Comments for Microsoft Project in Practice http://shaundicker.com/blog Using Microsoft Project for a better PMO Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:39:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on What is the difference between duration, work, effort, hours, and man-days? by Olive http://shaundicker.com/blog/2011/03/what-is-the-difference-between-duration-work-effort-hours-and-man-days/#comment-59 Olive Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:39:12 +0000 http://shaundicker.com/blog/?p=12#comment-59 Very clear and concise explanation - thanks for this Shaun! Very clear and concise explanation – thanks for this Shaun!

]]> Comment on What is the difference between duration, work, effort, hours, and man-days? by Johanes http://shaundicker.com/blog/2011/03/what-is-the-difference-between-duration-work-effort-hours-and-man-days/#comment-54 Johanes Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:15:42 +0000 http://shaundicker.com/blog/?p=12#comment-54 Thank you Shaun. It is really helpful. Thank you Shaun. It is really helpful.

]]> Comment on About by shaundicker http://shaundicker.com/blog/about/#comment-45 shaundicker Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:42:55 +0000 http://shaundicker.com/blog/?page_id=10#comment-45 Hi Ben, I have not personally seen this error before, but as a first step I would check what calendar your schedule is trying to access. From the Ribbon, select <strong>Project </strong>> <strong>Project Information </strong>and check the calendar. Then check that this calendar exists. From the Ribbon, select <strong>Project </strong>> <strong>Change Working Time </strong>and check the <strong>For calendar </strong>setting. From here you can either fix the calendar in the Change Working Time window or create a New Calendar. If none of this works, I would most probably reset my global.mpt file back to the factory defaults. This will get rid of any customizations or corruption that you may have. To clear the global.mpt file: 1) Close Microsoft Project 2) Make a backup copy of <strong>Global.MPT </strong>in your <strong>C:\Users\[your login name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\MS Project\14\1033 </strong>folder. 3) Once you have made a backup of the file, DELETE the <strong>Global.MPT </strong>file. 4) Open Microsoft Project. 5) Close Microsoft Project. (no need to save or do anything else). A new Global.MPT file has been created, all with default settings! I hope this helps and get’s rid of the error! Regards, Shaun Hi Ben,

I have not personally seen this error before, but as a first step I would check what calendar your schedule is trying to access. From the Ribbon, select Project > Project Information and check the calendar. Then check that this calendar exists. From the Ribbon, select Project > Change Working Time and check the For calendar setting.

From here you can either fix the calendar in the Change Working Time window or create a New Calendar. If none of this works, I would most probably reset my global.mpt file back to the factory defaults. This will get rid of any customizations or corruption that you may have. To clear the global.mpt file:

1) Close Microsoft Project
2) Make a backup copy of Global.MPT in your C:\Users\[your login name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\MS Project\14\1033 folder.
3) Once you have made a backup of the file, DELETE the Global.MPT file.
4) Open Microsoft Project.
5) Close Microsoft Project. (no need to save or do anything else). A new Global.MPT file has been created, all with default settings!

I hope this helps and get’s rid of the error!

Regards,
Shaun

]]> Comment on About by Ben Wiegers http://shaundicker.com/blog/about/#comment-44 Ben Wiegers Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:39:15 +0000 http://shaundicker.com/blog/?page_id=10#comment-44 Shaun, sorry for doing this in this way, but my post and replies on the MPUG forum don't seem to show my text........ It is about Project2010 without Server, Dutch language, SP1 installed. Attach a project plan to the Resourcepool, save it. Open another mpp (or create a new one) and project crashes with the error message "Er is een probleem met de kalendernaam. De kalendernaam bestaat niet. Klik op een kalender in de lijst en druk op Enter". Translated: There is a problem with the calendar name. The calendername does not exist. Click on a calendername in the list and press Enter". However, the to-be-opened (or to-be-created) mpp uses only the standard calendars........ And this has happened to (at least) two of my clients.... Any idea? Or who to turn to at Microsoft? You help/ideas are greatly appreciated! Regards, Ben Wiegers Shaun,

sorry for doing this in this way, but my post and replies on the MPUG forum don’t seem to show my text……..
It is about Project2010 without Server, Dutch language, SP1 installed.
Attach a project plan to the Resourcepool, save it.
Open another mpp (or create a new one) and project crashes with the error message
“Er is een probleem met de kalendernaam. De kalendernaam bestaat niet. Klik op een kalender in de lijst en druk op Enter”.
Translated: There is a problem with the calendar name. The calendername does not exist. Click on a calendername in the list and press Enter”.

However, the to-be-opened (or to-be-created) mpp uses only the standard calendars……..
And this has happened to (at least) two of my clients….

Any idea?
Or who to turn to at Microsoft?
You help/ideas are greatly appreciated!

Regards,
Ben Wiegers

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