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Re: February Project Update Blog

TonyStark — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:36:35 GMT

Question: MS Project initial release in 1984.

Bonus: One before 1984, MS Word in 1983

February Project Update Blog

Microsoft Project Team — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 23:57:50 GMT

Microsoft Project Trivia!

We’re starting trivia this month to help people learn more about Microsoft Project & its history. Leave your guesses to these questions in the comments & check back next month to see if you were right!

Question: What year was Microsoft Project first released?

Bonus: How many Windows applications did Microsoft release before Project?

Reimagine Project Management with Microsoft

Microsoft Project is hosting a free digital event to help our users learn more about how to leverage Project, Microsoft Planner, and Dynamics 365 Project Operations to best manage your projects – both big and small!

This includes 6+ hours of on-demand demos and product walkthroughs to help you discover and leverage new features and learn best practices to keep your projects on track. Get tailored guidance directly from the engineering teams behind these products.

This event goes live on March 18^th, 2021. You can learn more here.

New Features

Flexible Deployment for Project for the web ~ This feature is now available to all users! Create different environments for Project for the web based on organization, business unit, or team needs. Check out our blog post to learn more about this new experience
Filter on Project Home ~ Use a search bar to easily find your projects on Project Home.

Upcoming Features

Export Timeline to PDF ~ Print your timeline information to a PDF so you can share your project schedule with external stakeholders.
Project Accelerator ~ The Project Accelerator allows users to leverage Power Apps to manage the entire lifecycle of your projects, including demand management, financial goals, team development, and artifact tracking.
Assign tasks to non-group members ~ Assign a task to someone without automatically adding them to your project group.
Effort in the Project details pane ~ See overall effort on your project directly in the Project details pane, including the total effort, completed effort for your project, and remaining effort on your whole project.

FAQ:

This section includes questions we see frequently, either through the in-app Feedback button or from the comments of last month’s blog.

Q: What dependencies are supported in Project for the web?

A: Project for the web currently only supports Finish-to-Start dependencies. If you need additional dependencies, please submit feedback using our in-app “Feedback” button in the top-right corner of the product. This best helps us keep track of customer needs.

Q: Where are attachments stored in Project?

A: You can find all your attached files in your Team’s SharePoint library.

Note that you can't attach files to tasks in Project unless you have already shared your project to a group. You can do this by using the “Group members” button in the top-right corner of the product.

You can attach links to your tasks even before you add a group to your project.

We want to hear from you! If you have feedback, submit it by using the “Feedback” button in Project for the web. Make sure to include your email address so we can contact you directly with any follow up questions or comments. Your comments on our blog posts are also monitored, so let us know what you think about this or other articles.

Re: January Project Update Blog

Richardmogroup — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:48:49 GMT

Good, any idea when the e-mail function will be in production?

Re: January Project Update Blog

Craig Arnoldt — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 04:40:06 GMT

When will Plan 1 be available to non-profits please?

Re: For those Microsoft 365 changes that need a project to implement

Todd Ray — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:18:30 GMT

Great writeup - thanks Brian!

Re: How to use calendars in Project?

Knut Fredrik Berg — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:20:20 GMT

This does not work straight away for me. When I follow this procedure, it will take several hours, maybe days before I have this right. I also have projects with the same calendar template with different start and finish time. To change this to 8-16 seems very difficult. When I make a new template, I also must change the time zone two-three times. I am trying to find out where all this information is hidden. Is there a default time zone somewhere in the system? Please, is there anybody out there that can try to explain to me what is happening? Where is more guides to Project for the web?

For those Microsoft 365 changes that need a project to implement

Brian Smith — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:02:33 GMT

This blog post grew out of a conversation with one of my Microsoft colleagues about how one would push a Planner task to Azure DevOps - and the scenario was that they are very happy with the Message Center to Planner integration as a means to triage changes as they come through - but to actually execute on the changes they would normally use Azure DevOps. So I got my thinking cap on and took a look at what was available in Power Automate.

Planner is somewhat limited in direct actions and triggers, but of course you can use the Graph API too once you get a Flow started - but the trigger is what you need here and I wanted to avoid a timer job just looking in Planner. The "On completed" trigger seemed like the best approach, as if you were carrying out the work in Azure DevOps (or Project) then the plan task could be closed. Then with the number of supported labels increasing in the very near future I thought that, combined with a complete task, would get me started.

Power Automate then has an action to read the Planner labels, so I could check if the task needed to go to Azure DevOps - and if so use the "Create a work item" action.

In this example I decided to create as a Feature - and in the description I crafted a link that would navigate back to the Planner task to get the full information. A proper job here would probably involve a few more steps to read the information and populate it into Azure DevOps, but as a quick proof of concept it worked for what I needed.

And here is my newly created Azure DevOps feature.

My next thought was - that nice - but what if I want to use Project Online or the new Project to manage a Microsoft 365 change? (The eagle eyed may have already seen the :Send to Project Online and Send to PfW in my labels list) so I extended my Flow to also look at those labels and react accordingly.

It is important to mention here that I am creating these as projects in Project Online and Project for the web - and not as tasks - as the assumption is that you would use this when you needed more than just a task (otherwise why not leave in Planner?). Likewise for Azure DevOps - I created a feature but there may well be other entities added to deliver the change.

For the examples I've used I'll admit that these could probably just have been handled in Planner - as I can't imagine our adding of text predictions justifies a complete project plan to ready users...

And in the new Project we see the other task turned to a plan - in this case in a different environment than the default using the new flexible deployments option.

The Flow was pretty basic adding these two too - just a condition driven by the label that was applied, then the Create a new Project for Project Online (as the description doesn't support HTML I didn't create the href):

and for the new Project in the Dataverse environment I used the following:

The tricky piece here was working out what the GUIDs needed to be, and I used the option to open the datasets in Excel to get a good look at the GUIDs so I could test out and confirm what these needed to be. You can do this (permissions allowing) by going to make.powerapps.com, selecting the environment, then under Data, Tables select the table of interest (set filter to "All") then use the "Edit data in Excel option (don't get too excited - you can't really edit the data for this Project stuff in Excel).

Calendar Id can be found from the Calendar column of the Work template table – in my case I only had one work template, the default – so not problem using just this one – you might need to have some way to choose if your config is more complex.

Contracting Unit can be found as the Contracting Unit column in the Project table – and again I just had one so ok to hard code – your mileage may vary (Don’t confuse it with the Contracting Unit (Lookup) field…).

Project Manager comes from the Project Manager column in the Project table, and has its origins in the User table and the User column. It is NOT the same as the AAD GUID.

