Discussion:
Task Numbers are out of sequence
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Scrufnut
2008-09-05 15:21:03 UTC
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I have received a very large project schedule from a subcontractor to import.
A number of task line item numbers are out of order (in other words Line Item
1661 follows Line Item 2671). Is there a way to sort these?
Jan De Messemaeker
2008-09-05 15:28:12 UTC
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Hi,

Project menu, Sort, Sort by ID
Greetings,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
For availability check:
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by Scrufnut
I have received a very large project schedule from a subcontractor to import.
A number of task line item numbers are out of order (in other words Line Item
1661 follows Line Item 2671). Is there a way to sort these?
Scrufnut
2008-09-05 15:45:03 UTC
Permalink
Thanks Jan, worked like a champ!
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Hi,
Project menu, Sort, Sort by ID
Greetings,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by Scrufnut
I have received a very large project schedule from a subcontractor to import.
A number of task line item numbers are out of order (in other words Line Item
1661 follows Line Item 2671). Is there a way to sort these?
Scrufnut
2008-09-05 16:46:00 UTC
Permalink
Jan,

Actually this did not do what I was trying to accomplish after all. It did
reorder the tasks by their ID number but what I guess I wanted to do was,
becasue the tasks themselves are already in the proper order, was to reassign
new task ID #s based on the order that tasks are presently in.

Is this even possible?
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Hi,
Project menu, Sort, Sort by ID
Greetings,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by Scrufnut
I have received a very large project schedule from a subcontractor to import.
A number of task line item numbers are out of order (in other words Line Item
1661 follows Line Item 2671). Is there a way to sort these?
Mike Glen
2008-09-05 19:31:11 UTC
Permalink
Hi Scrufnut,

You will have to resort them in the original order, but in the Sort dialog,
select to permanently renumber the tasks.

Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
Post by Scrufnut
Jan,
Actually this did not do what I was trying to accomplish after all.
It did reorder the tasks by their ID number but what I guess I wanted
to do was, becasue the tasks themselves are already in the proper
order, was to reassign new task ID #s based on the order that tasks
are presently in.
Is this even possible?
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Hi,
Project menu, Sort, Sort by ID
Greetings,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by Scrufnut
I have received a very large project schedule from a subcontractor to import.
A number of task line item numbers are out of order (in other words Line Item
1661 follows Line Item 2671). Is there a way to sort these?
dp_firewalker
2009-05-14 15:25:01 UTC
Permalink
When I sort my list & ask to renumber the sequence, it does. But when I save
the file and re-open it, the sequence is messed up again. How do I save the
sequence when I sort? This has only been happening since we started using MSP
2007
Post by Mike Glen
Hi Scrufnut,
You will have to resort them in the original order, but in the Sort dialog,
select to permanently renumber the tasks.
Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
Post by Scrufnut
Jan,
Actually this did not do what I was trying to accomplish after all.
It did reorder the tasks by their ID number but what I guess I wanted
to do was, becasue the tasks themselves are already in the proper
order, was to reassign new task ID #s based on the order that tasks
are presently in.
Is this even possible?
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Hi,
Project menu, Sort, Sort by ID
Greetings,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by Scrufnut
I have received a very large project schedule from a subcontractor to import.
A number of task line item numbers are out of order (in other words Line Item
1661 follows Line Item 2671). Is there a way to sort these?
Jan De Messemaeker
2009-05-14 17:12:35 UTC
Permalink
Sorry, stupid bug: "Permanently Renumber" is not "permanent".
No way to do it right.
I'm just as disappointed as you :-((
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
For availability check:
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by dp_firewalker
When I sort my list & ask to renumber the sequence, it does. But when I save
the file and re-open it, the sequence is messed up again. How do I save the
sequence when I sort? This has only been happening since we started using MSP
2007
Post by Mike Glen
Hi Scrufnut,
You will have to resort them in the original order, but in the Sort dialog,
select to permanently renumber the tasks.
Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
Post by Scrufnut
Jan,
Actually this did not do what I was trying to accomplish after all.
It did reorder the tasks by their ID number but what I guess I wanted
to do was, becasue the tasks themselves are already in the proper
order, was to reassign new task ID #s based on the order that tasks
are presently in.
Is this even possible?
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Hi,
Project menu, Sort, Sort by ID
Greetings,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by Scrufnut
I have received a very large project schedule from a subcontractor to import.
A number of task line item numbers are out of order (in other words Line Item
1661 follows Line Item 2671). Is there a way to sort these?
dp_firewalker
2009-05-14 17:50:04 UTC
Permalink
it is a shame, what worked well in older versions does not work well in the
"latest & greatest" version. Makes me feel I spent $600.00 for nothing when I
had a version that was working better than your newest one. I understand that
I must sort from time to time, but not everytime I open a file or go away.
This needs to be corrected. When I print my schedule & distribute it, it does
not match what I am using for updates. Taking me too long to do simple job.
Shame, because I was trying to get others to buy into my using MSP.
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Sorry, stupid bug: "Permanently Renumber" is not "permanent".
No way to do it right.
I'm just as disappointed as you :-((
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by dp_firewalker
When I sort my list & ask to renumber the sequence, it does. But when I save
the file and re-open it, the sequence is messed up again. How do I save the
sequence when I sort? This has only been happening since we started using MSP
2007
Post by Mike Glen
Hi Scrufnut,
You will have to resort them in the original order, but in the Sort dialog,
select to permanently renumber the tasks.
Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
Post by Scrufnut
Jan,
Actually this did not do what I was trying to accomplish after all.
It did reorder the tasks by their ID number but what I guess I wanted
to do was, becasue the tasks themselves are already in the proper
order, was to reassign new task ID #s based on the order that tasks
are presently in.
Is this even possible?
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Hi,
Project menu, Sort, Sort by ID
Greetings,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by Scrufnut
I have received a very large project schedule from a subcontractor to import.
A number of task line item numbers are out of order (in other words Line Item
1661 follows Line Item 2671). Is there a way to sort these?
Mike Glen
2009-05-14 20:06:33 UTC
Permalink
That's not my experience. Permanent renumbering works OK on my setup.

Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
Post by dp_firewalker
it is a shame, what worked well in older versions does not work well in the
"latest & greatest" version. Makes me feel I spent $600.00 for nothing when I
had a version that was working better than your newest one. I understand that
I must sort from time to time, but not everytime I open a file or go away.
This needs to be corrected. When I print my schedule & distribute it, it does
not match what I am using for updates. Taking me too long to do simple job.
Shame, because I was trying to get others to buy into my using MSP.
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Sorry, stupid bug: "Permanently Renumber" is not "permanent".
No way to do it right.
I'm just as disappointed as you :-((
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by dp_firewalker
When I sort my list & ask to renumber the sequence, it does. But when I save
the file and re-open it, the sequence is messed up again. How do I save the
sequence when I sort? This has only been happening since we started
using
MSP
2007
Post by Mike Glen
Hi Scrufnut,
You will have to resort them in the original order, but in the Sort dialog,
select to permanently renumber the tasks.
Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
Post by Scrufnut
Jan,
Actually this did not do what I was trying to accomplish after all.
It did reorder the tasks by their ID number but what I guess I wanted
to do was, becasue the tasks themselves are already in the proper
order, was to reassign new task ID #s based on the order that tasks
are presently in.
Is this even possible?
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Hi,
Project menu, Sort, Sort by ID
Greetings,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by Scrufnut
I have received a very large project schedule from a subcontractor
to import.
A number of task line item numbers are out of order (in other
words
Line Item
1661 follows Line Item 2671). Is there a way to sort these?
JulieS
2009-05-15 21:20:19 UTC
Permalink
Hi Mike, Jan, and Firewalker,

