autosum summary taks

Public Schedule Face-to-Face & Online Instructor-Led Training - View dates & book

Forum home » Delegate support and help forum » Microsoft Project Training and help » Autosum of Summary Taks

Autosum of Summary Taks

resolvedResolved · Urgent Priority · Version 2010

Lee has attended:
Project Introduction course
Project Intermediate course

Autosum of Summary Taks

Please can you tell me how i can get a summary task to autosum information submitted in sub tasks? It seems to work for some columns and not others.

For example, if you insert the column titled 'Cost', then add values into subtasks costs, the total summary task cost gets automatically calculated in the summary task row.

However, if you then add a column titled 'Cost 1' and again add values into subtasks costs1 the summary task row stays at £0.00.

I need to add 13 'Cost' columns, 1 for a total figure, then a separate cost for each calendar month. I can only see 10 'Cost' columns (Cost1 to Cost10). Is it possible to add extra 'Cost' columns

Many thanks
Lee

RE: Autosum of Summary Taks

Hi Lee

With Project unfortunately only the Cost column automatically totals in the Summary Task, not the Fixed cost or custom fields like 1.

Here's a suggestion for displaying costs for each month and an overall total:

Insert the Cost filed then create a summary task for each month indenting the tasks below each month. To see the yearly total select Format, Project Summary Task.

Also there is a Cash Flow report that can be edited to show costs for each month.

Project, Reports, Costs,
Single click Cash Flow and choose Edit
Change interval from 1 week to 1 month
Select

I'm guessing what your project looks like for now but hope that help in some way.

Doug
Doug Dunn
Best STL

Will be marked as resolved in 5 days

Notice: This is an automated message. Due to inactivity, this forum post will be marked as 'resolved' if there are no further responses in the next 5 days.

Thu 20 Dec 2012: Automatically marked as resolved.


 

MS Project tip:

Inserting Task Durations Quickly

When entering durations for your tasks simply use the single letters - m for min, h for hr, d for day, w for week, but mon for month. If default is set for days, you need only type the number, for example 3 for 3days, or 0.5 for half a day.

View all MS Project hints and tips


Server loaded in 0.07 secs.