Like the Azure DevOps example you'd probably want to add a few more steps to pull more information in - and I did skip a big "gotcha" on the Project Online side - as Project Online does not allow certain characters in a Project name I chose my example carefully. You'd need to swap out any occurenace of the following characters - : .(period) \ " / : ; | ? ' < > * # ~ % { } +.

Finally - a screenshot of the whole Flow:

Let me know what you think - and what would make managing Microsoft 365 changes easier?

Re: Announcing Project and Roadmap apps for Microsoft Teams

MMerian — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:35:47 GMT

How do I change the end date for my project??

It only allows me to set a start date and then an end date is auto calculated. I cant edit that??

Re: Import Project Desktop files to Project for the web API

nislabs — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 20:39:49 GMT

I am running into a problem with the process. Below is the command line I am using and the error message. Where am I going wrong?

PS C:\alex> -InstanceId https://org9ae306c7.crm.dynamics.com -FilePath "C:\alex\Jove.mpp"

-InstanceId : The term '-InstanceId' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable
program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:2
+ -InstanceId https://org9ae306c7.crm.dynamics.com -FilePath "C:\alex\ ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (-InstanceId:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

Re: The new Project is rolling out!

Sam_Espindola — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:57:04 GMT

Hi Guys,

When you assign a team member to a task, does it notify that team member? It seems it doesn't.

Is the integration with MS Teams only for viewing the Project inside of MS Teams?

Thanks

Re: Flexible Deployment for Project for the web is here!

TijnTacke — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 03:32:34 GMT

This is fantastic news! We've been eagerly awaiting this feature. Will make Application Lifecycle MAnagement for Project for Web possible and open up a whole new range of possibilities.

Re: Import Project Desktop files to Project for the web API

Victoria Hughes — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:02:58 GMT

Looking forward to a GUI option for this.

In the meantime, tried this method, but we have admin consent enabled in our tenant so the "oneproject_test_native" Ent App registration is halted while it waits for approval. Requested the approval, our authorized person did the approval, and when I ran the script again, it acted like it was being registered for the first time again: asked for admin consent once more.

Admin checked AAD and cannot find the app in the Enterprise Apps listing. Checks the log and sees that the request to approve it failed. Request shows as in progress still, but every time it's attempted to be approved, it fails as though the app no longer exists, even though no one touched it in AAD. Thoughts?

Flexible Deployment for Project for the web is here!

Microsoft Project Team — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:47:45 GMT

We are pleased to announce the availability of Flexible Deployment for Project for the web. As a part of the Microsoft Dataverse (formerly known as Common Data Service (CDS)) platform, Flexible Deployment enables you to create different environments based on organizational, business unit, or teams needs.

In addition to the existing Default environment, you now have more choices to spin up different kinds of Dataverse environments for the Project for the web: Production and Sandbox. With Production, your organization can create specific environments such as limiting access to data for the HR department, deploying different customizations for different sets of users, or staying compliant on data residency requirements if your users and tenant are not located in the same country. The Sandbox environment allows for Application Lifecycle Management to develop and test customized solutions for Project before rolling out to production.

You can use Flexible Deployment with Project Plan 1, Project Plan 3, and Project Plan 5. Each subscription comes with a certain amount of storage.

The choice of deployment gives you the flexibility and extensibility to stay on top of business needs while reducing complexity for your IT group. Please refer to the links below to find out more.

Learn how to get started in Deploying Project.
Help end users learn how to get started with the Project Power App.
Learn about the new Project for the Web Security Roles.
If you have additional questions, check out Frequently Asked Questions.

Re: Import Project Desktop files to Project for the web API

Kelvin Kirby — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 22:04:08 GMT

This will only work on a Windows OS. The fact that you are importing .mpp files assumes that you have the Microsoft Project client installed and there is no such client for Mac OS. I don't even know whether it would work on a Windows emulator such as Parallels, either way you need to have the Microsoft Project Desktop Client installed.

Re: January Project Update Blog

TonyStark — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:06:30 GMT

Your question seem to be a non-issue as that specific choice is not available until you connect a M365 Group, the only choice you have is to link a URL

/TS

Re: January Project Update Blog

Chris Kegler — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:34:29 GMT

Great feature team! Especially the ability to add multiple links and files, very nice. One question; where will a file be stored if I upload it from my device, and no M365 group has yet been connected?
For the rest, would love to see the FtF, StS and SF depencies added, as well as lag on these dependencies. And the option to add individual resources to the team, besides members from the connected M365 group.

Re: Import Project Desktop files to Project for the web API

John Burns — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 20:54:46 GMT

Thank you for your work on this. I am having an issue with the script I am hoping you can help with:

Here is the error I get:

ImportProject: Exception calling "AcquireToken" with "4" argument(s): "Windows Principal functionality is not supported on this platform."

The environment is: Macbook, OS 11.2, newly installed PowerShell v 7.1.1, OpenSSL installed. I have the paths setup correctly and my project.microsoft.com site is up and running with projects in place.

The user I am logged in as has Read/Write access to the DLL files. [Blocked doesn't seem to correlate to Mac OS]

Any ideas?

Thanks,

John

Re: Announcing Custom Fields for your tasks

ingrid596 — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 07:24:31 GMT

Hi ,

I also like the Status field with RAG and tried to do it.

I can not figure out how to create a drop-down menu in the text field, so do you have to copy/paste the emoji and write the status in each row separately? .

Regards Ingrid

Re: New Flow Templates for Project for the web

Reichy — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 17:52:04 GMT

Hi Jackie,

In your screenshot you have the Finish date as "yyyy-MM-dd". When I use the solution I get the UTC (2021-02-26T17:00:00Z) in the emails.

I have tried different ways to get this to convert but can't seem to get it to work? Any ideas?

Thanks!!!

Re: January Project Update Blog

msrkbose — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:40:48 GMT

Does Project for web supports all task dependencies like "Finish to Finish", "Start to Start", lead, lag, etc.

I am able to link only FS.

Re: Announcing Project and Roadmap apps for Microsoft Teams

PetrKrenzelok — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:18:54 GMT

Also - Project tasks should integrate with Tasks for Teams. Simply put - allow all tasks to live in one space, no matter where they come from.

Re: Announcing Project and Roadmap apps for Microsoft Teams

PetrKrenzelok — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:05:45 GMT

Oh no, so we have finally decided to go with Planner, as Roadmaps feel so much disconnected from the package (no icon for that e.g.). Please, pretty pretty please, allow Roadmpas to connect to Planner, not just Project?

Re: Project for the web - December Update

ChipTemm-tt — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:41:31 GMT

That did the trick . It makes sense but is not too obvious. Suggestion: highlight this when creating a Project. There is really no dialog for creating a project, but filling out the Project Details would be a logical start- including adding Groups.

Re: Project for the web - December Update

MargaretSchmit — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:10:35 GMT

You need to add a group to your project to be able to add file attachments to your tasks. This is because the file attachments are stored in your group's SharePoint site, so we need a group to know where to put the files!

Re: Project for the web - December Update

ChipTemm-tt — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:46:46 GMT

Hi - On the topic of Attachments- I see Add Attachments in the Task details dialog but only Links is enabled. Upload from desktop or OneDrive are both grayed out. Does this have to be enabled by our environment admin? To provision storage?

Thanks

January Project Update Blog

Microsoft Project Team — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:44:06 GMT

Many features requested through Microsoft UserVoice appear on the Microsoft 365 Public Roadmap when they are in development, rolling out, or being launched. If you follow UserVoice, submit suggestions for new capabilities, continue to vote on other users’ feature requests, or track which submissions receive the most votes.  If you don’t follow this forum, come join and help us make Project better.

Feedback on existing features is also welcomed! If you have feedback, submit it by using the ‘Feedback’ button in Project for the web. Make sure to include your email so we can contact you directly with any follow up questions or comments. Your comments on our blog posts are also monitored, so let us know what you think about this or other articles.

New features:

Deploy Project to different environments: Coming soon, organizations now have more flexibility on how they deploy Project for the web. You can use multiple environments, not just the Default one.
Task attachments: All Project users can add file and link attachments to their tasks in Project for the web.

Upcoming features:

Email notifications: Switch on notifications to see changes about your projects. Get updates when you have a new project, roadmap, or task so you never miss any work.
Export Timeline to PDF: Share your schedule with outside stakeholders by exporting your timeline to PDF.

2020 Review:

The new year is a great time to check out all the features that Project for the web added in 2020! Here’s a list of our favorite features that came out last year:

Task-Level Custom Fields ~ Store custom information about your projects effectively by adding custom fields! For more information, check out our blog post on this feature.
Export to Excel ~ Export your task grid information to an Excel spreadsheet. Share your information with colleagues and analyze Project data using the power of Excel! Learn more by checking out our blog post on this feature.
Project and Roadmap in Teams ~ Add your project or roadmap as a tab in Teams. You can use this to more effectively collaborate with teammates and keep all your work in one place. Check out our blog post on this feature to learn more.
Group by Assigned to ~ Organize your tasks by assignee while on the Board view. Get insight into what each teammates is working on and see all your project tasks in one place.
Office 365 Users viewing Project ~ All Office 365 users can access Project and Roadmap as read-only users. Share your project with stakeholders, even if they don’t have a Project license.

Dynamics 365 Project Operations ~ Our team partnered with Dynamics to help launch Project Operations, a new application that has everything you need to run your service business. For more information on this product, check out the Project Operations overview page.

Re: New Flow Templates for Project for the web

pambryan — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 18:14:56 GMT

Hello, thank you for this. I am not technical, but the assigned tech support for our nonprofit using, and grateful for, Office365. I have successfully set up email notifications when tasks are assigned - for projects I am the project manager of. Is there any way I can set up the notifications for all projects in our org, whether or not I am the project owner? If there is I need an explanation with a pic of exactly where to change something. Thank you.

Re: Import Project Desktop files to Project for the web API

mynameisdeepakgupta — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 16:45:55 GMT

I tried this option

i could only sees activities list and their grouping without any dependencies and start+finish dates.

We understand "Project for Web" has less features than Project profession but as user of both these platforms we except MS to work on common fields mapping between two platforms and publish that for end users. Simple import and export with minimum supported fields should be available to make it much more effective.

I see a use-case where professional project managers still uses Project professional Desktop version for advance features but should have tools to import+export some of project activities or group of activities into Project for Web collaborative tool . This could be done with easy to define common excel template which could be used as an intermediate step.

Re: Announcing Custom Fields for your tasks

grovum — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:14:19 GMT

Never mind - found it!

Re: Announcing Custom Fields for your tasks

Paul Mather — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:12:21 GMT

click on the task below and try.

Paul

Re: Announcing Custom Fields for your tasks

grovum — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:47:03 GMT

Thanks ! Unfortunately I don't seem to have those options in my ellipsis menu:

Re: Announcing Custom Fields for your tasks

Paul Mather — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:42:12 GMT

Hi , you create sub tasks using the ellipsis menu on the tasks:

Re: Announcing Custom Fields for your tasks

grovum — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 22:17:11 GMT

Hi ,

How did you create nested task groups in your example above? I can't see how to do this in Project for the web...

Re: Import Project Desktop files to Project for the web API

Kelvin Kirby — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 20:21:58 GMT

In response to Conrad's comment "I will wait for these unsupported features to be implemented before using Project Online. Absolutely need those to use it" - Project Online interfaces directly with the Project Professional Desktop client. I see little point in anyone wanting to import from Project for the Web to Project Online. If you use Project Online you already have all of the features and capabilities needed. The list of unsupported features at the head of this thread refers to Project for the Web NOT Project Online (where all of those unsupported features already exist). To be clear the unsupported features refers to Project for the Web not Project Online. You can use Project Online Essentials for pure browser capability. Unfortunately Microsoft have done a poor job of the messaging which has confused customers and prospects. And for clarity, the original comment referred to the inability to import Project mpp files (from the Project Desktop Client) to Project for the Web. Project for the Web is a very lightweight browser only solution compared to the full Project Online solution.

Re: Import Project Desktop files to Project for the web API

ConradB — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 17:09:20 GMT

I will wait for these unsupported features to be implemented before using Project Online. Absolutely need those to use it.

Re: Project for the web - December Update

MargaretSchmit — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 23:40:45 GMT

Hi all! Thanks for your questions!

The new features should now be available to all users in Project for the web. Check your task details to find the 'Add attachments' button.

Thanks for your feature requests! We love to see your new ideas. I would also recommend submitting these thoughts through the in-app Feedback button that we have. This will help us if we have further questions about what exactly you would like to see in Project for the web.

The Quick look column shows icons that represent different entities on your task that don't have their own column. For example, before this column, there was no grid indicator of which tasks did and didn't have notes. You can now see which tasks have these entities. We hope to expand on this in the future to make it even more useful. Please let us know what other information you would like to see here!

Thanks!

-M

Re: Copying projects in Project for the web

ComotoJC — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:56:39 GMT

So after closing computers/browsers and restarting, the option to Copy started to appear. Perhaps something about newly created projects , maybe a bug that if its a new project the option doesn't appear at first? Don't have time to debug it but we're OK now and are copying projects easily.

Re: Copying projects in Project for the web

MaryB4 — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:00:52 GMT

I actually found that Project for Web needs to be opened from the Desktop version where you CAN save a copy. So I have saved copies and deleted rows form the working Project Plan to be able to add milestones and deliverables.

Re: Change Your Default PWA Site for Project Home

NeeOk940 — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:01:00 GMT

Brian,

Update!

Thank you so much. The PowerShell: Start-SPOSiteRename (SharePointOnlinePowerShell) did work and so well.

Thanks again.

Re: Project for the web - December Update

Fsarmiento — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 04:28:57 GMT

dear @Microsoft Project Team, can you elaborate on the functionality of “Quick look”, what is it for? what can of information is being displayed on that field.

Re: Announcing Custom Fields for your tasks

Alexander Lahuerta — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:34:41 GMT

Hi , I used a text field and the emoji picker in Windows to quickly fill in values. Press win+; (semicolon) to quickly bring up emojis that you can add to your text.

Re: Enterprise Global not loading after migration to Project Server 2019

Brian Smith — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:56:44 GMT

Thanks for sharing the steps - looks like the best way to recover. It does appear that the change of GUID is something that could happen in earlier releases but isn't accommodated in the current release. My apologies to all affected by this issue.

Best regards,

Brian

Re: Copying projects in Project for the web

ComotoJC — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:50:07 GMT

For sure we don't have this option appearing. The only thing you can do with a Project is delete it. This is a problem that makes Project unusable. We would NEVER want to start with blank projects every single time.

Re: Project for the web - December Update

TechUser152 — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:03:37 GMT

, I still dont see any of the December features in my Project/tenant. Are they rolled out yet? Its January 15 now :)

Re: Import Project Desktop files to Project for the web API

jadrevenge — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:46:42 GMT

This worked for me as a PowerShell 5 script, but failed on the AcquireToken when using PowerShell 7 (my default on this computer) ...

Do you have any plans to release a PowerShell 7 version, or is the expectation going to be that this will be implemented in the interface, mid/long term?

Re: Enterprise Global not loading after migration to Project Server 2019

Lee Mather — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 18:47:02 GMT

Hi Flo,

Thanks for sharing your details too. I would imagine your Ent Global UID = 5850E0F8-CDF2-4092-9CC3-577102564A24 as this is the default in Project Server 2007.

To resolve the issue we had to complete the following:

Connect to Project Server 2016 (if you still have the upgrade environment) with Project Professional and save a blank project locally with all enterprise global items
- Keep that MPP file safe
Backup the Project Server 2019 content database
Change the Ent Global UID in the Project Server 2019 database to 75CDD7DB-1B68-4B70-A8D6-2FE52DA83ACD using SQL Management Studio
- Update pjpub.msp_projects
  Set PROJ_UID = '75CDD7DB-1B68-4B70-A8D6-2FE52DA83ACD'
  where PROJ_UID = '5850E0F8-CDF2-4092-9CC3-577102564A24'
Connect to Project Server 2019 with Project Professional and open the Ent Global. The Ent Global will not contain any of the configuration but you can now open it. Use the Organiser in Project Professional to copy the Ent Global config from the MPP file in step 1 into the Ent Global as it will be blank after updating the UID in the previous step
Save the Ent Global in Project Server 2019

I would suggest opening a support case with Microsoft :)

Re: Enterprise Global not loading after migration to Project Server 2019

Florian Obradovic — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 18:09:52 GMT

Hey,

Flo here from TPG The Project Group in Germany.

We also ran into this and our PS has this history:

ProjectServer 2007, later migrated to 2010
2010 migrated to 2013
2013 just migrated over 2016 to 2019 a few weeks ago

No we can't open enterprise global:

The following job failed to complete
Job Type: load
Error ID: 1028(0x404)
Error: Project does not exist.

Re: Project for the web - September 2020 Update

Kevin_Stone_Creative — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 22:43:24 GMT

Is there be a seamless migration path from Project for the Web to Project Operations? We want to start small with Project for the web and eventually expand to a more fully-featured, end-end project management ERP.

Re: Announcing Custom Fields for your tasks

bnafa — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:58:17 GMT

Hi @Alexander Lahuerta

How did you add Status field to the project Grid view as you have it displayed on your project? I don't see that field as an option to add or add as new custom field.

Re: Import Project Desktop files to Project for the web API

Didier MAIGNAN — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:06:21 GMT

Deadline, constraints, and links are 3 top priorities. This must be adressed. Even occasional PM will need those 3 : deadline needs to be set (and consequently alerts when they are not met) , date constraints exist all the time in real time, and link lags and Start Start, Finish Finish link are all alive in 90% of projects schedules.

Re: Project for the web - December Update

dmaples — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 22:20:26 GMT

How about the ability to restore deleted tasks and/or projects in Project for the Web? Is this on the immediate timeline? We have no way currently to restore a deleted project.

RE: Import Project Desktop files to Project for the web API

dmaples — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 22:17:43 GMT

Is there a similar API for importing Project for the Web into Project Online, and/or vice versa?

Re: Import Project Desktop files to Project for the web API

Kelvin Kirby — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 22:06:49 GMT

The list of unsupported features needs to be addressed before this import capability becomes really meaningful. Would have been nice to have seen other features implemented in PftW first so the import capability was more relevant. In any event import should be supported in the UI rather than through Powershell. A rather clunky approach to what should be basic functionality.

Re: Project for the web - December Update

TechUser152 — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:37:24 GMT

, I do not yet see that any of the NEW FEATURES mentioned above are available in our current projects. When will they be rolled out?

Re: Project for the web - December Update

TechUser152 — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:34:10 GMT

, thanks for all the excellent features that you keep delivering.

We have an important usability ask, which is that the expand/collapse state is not global, but local. It's very frustrating to work in Project for the Web and suddenly see the entire plan shift up/down because another user is expanding/collapsing the hierarchy. We have an ongoing project with 20 users and it happens a lot. Thanks!

Re: Enterprise Global not loading after migration to Project Server 2019

Lee Mather — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:38:30 GMT

Hi Brian, do you think either there could be a fix implemented for this or the docs.microsoft.com site can be updated with the required manual steps? This could save a few support calls :)

Upgrading to Project Server 2019 - Project Server | Microsoft Docs

Thank you

Import Project Desktop files to Project for the web API

Microsoft Project Team — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 23:56:42 GMT

You can now use an API through Powershell to import .mpp files into Project for the web!

The instructions below will use your credentials to create a project from the .mpp file.

Instructions:

1.Download these files (link) and put them under one folder
2.Open Powershell and navigate to that folder

3* .Run this command Import-Module .\ProjectImport.psm1

4**.Run this command ImportProject -InstanceId your instance ID -FilePath "Your full filepath” *

When Project has finished importing your .mpp file, you will see a success message with a URL to your new project. From here, your imported project will behave exactly like any other project in Project for the web.

*See the FAQ, Tips, & Tricks section below if you have an issue with these steps!

**To find your Instance ID:

a. In the Dynamics 365 Administration Center, select the default instance, and then click Open.

b. On the PowerApps setting page, look at the first part of the URL to determine your Instance ID value. In the graphic below, the Instance ID value would be https://orgde6d15d8.crm.dynamics.com.

FAQ, Tips, & Tricks

Q: Can I import tasks from my .mpp file into an existing project?

A: We do not currently support project updates through .mpp import. Importing a .mpp file will create a new project.

Q: Are there any limits on what .mpp files I can import through the API?

A: The normal Project for the web limits apply to imported .mpp files. If you attempt to import a .mpp file that violates these limits, you will see an error when importing. You can find these limits here.

Q: I’m seeing an error when I try to run the first Powershell instruction. What should I do?

A: If you’re seeing an error, try unblocking the dll files then run this instruction again.

To unblock a file:

Right-click the file and open the Properties pane
Scroll to the bottom of the pane to the Security section
Toggle the ‘Unblock’ toggle in this section
Click Apply

Once you’ve unblocked both files, you should re-attempt to import your project.

Q: Some of my data wasn’t there when I opened my imported project. What’s going on?

A: Project for the web has does not support all features included in Project Desktop. To make it possible to import .mpp files into Project for the web, some data must be dropped to fit into the new environment.

Unsupported features include (but are not limited to):

Baseline

Project-level custom fields
Cross-project dependencies
Links
Schedule from setting
Sub Projects

Constraints
Deadlines
Formulas
Null tasks
Inactive tasks

Manual tasks
Recurring tasks
Resources

Please let us know what you think in the comments!

Re: Project for the web - December Update

Brett O'Hanlon — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 20:30:03 GMT

Any news on the most requested feature. The above are helpful, but their usefulness is corrupted from the missing UX requested.

https://microsoftproject.uservoice.com/forums/914203-project-for-the-web/suggestions/38922199-two-way-integration-with-microsoft-planner-and-mic

Users need a consolidated view of all their work, whether it comes from Project, Planner, or To Do.

Re: Enterprise Global not loading after migration to Project Server 2019

Brian Smith — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 19:05:15 GMT

Thanks Lee - it also appears that earlier versions were happy to open the EGT whatever the GUID - but not so 2019, which needs the exact GUID.

Re: Project for the web - December Update

USMA56795 — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:53:21 GMT

These are great features. It does seem like Project for the web and the desktop versions are diverging in terms of functionality. Are there plans to bring them back together?

Project for the web - December Update

Microsoft Project Team — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:22:30 GMT

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year from the Microsoft Project team!

We are very excited for 2021 and all the new features we will be rolling out for you to use.

As always, we love your feedback! If you have feedback, submit it using the ‘Feedback’ button in Project for the web. Make sure to include your email so we can contact you directly with any follow up questions or comments. We also read all the comments on our blog posts, so let us know what you think about this and other articles.

New features:

Task attachments: Starting in January, you can add file and link attachments to your tasks in Project for the web.
API for importing .mpp files into Project for the web: Starting in January, you can use an API to import your Project Desktop files into Project for the web. Easily import and start working online quickly.

“Quick look” column: A new column in the Grid will show you additional information about your tasks.

Upcoming features:

Deploy Project to different environments: Organizations will have more flexibility in how they deploy Project for the web. You will be able to use multiple environments, not just the Default one.
Email notifications: Turn on notifications to see when you are assigned new tasks or alert you when a task’s due date is coming up.

Export timeline to PDF: Export your timeline to a PDF file so you can share it with non-Project users and external stakeholders.

Re: Announcing Project and Roadmap apps for Microsoft Teams

Grainne845 — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:54:24 GMT

Hi , is there plans for a feature to allow the ability to add an existing project plan (created in web app) to the project app in teams? At the moment it seams the only option is to create a new project in the channel or add an existing project that has been created in the project app.

Re: Enterprise Global not loading after migration to Project Server 2019

Lee Mather — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:59:06 GMT

Hi Brian,

Thank you for the sharing the post. I just thought I would share some findings that others may find useful.

Looking a little further into the issue we're experiencing with an upgrade from Project Server 2010 to 2019 that started life as Project Server 2007, I can confirm that in Project Server 2007 the default Enterprise Global GUID is 5850E0F8-CDF2-4092-9CC3-577102564A24. I have just built a new Project Server 2007 environment to confirm the default Enterprise Global GUID.

It would appear that in later releases of Project Server, the default and expected Enterprise Global GUID is 75CDD7DB-1B68-4B70-A8D6-2FE52DA83ACD as mentioned in the post. When upgrading to Project Server 2019 from Project Server 2007 you will find that the Enterprise Global can't be opened. By changing the GUID to 75CDD7DB-1B68-4B70-A8D6-2FE52DA83ACD, you will be left with a blank Enterprise Global.

Thank you

Lee

Re: App + User authentication and Project Online development

parthrawal — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 05:57:27 GMT

Is above screenshot "Request API Permission" from the azure App registration section ?

Re: App + User authentication and Project Online development

parthrawal — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 05:55:45 GMT

Any idea on, how to achieve authentication in case of SSIS Package ?

Re: The new Project is rolling out!

junaidzia — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 11:27:10 GMT

Hi All,

Is Microsoft Project for the web a complete alternate of Microsoft Project (desktop editions) or is it a lighter version of Microsoft Project (desktop edition) with fewer features?

Re: Copying projects in Project for the web

Jgreen2255 — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:40:20 GMT

Hello,

What steps are needed if you don't see the "Copy" option, I only have the delete project as an option.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you, Jim

Re: App + User authentication and Project Online development

Hepster — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 15:08:37 GMT

Got it working now - cheers.

Re: A letter to our Microsoft Project community

BirgitS — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:10:58 GMT

I only can say, that a SW for managing complex projects is still required. Like Project Online.
Microsoft is only promoting Project for the Web since a while. But it has a complete other user focus. In the case Project for the Web should be a subsequent replacement for Project Online, it really needs a huge and quick development has to be done here. I understand it as a Project Mangaement tool "for everyone".
Furthermore dividing several parts of one product into different platforms is not user friendly
E.g. Roadmap functionality of Project Online is on PowerPlatform, not on E365. Therefore we can't use it.

