Description of the Microsoft Office Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 24, 2004

This article describes the Microsoft Office Project 2003 issues that are fixed in the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated September 24, 2004.

Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

This hotfix package fixes the following issue:

• 885856  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885856/ ) You receive an "An import error occurred" error message when you click "Build Team from Enterprise" on the Tools menu in Project Professional 2003

This hotfix package also fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• Code values are not set in the Enterprise Resource Pool when you use the ResourceCodeValuesUpdate method to update the code values of a custom multi-value Enterprise Resource Outline Code for a resource
  
  You use the ResourceCodeValuesUpdate method to update the code values of a custom multi-value Enterprise Resource Outline Code for a resource. When you click Build Team from Enterprise on the Tools menu in Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003, and then create a filter to view resources that have specific code values, the resources are not listed. The code values are not set in the Enterprise Resource Pool.
  
  You do not experience these symptoms if you log on to Microsoft Office Project Web Access 2003, and then create the same filter. The resources are displayed as expected in Project Web Access 2003.
  
• Dates of successor tasks are calculated incorrectly after you change the Percent complete value of a successor task to zero (0) percent
  
  When you change the Percent complete value of a successor task in your project to 0% in the Task Information dialog box, the dates for the successor tasks are changed to use incorrect dates. This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
  • Your project contains summary tasks that are linked by a dependency between their finish and start dates.
  • You change the Percent complete value of a successor task to 0%.
  The dates of the successor tasks are calculated incorrectly to use an earlier than expected date.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Note This hotfix corrects only the problem that is described in this article so that it no longer occurs. If the symptoms described earlier continue to occur after you apply the hotfix, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support

Prerequisites

This hotfix is a Microsoft Office Project 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Project 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed.

For additional information about Project 2003 Service Pack 1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart information

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is replaced by a later hotfix.

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to activate any hotfixes that this package contains.

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Download information.
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information.
After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table:

For additional information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.

For additional information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: