Resolution
If you accidentally approve and update “dirty” actuals
into your Microsoft Project plan, complete the following steps to reset the task
to its original pre-updated state:
1. Open the
project
2. Apply the
Gantt Chart view
3. Right-click
the Duration column
4. From the
shortcut menu, select the Insert Column option
5. Select the
Stop field and click Insert
6. For the task
in question, set the date in the Stop field to a date one day before the task
was originally scheduled to begin
7. Right-click
the Stop column and select Hide Column from the shortcut menu
8. If the dirty
actuals caused a split in the task’s Gantt bar, click and hold the right portion
of the split task Gantt bar and drag it back to the left to remove the task
split
The preceding set of steps will restore the task to
its original state by resetting the Actual Work to 0 hours and clearing the
Actual Start date. After doing this, you should republish the assignments for
that task using the following steps:
1. Click
Collaborate - Publish - Republish Assignments
2. In the
Republish Assignments dialog, choose the Selected Items option from the pick
list at the top of the dialog
3. Select the
"Overwrite actual work entered by resources" option at the bottom of the dialog
4. Click the OK
button
The last set of steps will restore the task assignment
in the team member’s PWA timesheet to its original state before the team member
entered the dirty actuals.