New board topics in Project

Microsoft Developer Tenant and Microsoft Project

Mike Dumka — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 19:10:22 GMT

Hi There,

I have a tenant as part of the Microsoft Developer program, but I am trying to explore the possibilities with Project for the Web (Project Plan 1) and Project Online (Project Plan 3&5) and also how that interacts with Project Roadmap and Power BI.

The problem is I can seem to find anything to do with Project in my tenant. Is this not possible?

Thanks

Active Directory Enterprise Resource Pool Synchronization and Power automate

NLuu-020321 — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:57:14 GMT

We have a need to sync our AD resources group more than 1 time a day (MS default). I was wondering if anyone has tried the Power Automate to help with Active Directory Enterprise Resource Pool Synchronization task.

Once a day is not practical for us at all, as we have hundreds ongoing projects with multiple times resources access requirement daily. Wonder how you manage yours for those who are in the same situation using AD group sync.

Thank you,

NLuu

How to customize Timesheet views

Francois_CPD — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:46:03 GMT

Hello,

We are currently using MS PRoject Central and timesheets.

The main feedback, we are receiving from users is about the user interface from Timesheet and Approval.

Users are losing focus,

- they do not have the key information they need ( being able to order and add fields would be great )

- they need to scroll until they find time to approve or gaps all along the calendar

Did you ever experience this on your implementation ?

What can be done to improve user experience ?

Thanks a lot for your insights.

Francois

Planning resource without redistributing what is not consumed

Francois_CPD — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:39:07 GMT

Hello,

In MS Project, I wish I could schedule a resource without redistributing the remaining time.

Ex: A person is planned at 50% over a year (i.e. 10 days per month)
In January, the resource only worked 2 days.

MS Project behavior => the system redistributes 8 days until the end of the year after the days entered

Desired behavior => the system must consider 2 days past in January and must not redistribute the 8 days considered as past or lost.

What are the possible options on the tasks in order to be able to simulate the desired behavior?

Thank you in advance for your feedback or answers

Francois

how can MS Project license transfer to another machine ?

fikretaydemir — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:10:36 GMT

Hello friends,

After user's laptop change , i need to install ms project to new machine and user should licensed ms project.

What is the steps to follow about the transfer ms project with license. I checked but can not find anythng .

Could anyone help me ?

Regards..

Migrating from Project Server 2010 to 2016

Komal_Agarwal — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 06:51:12 GMT

Hi All,

We are having an instance of Project Server 2010 which we need to migrate to Project Server 2016. There are around 655 projects and 1550 users in this instance. Please could you help us in calculating the cost estimation for this upgrade.

Error Message: Resources have items checked out to them and could not be deleted.

NLuu-020321 — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:48:27 GMT

A resource left my company but I can't delete him from PWA with this warning message "Resources have items checked out to them and could not be deleted".

I went to force check-in area, I couldn't find him there either. I also queried the entire database, he isn't there either. What is the next step? I hate to just leave him in the PWA, if he is no longer with us.

Thank you,

NLuu

Limitation of Size/Complexity of Project Plans within MS Project Online???

pmikota — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 19:14:24 GMT

My company is moving from a dedicated MS Project server to SAAS MS Project Online. I am wondering if there is going to be any performance issues due to the size of some of the project plans we will be migrating over. Microsoft does not post any project size recommendations that I can find for MS Project Online. Example of a project I am concerned about. Project is approx. 5000 lines, fully resource loaded Can MS Project Online handle projects that are that big?

Problem with activation, it says that the project server 2016 preview is activated

nikolainikitin — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 04:08:14 GMT

Good afternoon, we have a license for project server 2016 (PrjctSvr 2016 RUS OLP NL Acdmc), installed everything according to the instructions (sql server 2017 enterprise, sharepoint 2016 enterprise), after installation, when you try to activate the project server, it shows that the preview version is activated, please help understand.

how to activate olp version?

We are sorry, can't open your project

bgroslouis — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 01:02:06 GMT

Hi, I've been working on a Project all day until I got this message with correlation ID: c528723e-9f4f-4f67-a1a0-64690d8b0e5f What can be done to get this fixed? Thanks!!

Why must I specify a search direction when using the search tool in Project?

schaefda — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 21:17:35 GMT

Why doesn't the search tool just wrap around if it finds nothing below? I've observed that sometimes the search-wrapping does occur, but more often than not it doesn't. Does anyone know the secret to make it happen always?

What are different options or variations in Timesheet in Project Server 2019

M.A. Farooqui — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:23:04 GMT

Hi,

For Timesheet In Project Server 2019 on prem,

For Project Level Reporting or Top Level Reporting
I have 2 questions :

1 - Unless I assign the resource against task, he is not getting timesheet generated for him
For Top Level reporting- I thought resource assignment is not needed against task

2.1- What is the benefit of this piece of functionality ? any scenarios if someone can share ?

2.2 - Where can I see the summary of report generated by this approcah...

Appreciate any suggestions...

POL report for linked projects...

James_Price — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:18:54 GMT

Hi team

Can anyone recommend a way of showing, in a Power BI report, projects with inter-project dependencies?

Many thanks

James

Tasks in Project for the Web...

James_Price — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:28:02 GMT

Hi team

In the PfW tasks, do you think it will be possible in the near future that in a project, for team A to see all their tasks and team B to see all their tasks, with team A not able to see team B's tasks and visa versa?

Many thanks

James

Project Online ReST API fetch recently updated tasks, assignments

rohanw24 — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 18:38:55 GMT

Hello Everyone,

I want to fetch recently updated tasks, assignments from Project Online. Currently I've included a filter to fetch projects and related tasks, assignments by published date time. But when I execute it also includes newly created project and related tasks, assignments. Project, task, assignment creation module executes before update module. How this scenario can be handle? Is it possible to create a flag in the Project Online that will auto-update to 1 whenever a user makes any manual changes in the task, assignment?

Thanks & Regards,

Rohan

How do I report (Power BI) on vacation days in Resource Calendar (Project Online)

Alison Howes — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 18:26:17 GMT

Hi,

I'm trying to report on remaining vacation days in Power BI when connected to Project Online.

Resources report their requested vacation days via their timesheet, and once approved, their resource calendar gets updated automatically. We have a resource field which shows the annual entitlement, so as these entitlement days are consumed I want to then report on the remaining days that each resource would have available. However I am really struggling to find the right data in the tables that would provide me with the approved vacation days taken/booked so far. Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks
Alison

impossible d'ouvrir ce fichier

Wapofa — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 02:17:44 GMT

Bonjour, jai besoin d'aide afin de récupérer mon projet

Calendar templates in Project for the web

Knut Fredrik Berg — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:49:17 GMT

I'm trying to find out what realy happen with calendars in Projet for the web. I accept that 9-5 is the default and that I can't do anything about that. Just like the desktop version. So I have to set up my own default calendar template. I know the whole routine to add a new calendar template. So I don't need help with that. However, when I try to set up a new template I also have to change the time zone. Often I have to do this more than one time. (When I create the calendar resource and when I add it to the template) Also strange, the time zone I have to change from can be different. From Casablanca time to Beograd and even UTC. Where can I find the place where the time zone settings in Project for the web are located? Where are all this things connected. These problems seems a little odd to me. Please, anyone?

Display Task Name Next to Bars on Gantt Chart - MS Project ONLINE

SAEED1338 — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 03:34:15 GMT

I know how that's done on the desktop version but not the Project online version

https://project.microsoft.com/en-US

Does anyone know?

Project Online ReST API Check out and Publish

rohanw24 — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 05:11:11 GMT

Hello Everyone,

For which operations (Create, Update, Delete) I need to check out and publish the project for Project, Task, Assignment, Resource?

Thanks & Regards,

Rohan

Project Online ReST API UTF-8 Encoding

rohanw24 — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:39:22 GMT

Hello Everyone,

I want to set project name containing some Norwegian characters while creating a new project. I'm using code samples available here:

https://github.com/OfficeDev/Project-Samples/tree/master/O365-Project-Online-REST-Samples

When I try to create a project having name with Norwegian characters it throws "The request was aborted: The request was cancelled." error.

Does anyone knows how to encode request body to UTF-8 in powershell?

Thanks & Regards,

Rohan

Differences between Project XML and MPP files

Estate_Master — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 06:49:37 GMT

I am using Project Standard 2016 (Version 1908 Build 11929.20300)

I have experienced an issue where I am getting differences in data between an original *.mpp file, and an *.xml that I exported from that mpp file. The differences then continue to occur if I then save the first XML file as an XML file again.

I have attached the 3 Project files in the .Zip file.

These are my steps:

Opened the "Sample.MPP", and took a screenshot of the first 23 tasks
Saved the file as "Sample.XML".
Opened that "Sample.XML" file, selecting 'Import as New Project' when prompted. Took a screenshot of the same Tasks.
Saved that as a second XML file "Sample_2".XML (no changes were made to it).
Opened that "Sample_2".XML file, selecting 'Import as New Project' when prompted. Took a screenshot of the same Tasks.