Why? Because we not just use what you SELL. In my company we have many processes to be conducted upfront any of the services can be used seriously.
I don't like this sliced approach looking forward for a long lasting support on Project Online.

Re: Announcing Project and Roadmap apps for Microsoft Teams

Adam Osterrieder — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 20:02:06 GMT

When will GCC tenants have access to the new Project web app?

Re: App + User authentication and Project Online development

Brian Smith — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 16:41:30 GMT

I've seen that but don't recall what I'd done wrong when that appeared - possibly you haven't set the API with the public client option?

Re: App + User authentication and Project Online development

Hepster — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 17:10:51 GMT

Hi, I'm getting...

The request body must contain the following parameter: 'client_assertion' or 'client_secret'.

Any ideas?

Project for the web - November Update

Microsoft Project Team — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 16:40:28 GMT

Many features requested through Microsoft UserVoice appear on the Microsoft 365 Public Roadmap when they are in development, rolling out, or being launched. If you follow UserVoice, submit suggestions for new capabilities, continue to vote on other users’ feature requests, or track which submissions receive the most votes. If you don’t follow this forum, come join and help us make Project better.

Your feedback is especially important now, as we look back on all we’ve done in 2020 and look forward to what we can build in 2021. Your feedback is so important to help us decide what we do moving forward.

New Features:

Export to Excel: Starting this month, you can export your project grid into an Excel spreadsheet. Share information with colleagues and analyze Project data using the power of Excel. This feature should be available to everyone now!
Quick Look Column: A new column in the grid will allow you to see more information about your tasks without opening task details. This will start being available in December!
Customization in Project: Now, all users with a Project for the web license can customize their app without the need to purchase an additional Power Apps license. Check out our blog post on this to learn more.

Upcoming Features:

Task Attachments: Link your tasks to the relevant documents! Upload a file directly from your computer or link your tasks to documents stored in SharePoint. Working online? Add a link as an attachment so teammates can view relevant information directly from your project.
Email Notifications: Coming soon, configure custom notifications to send you an email every time something important happens in your projects.

Answers to top questions:

Q: Is the ability to add Projects to private channels in Teams on the roadmap?

A: There are no present plans to complete this work. However, we would love to hear from you about how this impacts your workflow so we can understand your needs in Teams.

Q: Are there license requirements to use the Project & Roadmap apps in Teams?

A: Users with an active Project subscription (Project Plan 1, Project Plan 3, or Project Plan 5) can create and edit projects. A Project Plan 3 or Project Plan 5 subscription users can create or edit roadmaps. All Office 365 users should be able to view Projects/Roadmaps shared within Teams in a read-only mode.

Re: New Flow Templates for Project for the web

Anas-Chaban — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 06:38:44 GMT

Thank you very much

Enterprise Global not loading after migration to Project Server 2019

Brian Smith — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 23:30:15 GMT

Great to see so many people upgrading to the latest - but one issue we have heard is that the Enterprise Global template (EGT) cannot be opened in Project Server 2019 after the migration. The problem appears to be that the Project UID for the EGT is changed - then it cannot be found under its new GUID. Often this is seen to be happening when migrations start at an earlier release - like 2010 or 2013, but from the reports we have the problem only occurs at the final stage - and the EGT opened just fine in 2016.

The solution requires a bit of work in SQL Server, so if you are not comfortable working in SQL then either work with the database administrator for Project Server - or of course open a support ticket. Always best too - if you either take a SQL backup before making any changes - or make the changes just after your normal backups occur - in case you need to revert.

To detect the issue you would first run a query like this one - substituting your content database name for dbname:

use dbname

select PROJ_UID, PROJ_NAME from pjpub.msp_projects where proj_name like '%eglobal%'

This may return a result similar to the following:

PROJ_UID PROJ_NAME

75CDD7DB-1B68-4B70-A8D6-2FE52DA83ACD EGlobal

87537CC3-5AF6-421E-A42F-A27CB2A2EFA2 EGlobal-20150320041555

Here, the EGlobal has the proper association to PROJ_UID = 75CDD7DB-1B68-4B70-A8D6-2FE52DA83ACD (this is the static GUID) and an older version of the EGlobal is shown here (the second row).

If the EGlobal has a different UID, then it’ll need to be updated to use the proper one.

For example, suppose the returned result looks like this:

PROJ_UID PROJ_NAME

DF59652B-073D-4FB1-A16E-1F7233C439AE EGlobal

87537CC3-5AF6-421E-A42F-A27CB2A2EFA2 EGlobal-20150320041555

You’d need to run an update query that looks similar to this:

use dbname

Update pjpub.msp_projects

Set PROJ_UID = '75CDD7DB-1B68-4B70-A8D6-2FE52DA83ACD'

where PROJ_UID = 'DF59652B-073D-4FB1-A16E-1F7233C439AE'

Use the GUID (in this example starting 'DF59,,,' that is the incorrect GUID returned from the previous select statement.

If this doesn't solve the problem - or if the GUID looks to be ok, then you have a different problem and would need to open a support ticket.

Thanks to Adrian and Ajith for help with putting these details together - and Dale and Paul for alerting us to the issue.

My suspicion is that this is a 2019 client issue - as just changing the GUID to try and repro the issue in 2016 does not give any problems - the EGT opens just fine whatever GUID it has...

Re: Q and A on the Future Vision of Project

Deleted — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 18:31:14 GMT

Adding this here also:

After looking:

This -> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/project-for-the-web-and-project-online-desktop-client-2dd7583c-eb34-467f-bf63-607bdc816e20

This -> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/get-started-with-project-ed95837e-5675-4f6b-ad2e-7f1fd8524eac?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

This -> https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/project-blog/q-and-a-on-the-future-vision-of-project/ba-p/262109

This -> https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/project-blog/the-new-project-is-rolling-out/ba-p/909721

This -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/project-online-service-description/project-online-service-description

and many more...

I can only assume Microsoft is divesting from the "Project Management" family.

Re: A letter to our Microsoft Project community

Deleted — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 18:27:37 GMT

After reading:

This -> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/project-for-the-web-and-project-online-desktop-client-2dd7583c-eb34-467f-bf63-607bdc816e20

This -> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/get-started-with-project-ed95837e-5675-4f6b-ad2e-7f1fd8524eac?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

This -> https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/project-blog/q-and-a-on-the-future-vision-of-project/ba-p/262109

This -> https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/project-blog/the-new-project-is-rolling-out/ba-p/909721

This -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/project-online-service-description/project-online-service-description

and many more...

I can only assume Microsoft is divesting from the "Project Management" family.

