Does anyone know why an “unavailable column” appears in Project 2010 Professional?

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    • #2152
      lucas madeira
      Keymaster

      After deleting the “add a new column” in error, the “unavailable” column shows up in print preview or printed copy.  I tried to copy the “Add a new column” from another project to restore it, but it enters it as a text field.  I tried another view – but that didn’t work either.  Does anyone know how to remove this phantom column and restore the “add a column”?  I have looked on line to see if others have answered this issue, but found nothing.

    • #6537
      lucas madeira
      Keymaster

      Interesting – I first did a print preview and the “add a new column” did not appear in the report.  Then I hide the column and got the same results.  However, when I tried in insert a column into the table, nothing happened and the column would not insert.  I then closed the file without saving changes and it would still not allow me to insert a column.  A new file would let me insert a column.

       

      I think you might have found a bug – I will run it up the ladder and see what they can do.  I am running 2010 Pro SP1.

       

      FYI – there is not a column called “add a new column”.   To follow up my direct email is ellen@lehnertcs.com

       

      Thank you for writing.

       

    • #6538
      lucas madeira
      Keymaster

      Thanks Ellen.  I am running SP1 patched up to the Aug 2011 CU.  I will watch for your findings.

       

      Tom

    • #6541
      lucas madeira
      Keymaster

      The conclusion is that you have a corrupt view.  Try opening a file that has the add new column” in the view that isn’t working.  Go into File –> Info –> Organizer and copy the good view from the file that works into your Global.mpt.  Then close the good file and open the corrupt one and see that that fixes the problem with the view.

      If it is happening on multiple views in the file, copy the tasks and paste a new blank file.

      Hope this helps.

      Ellen Lehnert, MVP, PMP

    • #6547
      lucas madeira
      Keymaster

      When you hover your mouse pointer over the column name unavailable, does it say it is a text field?  I do not have a column called unavailable so i have to assume this is a column you created in inserted into a table.  It is not a column value in the software.  If you type any name while hovering over the add new column field, it automatically creates a column.

      What does it say when you hover your mouse pointer over the unavailable column??

    • #6550
      lucas madeira
      Keymaster

      Please send me the file – ellen@lehnertcs.com and let me take a look at it.  Thanks.

    • #10238
      lucas madeira
      Keymaster

      Ellen,

      I cannot hover on a print preview. The “unavailable” column only appears when I do a print preview.  It gets inserted between the finish date and owner columns.  It is like a phantom field that only appears when I try to do a print of the file.  Strange.

      Tom

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