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Casey FMember for 10 years 4 months
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I have a simple activity that has a completed predecessor and the successor is FS.  My data date is 9/1/17 with 1 day remaining on a standard 5 day calendar with no holidays.  Why is project calulating the finish date as 9/7/17, as opposed to 9/4 or 9/5?

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    Tom Boyle ·
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    Hi Casey,Unlike the data date

    Hi Casey,

    Unlike the data date in P3/P6, MSP's status date does NOT enter into the schedule calculations.  In addition, there is no Original Duration, and the following always holds true: Duration = Actual Duration + Remaining Duration.

    I expect MSP is calculating the finish date of 9/7/17 because that's what it was scheduled for already.

    Updating the task status in MSP requires a bit more work than Primavera.  http://ronwinterconsulting.com/MS_Project_for_Construction.pdf

    Good luck, tom

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