In quick testing it appears as though SP-2 may have fixed the
non-permanence of the "permanently renumber." Try installing SP-2.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional
information about Microsoft Project
Post by Mike Glen
That's not my experience. Permanent renumbering works OK on my setup.
Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
Post by dp_firewalker
it is a shame, what worked well in older versions does not work well in the
"latest & greatest" version. Makes me feel I spent $600.00 for nothing when I
had a version that was working better than your newest one. I
understand that
I must sort from time to time, but not everytime I open a file or go away.
This needs to be corrected. When I print my schedule & distribute it, it does
not match what I am using for updates. Taking me too long to do simple job.
Shame, because I was trying to get others to buy into my using MSP.
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Sorry, stupid bug: "Permanently Renumber" is not "permanent".
No way to do it right.
I'm just as disappointed as you :-((
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by dp_firewalker
When I sort my list & ask to renumber the sequence, it does.
But when I
save
the file and re-open it, the sequence is messed up again. How
do I save
the
sequence when I sort? This has only been happening since we
started using
MSP
2007
Post by Mike Glen
Hi Scrufnut,
You will have to resort them in the original order, but in
the Sort
dialog,
select to permanently renumber the tasks.
Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
Post by Scrufnut
Jan,
Actually this did not do what I was trying to accomplish after all.
It did reorder the tasks by their ID number but what I
guess I wanted
to do was, becasue the tasks themselves are already in the proper
order, was to reassign new task ID #s based on the order that tasks
are presently in.
Is this even possible?
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Hi,
Project menu, Sort, Sort by ID
Greetings,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by Scrufnut
I have received a very large project schedule from a
subcontractor
to import.
A number of task line item numbers are out of order (in
other words
Line Item
1661 follows Line Item 2671). Is there a way to sort
these?
Jan De Messemaeker
2009-05-24 20:24:10 UTC
Permalink
2007 Professional??
Post by Mike Glen
That's not my experience. Permanent renumbering works OK on my setup.
Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
Post by dp_firewalker
it is a shame, what worked well in older versions does not work well in the
"latest & greatest" version. Makes me feel I spent $600.00 for nothing when I
had a version that was working better than your newest one. I understand that
I must sort from time to time, but not everytime I open a file or go away.
This needs to be corrected. When I print my schedule & distribute it, it does
not match what I am using for updates. Taking me too long to do simple job.
Shame, because I was trying to get others to buy into my using MSP.
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Sorry, stupid bug: "Permanently Renumber" is not "permanent".
No way to do it right.
I'm just as disappointed as you :-((
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by dp_firewalker
When I sort my list & ask to renumber the sequence, it does. But when
I
save
the file and re-open it, the sequence is messed up again. How do I
save
the
sequence when I sort? This has only been happening since we started
using
MSP
2007
Post by Mike Glen
Hi Scrufnut,
You will have to resort them in the original order, but in the Sort dialog,
select to permanently renumber the tasks.
Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
Post by Scrufnut
Jan,
Actually this did not do what I was trying to accomplish after all.
It did reorder the tasks by their ID number but what I guess I wanted
to do was, becasue the tasks themselves are already in the proper
order, was to reassign new task ID #s based on the order that tasks
are presently in.
Is this even possible?
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Hi,
Project menu, Sort, Sort by ID
Greetings,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by Scrufnut
I have received a very large project schedule from a
subcontractor
to import.
A number of task line item numbers are out of order (in other
words
Line Item
1661 follows Line Item 2671). Is there a way to sort these?
JulieS
2009-05-24 20:55:54 UTC
Permalink
Hello Jan,

Yes, the permanence of "Permanently renumber tasks" in Project 2007
Pro with SP-2 is now, well, permanent. Even through closing and
reopening.