I compared the screenshots between all 3 files, and noticed that Dates and Durations were continuously changing from the original MPP file (see attached file Differences.png)

I checked the Calendar Options and Working Time settings after each file is opened, and they seem all the same: https://www.screencast.com/t/7RdF3B0BdW

I also check what the Calendar Options were for 'New Projects' and they were slightly different: https://www.screencast.com/t/3DOPdG9y

What is causing these differences?

Does the XML Export have certain limitations / not support certain settings?
Is there something else that is adjusting the dates when the XML file is being opened/imported as a new Project?

Updates:

I also tested in MS Project 2019, and the issue still happens.
I think it may be related to the fact that the project is using the '24 Hour' calendar. I had another 2 Project files which were exporting / loading XMLs fine, but as soon as i changed the calendar in the MPP files to use "24 Hour", and then exported the XML, once that XML was opened in Project again, the dates/times changed.

Project Online ReST API create project Error 500

rohanw24 — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 18:10:18 GMT

Hello Everyone,

When I try to execute create project PowerShell script through .Net application, it throws 500 internal server error. I'm using code samples available here:

https://github.com/OfficeDev/Project-Samples/tree/master/O365-Project-Online-REST-Samples

Thanks & Regards,

Rohan

Adding users to project using "Project Permissions" through CSOM

ramkanumuri — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:34:51 GMT

Hi,

Is it possible to provide permissions to users on project using "Project Permissions" through CSOM in project online?

Project Online Custom Field auto-update value

rohanw24 — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 06:01:45 GMT

Hello Everyone,

I'm having a custom field called "Sync Status" under Task. Is it possible to auto-update it's value let say to 1 whenever a Task gets modified? Just like a trigger?

Thanks & Regards,

Rohan

Project hyperlink minimize behavior

JeffA86 — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:28:02 GMT

Hello,

When I click a hyperlink from the hyperlink field, project immediately minimizes while opening the browser link. If I right click the hyperlink field, select Hyperlink, then Open in New Window, Project does not minimize. I've searched on the topic and normally the answer is pointed to browser or OS settings. It's a pain. Is there anyway to modify the behavior of the click on the hyperlink within project to simply do the same thing that the right click procedure does? It would be most beneficial.

Thanks,

Jeff

Project Online ReST API Get Projects related tasks, assignments, resources

rohanw24 — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 04:48:09 GMT

Hello Everyone,

Does anyone knows the endpoint to fetch a project it's related tasks, assignments, and resources in one go? Basically I want a summary view of projects and it's related tasks, assignments and resources.

Thanks & Regards,

Rohan

Project for the Web: Stop team members changing the duration of their tasks...

James_Price — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:46:47 GMT

Hi Team

Can you tell me if it possible stop team members changing the duration of their tasks?

Many thanks

James

Project online: Status Manager Field

NLuu-020321 — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:11:14 GMT

Upon deleting resources, I got this message "The resource is the assignment owner for .... and cannot be deleted." I am unable to query Status manager unlike other custom fields. This allows me to see info. I need across all projects and know where to go and replace old resource/status manager with new person.

Currently, I query using task name which is time consuming and not productive.

How do I query Status Manager and whether this is searchable. Thank you.

Basic Question - "Cost Variance" always equals "Cost"

esmitheccit — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 22:14:21 GMT

Apologies if this is a dumb question, but I'm fairly new to Project. I've noticed whenever I have a task that takes less time to complete than is scheduled/specified (actual duration vs duration) it always changes the "% complete" fields and my cost variance is always listed as the same as my "cost".

For example, User John has a task scheduled for 3 hours that only ends up taking him 1.5 hours to complete. At his rate of $190 per hour, the planned cost ("cost") for his task should be $570 but since it only took 1.5 hours the actual cost is $285. So far so good, except that when I display the "Cost variance" field Project lists my CV as $570. And worse, when I change the "actual duration" it automatically thinks the task is no longer at 100% completion.

So I kind of have two basic issues:

1. I want to be able to mark tasks at 100% completion even if they take less time than originally planned. And I want the actual time spent on that task to NOT get reset if I manually mark a task as 100% complete.

2. I need to figure out how the cost variance works in the sense that all my attempts thus far have never shown anything other than "cost variance" always being the same as "cost".

Projects are shared with me even though I am not a member...?

Lisa Stebbins — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 22:00:29 GMT

I am very new to Project for the web. I don't understand why I see other projects, with someone (not me) and the project lead for which there are no members, in my Shared with me list of projects. Why would something appeared shared with me when my name is not mentioned anywhere in the project or its tasks?

I have a Project Plan 3 license. We have a PWA/Project Online site collection but I'd really like to not have it anymore and only have Project for the web.

project Site creation failure

pauleast — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:53:23 GMT

I get the attached error when trying to build a site from a template. This happens for all the templates in our library, new and old.

Project Online ReST API Http Errors

rohanw24 — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:10:29 GMT

Hello Everyone,
 
I'm trying to update an existing project using ReST API call as mentioned in:
https://github.com/OfficeDev/Project-REST-Basic-Operations/blob/master/updateproject.ps1
When I try to execute it I'm getting "Exception calling "GetResponse" with "0" argument(s): "The remote server returned an error: (412) Precondition Failed.""
Another error occurred when I tried to create a new project resource as well as when I try to delete existing tasks http://<SITECOLLECTION>/<SITE>/_api/ProjectServer/Projects('projectid')/Draft/Tasks('taskid')/deleteObject()
I was getting 409 Conflict error.
What can be the reason of these issues?

Thanks & Regards,
Rohan

Project Online ReST API Resource

rohanw24 — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 12:58:59 GMT

Hello Everyone,

I've few questions in regards to resource:

1. What is the difference between the enterprise and project resource?

2. I want to update existing resource, what are the ReST endpoints for both types of resources?

Thanks & Regards,

Rohan

Project Online ReST API get recently updated projects

rohanw24 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 18:04:27 GMT

Hello Everyone,

I want to filter a list of projects that are recently updated. Which project related property is useful in this? LastPublishedDate or LastSavedDate or any other property / criteria?

Thanks & Regards,

Rohan

Project Online - How to filter projects in powershell?

rohanw24 — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 14:03:16 GMT

Hello Everyone,

I want to filter projects on LastPublishedDate in power shell. How to include $filter query string in the endpoint.

For example,

https://example.sharepoint.com/sites/pwa/_api/ProjectServer/Projects?$filter=LastPublishedDate -ge datetime'28-01-2021'

When I open my URL with same format in browser it works fine. But when I include it in the power shell, all projects are returned.

I'm using these samples:

https://github.com/OfficeDev/Project-Samples/tree/master/O365-Project-Online-REST-Samples

Does anyone knows the correct way to include $filter query string in power shell script?

Thanks & Regards,

Rohan

MS Project Timeline Displaying Incorrectly

johnsojj — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 19:46:22 GMT

It was noticed that Timeline is not displaying correctly. It is skipping periods of time. In this example, it went from Jun '20 to Jul '21. Does anyone know if this is a known issue or is there a setting that needs to be set? Please help.

How to change the default calender weekend settings

niazstinu — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 06:34:45 GMT

how to change the default weekend and public holiday in Project Online.

Thanks

Project Server Permissions: Project Team Read/Write Own Project and Read-Only Other Projects

Mike_ProjNewb — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 20:01:20 GMT

Hello,

We are in the process of configuring our Project Server PWA permissions. We currently have the Project Server permissions enabled. There have been many references on Technet referring to the website below, but it returns a "403 Forbidden"

We would like to be able to assign a project team to a project (project manager, team members, etc) and this project team would be able to edit projects assigned to them. This project team would also be able to view (read-only) all other projects. I have seen references to editing "Categories" and "My Organization", but I am not sure where to start.

Is there a comprehensive set of instructions we can follow? Below is the website returning 403 forbidden:
http://www.projectserverexperts.com/ProjectServerFAQKnowledgeBase/OpenOtherProjectsReadOnly.aspx

We are using Project Server 2016, and hoping to move over to Project Online within 6 months.

Thanks for the help!

Access Denied when making Project Online API call

rohanw24 — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 19:07:25 GMT

Hi All,

I'm able to get a access token. But when I try to make an Project Online API call using that token, I get "Access denied you do not have permission to perform this action or access this resource". Kindly let me know if I'm doing something wrong or missing anything or correct way to do it. Here are the details that I'm using for authentication:

Client ID = ########################
Tenant ID = #######################
Client Secret = #####################
Scope = https://graph.microsoft.com/.default
Grant type = client_credentials
Login URl = https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant_name}/oauth2/v2.0/token
API Permission

I'm using project server endpoint. Here are the details:

Endpoint URL= https://example.sharepoint.com/sites/PWA/_api/ProjectServer/Projects
Method= POST
Parameters= Authorization: Bearer {Access_Token}

Am I missing anything?

Thanks & Regards,
Rohan

Project Online API calls using cURL

rohanw24 — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 19:00:28 GMT

Hello Everyone,

I want to know the correct procedure / steps of making an Project Online endpoint call using cURL.
Does anyone knows or worked on that?
Right from authentication till the endpoint calls?

Thanks & Regards,
Rohan

Subprojects in Project Online - Possible Without Server?

TayNorton — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:41:35 GMT

I have Project Plan 3, so I don't have the ability to publish a desktop Project to a Project Server, so I create Projects directly in Project Online. Is there a way to set up master and subprojects directly in Project Online? I can't find an explainer on this anywhere...any tutorials or tips welcome!

Select View in Project Details Web Part via URL (Server 2019)

Barakb321 — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:13:18 GMT

Hello,

We want to embed the Project Details Web Part in a SharePoint application so when it opens, it shows the project with a specific view showing only milestones.

We know how to select the project to show (with ProjUID parameter). We don't know how to select the view.

I found this: https://social.microsoft.com/Forums/he-IL/00f5cc80-4850-4fbe-a621-414b1aedfdc6/setting-default-view-in-pwa-2013-project-center?forum=projserv2010setup

but it's about Project Center and not Project Details.

Can it be done also with Project Details web part?

Thanks,

Barak

Project Online resource engagement is smoothed after being reassigned

JennyT289 — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 08:03:44 GMT

Can anyone tell me if this is expected behaviour or if there is any what I can stop it from happening?
We ask PMs to request generic resources and use time-phasing to specify how much resource they require each week/month. We have found that in the web app, when a resource manager reassigns a time-phased engagement to a named resource, the committed work row in the time-phased view auto-populates with the max units for the request, smoothed rather than time-phased. This results in over-booking if the resource lead doesn't spot it and remember to copy the proposed work row and copy it into the committed work row.

For example:
PM requests a resource for 5 days in week 1, 3 days in week 2, 0 days in week 3 and 5 days in week 4
Resource lead sees this engagement in time-phased view and can see the uneven profile
Resource lead reassigns the engagement to another resource. Project online automatically enters 5 days per week for entire engagement.
Resource lead has to copy the uneven profile in the proposed row and paste it into the committed row before accepting the engagement.
Thanks

Milestone Finish Date is 3 Months after Start Date (2016) - probably related to upgrade

Barakb321 — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 06:15:28 GMT

Hello,

In the below screenshot we have a task that is supposed to be a milestone. It has 0 duration and Milestone column has "Yes". However, Finish date is 2.5 months later than start date. How can this be?

This happened in the context of a server upgrade - from 2010 to server 2019 (with professional 2016).

In 2010, everything is OK (finish date is 18/08/21). This is still weird since project professional should have calculated finish date correctly (we even tried F9), even if the data was migrated from 2010 erroneously.

Any explanations?

Thanks,

Barak

MS Project 2016 & Multi User (Business)

IATCrystal — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:59:23 GMT

We are currently using SmartSheet and we are currently testing MS Project. We our an OEM and currently have our fabricators click each day on their assigned task. It appears with our testing and research that there is not an easy way to get real time updates on our project file with multiply users.

Any updates for feedback?

PWA: Group/Category & Project Permissions -in relation to- SharePoint: Read vs Edit Access

tayram — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:15:32 GMT

Good morning,

I am hoping someone in the community can help steer me in the right direct… and hopefully help me make sense of the nuances of getting permissions/Groups/Categories setup correctly.

Basic Setup

When a new Project is created, it kicks off a corresponding Teams Team and a SharePoint site. The owner of the Project then opens the Project in PWA, and uses Build Team to add users/resources, and then uses ‘Project Permissions’, which seems to be ‘the key’ in giving certain levels of access to the Documents in the SharePoint site.

We currently have 2 main ‘Groups’ that are used when setting up a new User/Resource in Project Web App:

Project Managers – In PWA: Have a Project license, work with publishing the Schedule. In Project SharePoint: Upload documents into various ‘Focused Libraries’ (folders for specific types of files.
Foreman – In PWA: A few have an Essentials license, which is likely unnecessary. In Project SharePoint: View any documents that have been uploaded.

Note: Not sure if it matters (it might!), but when initially getting a new Project going, the PM will open the Project in PWA, and go into ‘Project Permissions’. Currently, they assign ‘Project Permissions’ with 2 configurations…

PMs/Admins: Open the project within Project Professional or Project Web App. Edit and Save the project within Project Professional or Project Web App. Edit Project Summary Fields within Project Professional or Project Web App. Publish the project within Project Professional or Project Web App. View the Project Summary in the Project Center. View the Project Schedule Details in Project Web App. View the Project Site.

