this
evening shoot calendar!

Please advice and thanks for advanced!

Questioner Wong

[Mike Glen]

Hi Wong,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-)

You might like to see FAQ Item: 5. Default Working Hours

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: http://www.mvps.org/project/

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :-)

Mike Glen
Project MVP

Post by Teres
Dear all,
I'm new to Microsoft Project and now learning it by "Step by Step
Courseware Microsoft Project2000", Core Skills Student. I tried the
Lesson 4 practice file. Actually, it creates Task claendar and apply
it to the task. I tried to create a new calendar, Tools> Change
Working Time > New. I called the calendar as "Evening shoot" with Non
default working hours 17:00 to 23:00. After applying it to a task
which original started at 8:00am, time doesn't change! What's wrong
of it? There is icon showing it has adopted this evening shoot
calendar!
Please advice and thanks for advanced!
Questioner Wong

[JulieS]

Hi Teres,

A couple of questions:

When you say you changed the working hours to 17:00 to 23:00, did you change
the working hours for all working days (select the M through F column
headings) or did you just change the working time for a particular day?

Are there resources assigned to the task? If you did not select "Scheduling
ignores resource's calendars" and the resource's working time ends at 17:00,
the resource calendar will still over rule the task calendar.

Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie

Post by Teres
Dear all,
I'm new to Microsoft Project and now learning it by "Step by Step
Courseware Microsoft Project2000", Core Skills Student. I tried the Lesson
4 practice file. Actually, it creates Task claendar and apply it to the
task. I tried to create a new calendar, Tools> Change Working Time > New.
I called the calendar as "Evening shoot" with Non default working hours
17:00 to 23:00. After applying it to a task which original started at
8:00am, time doesn't change! What's wrong of it? There is icon showing it
has adopted this evening shoot calendar!
Please advice and thanks for advanced!
Questioner Wong

[Teres]

Dear Julie,

Yes, it's my mistake not having chosen all monday to Friday column! Thanks a
lot advicing my careless mistake!

Best regards,
Teres

Post by JulieS
Hi Teres,
When you say you changed the working hours to 17:00 to 23:00, did you
change the working hours for all working days (select the M through F
column headings) or did you just change the working time for a particular
day?
Are there resources assigned to the task? If you did not select
"Scheduling ignores resource's calendars" and the resource's working time
ends at 17:00, the resource calendar will still over rule the task
calendar.
Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.
Julie

Post by Teres
Dear all,
I'm new to Microsoft Project and now learning it by "Step by Step
Courseware Microsoft Project2000", Core Skills Student. I tried the
Lesson 4 practice file. Actually, it creates Task claendar and apply it
to the task. I tried to create a new calendar, Tools> Change Working Time

New. I called the calendar as "Evening shoot" with Non default working

hours 17:00 to 23:00. After applying it to a task which original started
at 8:00am, time doesn't change! What's wrong of it? There is icon showing
it has adopted this evening shoot calendar!
Please advice and thanks for advanced!
Questioner Wong

[JulieS]

You are most welcome Teres and thanks for the feedback. Don't beat yourself
up too badly, it's a common mistake.

Let us know if you have any further questions we can help with.

Julie

Post by Teres
Dear Julie,
Yes, it's my mistake not having chosen all monday to Friday column! Thanks
a lot advicing my careless mistake!
Best regards,
Teres
"JulieS" <passport6847 at maine dot rr dot com>

Post by JulieS
Hi Teres,
When you say you changed the working hours to 17:00 to 23:00, did you
change the working hours for all working days (select the M through F
column headings) or did you just change the working time for a particular
day?
Are there resources assigned to the task? If you did not select
"Scheduling ignores resource's calendars" and the resource's working time
ends at 17:00, the resource calendar will still over rule the task
calendar.
Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.
Julie

Post by Teres
Dear all,
I'm new to Microsoft Project and now learning it by "Step by Step
Courseware Microsoft Project2000", Core Skills Student. I tried the
Lesson 4 practice file. Actually, it creates Task claendar and apply it
to the task. I tried to create a new calendar, Tools> Change Working
Time > New. I called the calendar as "Evening shoot" with Non default
working hours 17:00 to 23:00. After applying it to a task which original
started at 8:00am, time doesn't change! What's wrong of it? There is
icon showing it has adopted this evening shoot calendar!
Please advice and thanks for advanced!
Questioner Wong