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How does MSP know of a Milestone is late?

Anonymous
2017-11-06T17:32:04+00:00

I'm having an issue where late milestones are not showing up in the milestone report. I found that even though the finish date and baseline finish date is in the past, and the % complete is not 100, the Status of the milestone is Future Task. I can't seem to get the status to be Late so that it appears in the Milestone report as a late milestone.

Milestone = Yes

Duration = Zero

Finish = a day in the previous month

Baseline Finish = same as above

Work = 0h

Type = Fixed Duration

Earned Value Method = % Complete

Schedule Mode = Auto Scheduled

Status = Future Task (can't seem to get this to be Late which is how I think the out of box milestone report filters)

Appreciate any suggestions.

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  1. John Project 49,705 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2017-11-06T17:50:52+00:00

    PhillJM,

    First of all, what version of Project are you using? Second, is it updated with the latest Public update? Note, if you are using a subscription form of Project, it is updated automatically.

    Have you set a status date? Is it earlier than the milestone date? If so, then indeed the milestone is a "future task" since the Status field uses the status date as a reference.

    If the above is not your case, then please elaborate the scenario. For example, is the milestone linked to any tasks? A screen shot might be helpful.

    Hope this helps

    John

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-11-06T18:12:15+00:00

    Thank you John!

    I did not have Status Date set and that was the problem.

    For the record I am using MSP 2016 with the latest update.

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  2. John Project 49,705 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2017-11-06T19:34:10+00:00

    PhillJM,

    You're welcome and thanks for the feedback.

    John

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