Foremen/Superintendents: Open the project within Project Professional or Project Web App. View the Project Summary in the Project Center. View the Project Schedule Details in Project Web. App View the Project Site.

GOAL: What I am looking to do is setup a 3rd Group, between these 2 Groups, which would basically be setup as such:

Superintendents – In PWA, like Foremen, really don’t do anything. In Project SharePoint: View all documents, with the ability to mark-up (edit) documents. This group needs the ability to ‘edit’ so that they are able to highlight and make notes on Design Drawings.

QUESTION: Where exactly would I need to make changes to get the Superintendents edit access in SharePoint?

Specific toggle(s)/permission(s) in a Group? Category? Security Template?

Specific toggle(s)/permission(s) when utilizing ‘Project Permissions’?

As always, I absolutely appreciate this community and yall’s knowledge!

-TRR

Baseline in Subproject or Masterproject

Juergen_Bruns — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:59:12 GMT

Hallo ,

Ich habe eine Frage und ich wäre für einen Ratschlag sehr dankbar:

Ich habe in einem Masterplan(Portfolio) 2 Unterprojekte, die mit einem Basisplan versehen sind und füge diese in Einen Masterplan ein, um Den Fortschritt meines Projektportfolios an einer Stelle zu überwachen.

Würden Sie die Basispläne in den Unterprojekten erstellen und diese dann in den Masterplan einfügen? Oder würden Sie die Unterprojekte ohne Basisplan in das Gesamtportfolio einfügen und dann einen Basisplan in dem Masterprojekt erstellen?

Die Vorgangsaktualisierung über die Maske „Vorgang aktualisieren“ oder die Tabelle „Überwachung nehmen sie in den Unterprojekten oder im Masterplan vor?

Für Ihren Ratschlag bin ich Ihnen dankbar.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Resource Group Can from Edited by Checked-Out Resource Pool but not PWA, PSI or CSOM (2019)

Barakb321 — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 06:12:52 GMT

Hi,

We upgraded from Sever 2010 to Server 2019.

We had a development on 2010 that replaces the Group coming from AD Sync with a mapped value that we managed.

In 2019 this development doesn't work. We checked out and found:

Trying to change Group to an enterprise resource with CSOM did nothing for an enterprise that is synched with AD
Same with PSI
When selecting this resource in PWA and clicking Edit Resource - the Group field is grayed out
However, when clicking Open (to open in Checked-Out Enterprise Resources), I can edit the Group field to the resource and save it again

Is there a way to enable editing the Group field programmatically?

Thanks,

Barak

Project Server 2019 Schedule.aspx Load Error only in edit mode

harunkara — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 13:05:59 GMT

Hi All,

I have a problem with Project Server 2019 - Project Web App sites in both test and production farms. The problem is when I try to open any project in edit mode and navigate to schedule.aspx page, I get a message saying "Sorry, we were unable to open your project..." gives you an option to click OK and takes you back to the project center.

BTW Everything was working fine in both test/production env till last week or so. I believe the customer IT department made some changes but I don't know what It might be. What I tried so far to find a root cause is listed below. As I said both environments have the same issue, so the problem could be related to some security policy blocking something that affects both farms.

edit: editing and publishing schedule works fine through MS Project Professional

reached the web services through VPN, receive the said error,
used RDP to connect to a local virtual machine in the customer network, receive the same problem
tried Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, received the same problem
tried to access PWA sites from directly host servers, received the same problem
checked for script load fails using developer console network tab, but didn't find any failed loads

I did check the ULS records and here is what I found:

PcsPool.AssignWorker: Failed to assign worker to project ed0ecd66-391f-eb11-b073-0050568a442e, removing from database. Exception : Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.PcsEngine.PcsManagerException: Failed to create a new process! Error Code = 193 at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.PcsEngine.WorkerProcess.Start() at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.PcsEngine.PcsWorker.CreateProcess(String appServerHostExe, String workingDir, String arguments) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.PcsEngine.PcsWorker.Start(EngineVersionOption version) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.PcsEngine.PcsAppPool.CreateWorker() at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.PcsEngine.PcsAppPool.AssignWorker(IPlatformContext siteContext, Guid projectUid, Guid userUid, IPSError psError, PcsWorkerInfo& pcsWorker, Boolean& projectOpenedInAnotherServer) CalcServiceManager : Processing Error while opening project guid: ed0ecd66-391f-eb11-b073-0050568a442e, Exception: Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.PcsEngine.PcsManagerException: Failed to create a new process! Error Code = 193 at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.PcsEngine.WorkerProcess.Start() at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.PcsEngine.PcsWorker.CreateProcess(String appServerHostExe, String workingDir, String arguments) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.PcsEngine.PcsWorker.Start(EngineVersionOption version) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.PcsEngine.PcsAppPool.CreateWorker() at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.PcsEngine.PcsAppPool.AssignWorker(IPlatformContext siteContext, Guid projectUid, Guid userUid, IPSError psError, PcsWorkerInfo& pcsWorker, Boolean& projectOpenedInAnotherServer) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.CalcServiceManager.OpenProjectInternal(CalcServiceCallState callState, Guid realProjectGuid, Guid remappedProjectGuid, GetProjectDataInfo getProjectInfo, EngineSessionState& sessionState, EngineSessionType sessionType, PSError& psError, Boolean clearUndoStackOnOpen, Boolean noAsync, ProjectOptions projectOptions) PWA:, ServiceApp:Project Server Service Application, PSI: Failed to open project: ed0ecd66-391f-eb11-b073-0050568a442e, in site: 9448f596-92aa-4249-a161-630bb4858314 Error is: ProjectDetailPagesFailedToLoadProjectInWorker. Details: Failed to open project: ed0ecd66-391f-eb11-b073-0050568a442e, in site: 9448f596-92aa-4249-a161-630bb4858314 . Standard Information:

Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

Project For The Web - Audit Log

Sam Giles — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:19:04 GMT

Hello,

Is there a searchable change log/audit log for PFTW?

I have been into S&C admin and tried using my project URL or PWA address but neither returns anything.

TIA

Project For The Web - access restrictions

Vadim Dich — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:04:36 GMT

Does Project For The Web have any access management capabilities? One of the users approached me with a question if it's possible to restrict write access to the project, having the majority of the team in view-only mode. Now, if he adds a new Project tab to Teams, and makes a new project, all team members get wright access.

How to reference a list of projects from within a Project Site

Alison Howes — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 20:50:44 GMT

Hello,

I'm hoping someone can help me out. I want to create a Project Site template (which I know how to do). But within this Site Template will be a custom list and I want to be able to select from a list of existing published projects in this list. In this way it would be possible to select a project and add notes to the list to indicate the relationship between the current project and any other projects within the PWA instance. I know how to create a list, but I haven't found a way to add a list of projects to a SharePoint list in the project site/site template. Any advice around a solution would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Alison

Develop chatting aap

sanjeevgope7264 — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 11:21:08 GMT

We can make our chatting aap because what's up policy was changed so we can make our new product just like what's up after 8 feb what's up download 's will come down because of his new policy so we have to prepare our aap just like Elon Musk he also just launched his own chatting aap signal and it's not was famous now we can lunch our products this was my idea .....

calculating how far behind a task is

Miles_Goodchild — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:01:17 GMT

I use the project status date and progress lines a lot to visually inspect a plan to quickly identify tasks which are tracking behind or ahead of where they "should be" based on the expected level of completion at the status date. This is a useful way of focusing the team's attention and challenging them with "based on your progress how are you going to recover the delay and hit the planned finish date".

I would like to be able to calculate in MSP what my eyes can see - i.e. that based on the current expected progress (is this "complete through"?) minus actual % complete we're 2 weeks behind schedule. In this way I can then add this onto the finish using a custom field and indicate when tasks will complete using the current burn rate.

Many thanks

Miles

Create a custom field with Project creation date

Toxicboumboum — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:16:38 GMT

Hello Everyone,

In Project Server, I'm trying to build a view and in this view, I'd like to group my projects by date of creation (MM/YY), so to that, I write a foncion but I'm not able to use the [Created] with my custom field, I performed some tests with Year([Created]) but it returns empty value all the time,

so in my custom field formula I just added: [Created] and the result is the same, it returns no value

But where this thing is pretty weird is when Iadd the column created in my view, I have some data inside, I did some tests with other dates and everything is working, I'm just meeting this issue with the Creation data of Project

Any idea of what I'm doing wrong?

Thank you for your help

Project Online custom formatting text

Alison Howes — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 18:11:28 GMT

Hi everyone,

I have an issue in that I need to display a custom text field as if it were a number. To give some background we have a global currency set to GBP in our Project Online environment. However we want to have a custom field that shows a conversion to USD based on the value in another field which is the conversion rate (ROE). We can't use another cost field and a number field doesn't allow the display of "$" symbol. So I thought it might be possible to show this in a Text field concatenating the "$" with the calculated value.