Julie
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
2007 Professional??
Post by Mike Glen
That's not my experience. Permanent renumbering works OK on my setup.
Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
Post by dp_firewalker
it is a shame, what worked well in older versions does not work well in the
"latest & greatest" version. Makes me feel I spent $600.00 for nothing when I
had a version that was working better than your newest one. I understand that
I must sort from time to time, but not everytime I open a file or go away.
This needs to be corrected. When I print my schedule &
distribute it, it does
not match what I am using for updates. Taking me too long to do simple job.
Shame, because I was trying to get others to buy into my using MSP.
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Sorry, stupid bug: "Permanently Renumber" is not "permanent".
No way to do it right.
I'm just as disappointed as you :-((
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by dp_firewalker
When I sort my list & ask to renumber the sequence, it does.
But when I
save
the file and re-open it, the sequence is messed up again. How
do I save
the
sequence when I sort? This has only been happening since we
started using
MSP
2007
Post by Mike Glen
Hi Scrufnut,
You will have to resort them in the original order, but in
the Sort
dialog,
select to permanently renumber the tasks.
Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
Post by Scrufnut
Jan,
Actually this did not do what I was trying to accomplish after all.
It did reorder the tasks by their ID number but what I
guess I wanted
to do was, becasue the tasks themselves are already in the proper
order, was to reassign new task ID #s based on the order that tasks
are presently in.
Is this even possible?
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Hi,
Project menu, Sort, Sort by ID
Greetings,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by Scrufnut
I have received a very large project schedule from a
subcontractor
to import.
A number of task line item numbers are out of order (in
other words
Line Item
1661 follows Line Item 2671). Is there a way to sort these?
Jan De Messemaeker
2009-05-25 07:09:15 UTC
Permalink
Thanks Julie, I shall have to install SP2 I'm afraid.
Excellent that this has been solved.
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
For availability check:
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by JulieS
Hello Jan,
Yes, the permanence of "Permanently renumber tasks" in Project 2007 Pro
with SP-2 is now, well, permanent. Even through closing and reopening.
Julie
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
2007 Professional??
Post by Mike Glen
That's not my experience. Permanent renumbering works OK on my setup.
Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
Post by dp_firewalker
it is a shame, what worked well in older versions does not work well in the
"latest & greatest" version. Makes me feel I spent $600.00 for nothing when I
had a version that was working better than your newest one. I understand that
I must sort from time to time, but not everytime I open a file or go away.
This needs to be corrected. When I print my schedule & distribute it, it does
not match what I am using for updates. Taking me too long to do simple job.
Shame, because I was trying to get others to buy into my using MSP.
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Sorry, stupid bug: "Permanently Renumber" is not "permanent".
No way to do it right.
I'm just as disappointed as you :-((
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by dp_firewalker
When I sort my list & ask to renumber the sequence, it does. But
when I
save
the file and re-open it, the sequence is messed up again. How do I
save
the
sequence when I sort? This has only been happening since we started
using
MSP
2007
Post by Mike Glen
Hi Scrufnut,
You will have to resort them in the original order, but in the Sort dialog,
select to permanently renumber the tasks.
Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
Post by Scrufnut
Jan,
Actually this did not do what I was trying to accomplish after all.
It did reorder the tasks by their ID number but what I guess I wanted
to do was, becasue the tasks themselves are already in the proper
order, was to reassign new task ID #s based on the order that tasks
are presently in.
Is this even possible?
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Hi,
Project menu, Sort, Sort by ID
Greetings,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Post by Scrufnut
I have received a very large project schedule from a subcontractor
to import.
A number of task line item numbers are out of order (in other
words
Line Item
1661 follows Line Item 2671). Is there a way to sort these?
JulieS
2009-05-25 11:32:18 UTC
Permalink
Happy to help Jan. I'm pleased its been resolved as well.
Post by Jan De Messemaeker
Thanks Julie, I shall have to install SP2 I'm afraid.
Excellent that this has been solved.
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
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2017-12-10 16:07:36 UTC
Permalink
Post by Scrufnut
I have received a very large project schedule from a subcontractor to import.
A number of task line item numbers are out of order (in other words Line Item
1661 follows Line Item 2671). Is there a way to sort these?
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