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have had this problem. Thought I need to reinstall and then took off previous versions. Finally, when I selected task by Row Number the inactivate button became active.
Do you still have the Backward Compatibility mode enabled on your project Server 2010.
Check under Server Settings >> Additional Server Settings
Inactivate feature is disabled when the BCM is enabled.
Be careful about disabling the BCM, though. You CANNOT re-enable it once you disable it.
Christine,
Did you ever solve the Inactivate Task Problem? I recently migrated a large (3500 tasks) project from 2007 to 2010 Professional (2010 basic doesn’t have the “Inactivate” button or feature) and have had problems since. Now that I’ve migrated, I can’t get Task Activate / Deactivate to work. I followed the thread of your experience, but no one ever solved your fundamental problem. The inactivate task button always grayed out. 2010 is a buggy beast.
I created a dummy project and the function works fine – I can activate or deactivate tasks at will. But, my Project files that were created in 2007 do not respond. I find it frustrating that migrating a project over adversely affects the features.
Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks! Todd
The only time I run into this if I’ve opened a file previously saved in a compatible format. I actually just resave it as a Project file, don’t even have to close out, and the inactivate button is active. File, Save As, same name with format of Project; overwrite existing file.
This worked for me Thank you !
The only time I run into this if I’ve opened a file previously saved in a compatible format. I actually just resave it as a Project file, don’t even have to close out, and the inactivate button is active. File, Save As, same name with format of Project; overwrite existing file.
Prasanna and AFridelle,
Thank you both for responding. I can’t imagine I’m the only one suffering from this, but I have not seen much traffic in the BLOGosphere.
1. Regarding Backward Capability: I have MSP2010 Professional, but am not using PWA features on server. Because the Inactivate Task (and Auto/Manual Schedule toggle) seems to work under some circumstances, I don’t think turning off the Backward Capability Mode should be necessary. Do you agree?
2. Regarding AFridelle’s comment: I agree that a legacy project file – say MSP2007 – should open in MSP2010 Professional and then I should be able to simply convert using SAVE AS an MSP2010 Project file. I’ve manually SAVED AS the files anyway, but that didn’t fix my problem.
3. I am open to suggestions. I fear I must copy the projects into a working template, which will be a lot of work and possibly introduce corruptions in my data. I have a MASTER and 12 SUBPROJECTS hammocked to that master with EXTERNAL links between the subprojects. I’ll need to validate all that data.
Keep the ideas coming! And thank you! Todd
Looks like only professional version gives you this option. I just checked, 2010 and 2013 standard version do not have this option. Professional version has this option.