Export your entire project to Excel

Madhuri Jain — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 09:32:18 GMT

Project for the web comes with some great out-of-the-box tools for keeping your team on track. App features like orange and red highlights for late and overdue tasks provide you with visual cues for quickly finding tasks that need attention. There’s also Power BI reporting, which gives you visually rich report pages for your portfolio, resource and and project overviews.

And now we have added Export to Excel as it was one of your top requests we have received over the months. You can now export your project to Microsoft Excel where you can customize the data in whatever way your team finds most useful.

To export a project, simply click on the overflow menu at the top right corner and then click the Export to Excel button.

This feature is also available in Project Teams app.

When to export a project to Excel

There are multiple scenarios for Export to Excel, here are some to help you get started:

For reporting: You will now be able to use the data you export from Project to create charts, pivot tables and more in Excel. You can quickly sort the task by their finish dates or filter information to find out the completed tasks. You can then share this information with your team or drop into presentations. Some snapshots of the charts created on top of Excel are:

For sharing: Use Export to Excel to share your project status with guest users, vendors, or your clients who do not have access to Project. Easily delete information you do not wish to share with others such as providing high-level executive summaries without unnecessary details.
For Archiving: Archive your completed projects in Excel to quickly share your compliance and maintain an external record of your work.
For Printing: Print your project in Excel in a format that makes it easier for senior management to consume.

These are just a few of our ideas of how Export to Excel can help you get more out of Project—but we want to hear how you are using it! Leave us a comment below on your experiences so far. Please let us know the ideas for future integration capabilities or enhancements to current ones, like adding the ability to import items from Excel back into Project, through our User Voice site.

Re: Announcing Custom Fields for your tasks

Stephen Leuthold — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 03:49:25 GMT

Definite need the ability to query custom fields via Power BI or Flow CDS query..... Hopefully that is coming soon :)

Re: App + User authentication and Project Online development

Brian Smith — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:35:06 GMT

No changes to CSOM - there was a recent REST change to allow task level custom fields to be edited - but nothing new likely for CSOM. Likewise the samples will hopefully get updated at GitHub - OfficeDev/Project-Samples: - but the 2013 documentation is still pretty much accurate. I'll check with the product group - as it would be useful to at least update the document with this new .NET Standard capability.

Best regards,

Brian

Re: App + User authentication and Project Online development

Trutz Stephani — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:46:59 GMT

Hi ,

Do you know if there has been also new API functionality added to Project CSOM, e.g. set a baseline?

Will there be an updated API documentation in the future? The current one is still for Project Server 2013.

Re: A new Project Online Content Pack for Power BI

ar4lytinq — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 04:49:53 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion. Worked a treat!

Here's what I did:

Exported all the data I had in the risks list using the Export to Excel feature built into SharePoint lists
Deleted the Risks List
Switched off the "Project Web App Connectivity" Feature from Site Settings
Re-enabled the "Project Web App Connectivity" Feature from Site Settings
Modified the Risks List to what I needed (making sure I only renamed standard columns or suppressed them from all views, rather than deleting them)*
Refreshed by PBI dataset
Hey Presto! Risks are now appearing for the project

Thanks for your help with this!

Ara

*I also saved the list as a template at this point, so we can recover the list format/structure quicker in case I (or someone else) inadvertently makes the same mistake in the future!

App + User authentication and Project Online development

Brian Smith — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 22:43:50 GMT

With the most recent updates to the SharePoint client object model (CSOM) libraries it is now possible to authenticate to SharePoint and Project Online with the MSAL libraries rather than ADAL - and this opens up the use of .NET Standard rather than needing the .NET Framework. This DOES NOT however mean that Project Online supports App ID only authentication. SharePoint Online does support app only - but the additional authorisation level in Project to understand who the user is and what they can do requires app + user. See more information here - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/sp-add-ins/using-csom-for-dotnet-standard and the API permissions you can choose are shown here. Im my example I've just selecting the Project.Write which allows me to create and update a project.

API Permission Options for Project Online

You application would need to reference the Application (Client) ID associated with these permissions when requesting token - but would also need to pass in the credentials of a user with permissions and license to Project Online. This could be an interactive login - or using a securely stored username and password (not recommended) or using a stored token that is refreshed periodically. Attempting to connect by with the application ID will fail with an "unauthorized" response.

As an example, the following code would get the token and set for project context to make further CSOM calls:

string domainName = "brismith.onmicrosoft.com"; string PJOAccount = "brismith@brismith.onmicrosoft.com"; string scope = "https://brismith.sharepoint.com/Project.Write"; string redirectUri = "http://localhost"; string pwaInstanceUrl = "https://brismith.sharepoint.com/sites/pwa/"; // your pwa url int DEFAULTTIMEOUTSECONDS = 300; HttpClient Client = new HttpClient(); var TenantId = ((dynamic)JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(Client.GetAsync("https://login.microsoftonline.com/" + domainName + "/v2.0/.well-known/openid-configuration") .Result.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result)) .authorization_endpoint.ToString().Split('/')[3]; // This client ID just has project.write PublicClientApplicationBuilder pcaConfig = PublicClientApplicationBuilder.Create("87edf46a-466d-4241-8afc-b9650d7fb0d7") .WithTenantId(TenantId); pcaConfig.WithRedirectUri(redirectUri); // This section uses the interactive flow for auth var TokenResult = pcaConfig.Build().AcquireTokenInteractive(new[] { scope }) .WithPrompt(Prompt.NoPrompt) .WithLoginHint(PJOAccount).ExecuteAsync().Result; //The following section uses the username and password - this would be best pulled from Azure Key Vault or use another auth flow //This also requires the app registration to be set as a public client //SampleConfiguration config = SampleConfiguration.ReadFromJsonFile("appsettings.json"); //string text1 = config.Text1; //var sc = new SecureString(); //foreach (char c in text1) sc.AppendChar(c); //var TokenResult = pcaConfig.Build().AcquireTokenByUsernamePassword(new[] { scope }, PJOAccount, sc).ExecuteAsync().Result; // Load ps context csom.ProjectContext psCtx = new csom.ProjectContext(pwaInstanceUrl); psCtx.ExecutingWebRequest += (s, e) => { e.WebRequestExecutor.RequestHeaders["Authorization"] = "Bearer " + TokenResult.AccessToken; };

- using the latest MSAL (Microsoft.Identity.Client v4.22) and Microsoft.ProjectServer.Client from Microsoft.SharePointOnline.CSOM 16.1.20616.12000 at the time of writing. These will also work with legacy auth disabled which is a setting that may break some existing custom applications.

To check if legacy auth is disabled you can open the SharePoint Online Management shell, connect to your admin Url and run Get-SPOTenent. Look in the returned properties for:

LegacyAuthProtocolsEnabled : False

which in my case shows that legacy auth is disabled.

