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Using status reports

In addition to information about the hours worked on a task, managers are often interested in getting reports from their resources describing what they have been working on, the goals and objectives they have set, obstacles they are facing, and other issues. Status reports can provide this type of information. Learn how to create or submit a status report.

To see or create status reports related to tasks you are assigned to, click Status Reports on the Home page, or point to Status Reports on the menu bar, and then click the type of report you would like to submit or create.

As a manager, you can create a status report request on Microsoft Project Central and send it to your team members. Microsoft Project Central can combine the individual resources' responses into a group status report for your whole team.

To create a new status report request or edit or delete a status report request you sent previously, point to Status Reports on the menu bar, and then click Request a Status Report. 

To view resources' responses or to view a group status report for your team, point to Status Report on the menu bar, and then click Group Status Reports.

As a resource, you can respond to a status report from your manager or submit an unrequested status report by pointing to Status Report on the menu bar, and then clicking Submit a Status Report. You can also view status report responses you sent previously from the My Status Report page.

Note   As a manager, you can print your Group Status report or save it as an HTML file by opening the report and clicking Zoom. You can then point to the File menu, click Save As, and then save the report as an HTML page that you can send to others or publish to a Web server. You can also send the report in e-mail by pointing to Send on the File menu, and then clicking Page by E-mail.