I have a TFS project that I have synced with MS Project. I have noticed that some of my tasks in Project seem to have their start dates "fixed" at the project start date. If I create a start-to-finish link between another task (as the predecessor) and one of these tasks the link is created but the start date remains as the project's start date, making the link loop back to the left from the predecessor's end date to the successor's start date. Can anyone tell me why this is happening and how to fix it?

TIA

Ron L

Another item I forgot to mention - if I take the same file to another user's machine, where the user is not connected to TFS, the links work correctly.

Ron L

Hello Ron,

Can you check if your Scheduling is set to "Automatic" in MS Project.

You can check it from Tools->Options->Calculation->Calculation Mode. If not please set it automatic and you will see the dates change based on the Predecessor linking.

Also are you using Automatic Resource Leveling?

Smitha

Thank you for your response. The calculation mode was the problem. I know I had fixed that previously and didn't think to check it again. Doh!

Apparently something in TFS is resetting it on an irregular basis.

Thanks again,

Ron L