Hopefully we will get the sample on Github updated with this latest information.

Re: Customizing and extending the Project app just became more convenient!

IanVW — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 08:51:59 GMT

Its really good to see this response to Uservoice, however it is a bit misleading in one part:

The 5 additional tables are for extending the Project based Power App and of course this could be a completely different business process but footnote 4 in the revised Service Description states "Building and using separate Power Apps beyond the out-of-the-box Project application that access Project for the web or Project Online customer data requires a separate Power Apps subscription."

IMHO for clarity the word used should be Extending rather than the slightly misleading Integrating.

Customizing and extending the Project app just became more convenient!

Microsoft Project Team — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:06:20 GMT

In response to your feedback on UserVoice, we are pleased to announce a change to the Project for the web licensing to allow you to customize and extend the Project app without the need to purchase additional Power Apps licenses. For many scenarios, this change makes it easier for your organization to tailor Project Plan 5, Project Plan 3, and Project Plan 1 to meet unique business needs. The table below outlines what you can do with your subscription. The change to licensing is effective immediately.

The table below only outlines these changes. Please review the Project Service Description for further details.

¹Understand model-driven app components

Re: A letter to our Microsoft Project community

PBlake — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:24:23 GMT

So Howard, you stated that Microsoft will continue to support the Project Community, nut there aren't any Project Professional, Project Server, or Project Online certifications available anymore. It's 2 years later, and it looks like Microsoft has abandoned their more stalwart Project Management for light weight versions. What about the practitioners that require more rigorous scheduling tools?

Thank you

Re: Announcing Project and Roadmap apps for Microsoft Teams

RogueOrracle — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:32:49 GMT

Thank you so much!

Re: Announcing Project and Roadmap apps for Microsoft Teams

Madhuri Jain — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:47:01 GMT

: Please read this article https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/project-blog/how-to-use-calendars-in-project/ba-p/1522181 to change workdays in Project.

Re: Announcing Project and Roadmap apps for Microsoft Teams

Madhuri Jain — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 06:20:31 GMT

: For notifications, we would love to learn more about what type of scenarios you would like Project notifications to fulfill in Teams. Please provide your feedback here .

We also want to assure you that we are evaluating all the planner capabilities which you are asking for. Some are completed like Teams integration and custom fields - which will allow you to create a Priority field. Some are planned - Attachments, Notifications. You can find more updates here.

We will be supporting export to excel for Project soon. Here’s the official update to the M365 roadmap. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=Microsoft%20Project%2CIn%20development

Re: Announcing Project and Roadmap apps for Microsoft Teams

Madhuri Jain — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:26:22 GMT

: You can use Roadmap app to create consolidated timeline view of projects and plan larger initiatives across all of them.

Re: Announcing Custom Fields for your tasks

gstone007 — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:00:59 GMT

Oh good grief Microsoft, did you forget how to data model? Make project task custom fields available in CDS and Power BI!

Re: A new Project Online Content Pack for Power BI

Paul Mather — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 21:58:48 GMT

Hello ,

Deleting the project site is one way to fix it but I would look at a different approach and just delete the Risks list to save have the effort on recreating the content on the other lists. If you export / back up the Risk list data, delete the list then turn off the "Project Web App Connectivity" feature in the Manage Site features setting on that Project Site site settings page. Then turn it back on again on that Project Site - this will recreate the Risks list with the correct columns. Then import / copy the exported back into the list.

Test the steps on a test Project Site first to ensure you are happy with the steps.

Paul

Re: A new Project Online Content Pack for Power BI

ar4lytinq — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 06:26:10 GMT

Hi ,

Have read the posts on here to solve a couple of my other problems already - thanks!

Bit I am trying to fix at the moment has to do with the Risks List in the Project Site. I deleted one of the default columns (Owner) and replaced with another column (Risk Owner). Seems that once I did that, I broke the OData feed into the report pack (I am not getting any new risks coming through to the report since - I even tried to recreate a replica column called Owner, but no luck).

From what I can tell, the only way to fix this is to delete the Project Site and recreate it and the Risks list (and then recreate content manually). Wanted to check in with you before I embarked on that journey!

Are there any other options for fixing the data feed after deleting any of the default columns in the Risks list?

Thanks,

Ara

Re: Announcing Project and Roadmap apps for Microsoft Teams

RogueOrracle — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 15:06:12 GMT

Does anyone know of a way to change workdays in any of this integrated Project? I need weekends to not automatically skip, but I want to use Teams' version of Project.

Re: Project for the web - October 2020 Update

noahv — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:00:06 GMT

Is the ability to add Projects to private channels in Teams on the product roadmap? Understand that this requires integration of private channels with M365 groups.

Re: Announcing Project and Roadmap apps for Microsoft Teams

christophergscott — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 06:07:28 GMT

Are there any plans to to integrate Project for the web projects with PWA (input or link)? - Specifically, I would I like to understand;

1) If we were to manage the task level list for projects with Project for the web (within MS Teams), are we able to manage the portfolio/program with the strategic drivers process within PWA.

2) Does the PowerBI Dashboard support inputs from Project for the web like it does for the PWA site?

Best,

Chris

Re: Change Your Default PWA Site for Project Home

Brian Smith — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 17:21:47 GMT

unfortunately there isn't a way to update the default PWA programmatically - but you can set it per user through the Project Home page.

Best regards,

Brian

Re: Change Your Default PWA Site for Project Home

NeeOk940 — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:37:55 GMT

Thanks for the quick response. I know the Start-SPOSiteRename (SharePointOnlinePowerShell)

works with the SPO sites. I will test and report back.

Thanks

NeeOk940

Re: Change Your Default PWA Site for Project Home

Trutz Stephani — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 07:52:46 GMT

Hi ,

We recently had a hick-up with multi-geo and the PWA as during the roll-out as we saw that the default PWA URL is different based on the multi-geo setting for the user, e.g. https://contosonam.sharepoint.com/sites/pwa for North-America, https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/pwa for Europe and https://contosoapc.sharepoint.com/sites/pwa for APAC. We had to ensure that users were aware of this setting and entered the correct URL.

Is there now also a way to programmatically update the default URL somewhere?

Thanks in advance,

Trutz

Re: Change Your Default PWA Site for Project Home

Brian Smith — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 23:36:12 GMT

Hi - as part of the work to support multi-geo the Project product group have recently enabled site rename. I notice that is it still blocked via the UI but the PowerShell option certainly worked for me and I can navigate and use my renamed PWA site without issue. See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/start-spositerename?view=sharepoint-ps

Best regards,

Brian