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Article ID: 242614 - Last Review: September 18, 2011 - Revision: 6.0

Resource graph overallocated resource displayed unexpectedly in Project

This article was previously published under Q242614

SYMPTOMS

In the Resource Graph view of Microsoft Project, the overallocated resources graph may be displayed when a resource is not overallocated.

CAUSE

This behavior may occur when allocated resources and overallocated resources graphs appear as different graph types. For example, the overallocated graph is a bar and the allocated graph is a line. Or, the allocated graph type is set to Don't Show.

The overallocated graph is always drawn unless it is set to Don't Show in the Bar Styles dialog box. If the allocated graph is the same type as overallocated, the allocated graph is drawn over the overallocated graph so that you do not see the overallocated graph until a resource is overallocated.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, show the allocated resources and overallocated resources graphs as the same graph type. To do this, follow these steps:
For Project 2007 and earlier (Without the Ribbon UI):
  1. On the View menu, click Resource Graph.
  2. On the Format menu, click Bar Styles.
  3. In the Show as list, under both Allocated resources and Overallocated resources, select the same graph type.
For Project 2010 (with the Ribbon UI):

  1. On the View tab, click Resource Views, and select the Resource Graph view.
  2. Switch to the Format tab and click Bar Styles
  3. In the Show as list under the Resource section, and under both Allocated resources and Over-allocated resources, select the same graph type.



APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007
  • Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007
  • Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
  • Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003
  • Microsoft Project 2002 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Project Professional 2010
  • Microsoft Project Standard 2010
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