Symptom
After a change in schedule of a Project Task/Phase, the Project Task/Phase total duration is not updated automatically.
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Project Management Work Center.
- Select Projects View.
- Choose the Project and click on Edit.
- Select the respective Project Task/Phase and go to Scheduling Tab.
- Here you see the Duration is incorrect.
Cause
While the status of the project is In planning, the system automatically calculates the total duration of the project task/phase.
While status of the project to Started or Released .The total duration will not be calculated automatically. To trigger the system to recalculate the project schedule, click the Schedule button in the Project Plan view
Resolution
In this case to trigger the system to recalculate the project schedule, the user have to manually click the Schedule button in the Project Plan view.
Keywords
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