Project Summary Task Summing Incorrectly

I was asked recently about summary tasks showing sums of work columns that were too large.

This is caused by summary tasks that have carried their resource assignments from when they were non-summary tasks.

Steps to Reproduce

Here is how it occurs.

  1. Create tasks and assign resources
    task list
  2. Insert a new task amidst the others and assign a resource
    new interim task
  3. Indent the new task using the image button
    indent to subtask 
    In the above shot, notice that the summary task is now larger than the sum of its children

Resolution

Remove the resource assignments from the summary task:

fixing it

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