"ROE" is the Rate of Exchange Value (typically 1.3)

"OV Budget (£)" is a custom cost field for entering an overall budget value (in GBP)

"$" & ([ROE] * [OV Budget Estimate (£)]) is the formula I am using in another custom text field to display the converted value in US dollars.

However, the format doesn't show the number of decimal places correctly and it doesn't show the "," in the same way that a normal cost field would. And that's where I am getting stuck and need some help! How would I resolve this please ?

Thank you! :)

Alison

Conditional Font formatting on Reports

Gilgamesh1964 — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 23:44:31 GMT

Hello,

I am a long time MS Project user but I have to admit I have never bothered to look at the Reports feature as I simply found it easier to use views.

But now I'm looking at a report which was easily created with a table. The issue I'm having is that in a view I can have text formatting that is conditional upon the task being on the critical path (or a milestone, etc). I haven't found a way of doing this in a report, so is there a way of doing this?

Thank You

Project Owner Keeps Reverting

Stoney35 — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 21:01:47 GMT

I'm using Project Online and have a PWA site site up that holds all our projects. I have one particular project that I created and I am the Status Manager on all the tasks. Every week or so, the project owner gets changed to another PM (the same one each time). I login to our PWA site and have to manually change it back to me. Has anyone ever seen this?

Making an add on

Miles_Goodchild — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:11:13 GMT

I have some VBA code in Project (desktop) which I would like to turn into an add on do that 1) it is available to all my projects 2) I can easily take to a new client and 3) I can consider selling it.
How do I turn this into an add on?
Many thanks
Miles

Report Builder fails to open outside the server

RizwanAkhtar — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 10:30:42 GMT

We are running SSRS with Project Server 2016. Here's the situation:

I can execute Report Builder from inside the server and edit the reports successfully, but when try to open the report builder from my PC (I am in the admin group of the project server), I am facing below error logged in logs.

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: The file you are attempting to save or retrieve has been blocked from this Web site by the server administrators.
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequestInternalClass.GetFileAndMetaInfo(String bstrUrl, Byte bPageView, Byte bPageMode, Byte bGetBuildDependencySet, String bstrCurrentFolderUrl, Int32 iRequestVersion, Byte bMainFileRequest, Boolean& pbCanCustomizePages, Boolean& pbCanPersonalizeWebParts, Boolean& pbCanAddDeleteWebParts, Boolean& pbGhostedDocument, Boolean& pbDefaultToPersonal, Boolean& pbIsWebWelcomePage, String& pbstrSiteRoot, Guid& pgSiteId, UInt32& pdwVersion, String& pbstrTimeLastModified, String& pbstrContent, UInt32& pdwPartCount, Object& pvarMetaData, Object& pvarMultipleMeetingDoclibRootFolders, String& pbstrRedirectUrl, Boolean& pbObjectIsList, Guid& pgListId, UInt32& pdwItemId, Int64& pllListFlags, Boolean& pbAccessDenied, Guid& pgDocid, Byte& piLevel, UInt64& ppermMask, Object& pvarBuildDependencySet, UInt32& pdwNumBuildDependencies, Object& pvarBuildDependencies, String& pbstrFolderUrl, String& pbstrContentTypeOrder, Guid& pgDocScopeId)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest.GetFileAndMetaInfo(String bstrUrl, Byte bPageView, Byte bPageMode, Byte bGetBuildDependencySet, String bstrCurrentFolderUrl, Int32 iRequestVersion, Byte bMainFileRequest, Boolean& pbCanCustomizePages, Boolean& pbCanPersonalizeWebParts, Boolean& pbCanAddDeleteWebParts, Boolean& pbGhostedDocument, Boolean& pbDefaultToPersonal, Boolean& pbIsWebWelcomePage, String& pbstrSiteRoot, Guid& pgSiteId, UInt32& pdwVersion, String& pbstrTimeLastModified, String& pbstrContent, UInt32& pdwPartCount, Object& pvarMetaData, Object& pvarMultipleMeetingDoclibRootFolders, String& pbstrRedirectUrl, Boolean& pbObjectIsList, Guid& pgListId, UInt32& pdwItemId, Int64& pllListFlags, Boolean& pbAccessDenied, Guid& pgDocid, Byte& piLevel, UInt64& ppermMask, Object& pvarBuildDependencySet, UInt32& pdwNumBuildDependencies, Object& pvarBuildDependencies, String& pbstrFolderUrl, String& pbstrContentTypeOrder, Guid& pgDocScopeId)

Any help in this regard would be really appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

MS Project 365 (Background colour)

Noel8876 — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 14:35:05 GMT

I'm dyslexic and when using office 365 word or excel I can change the page colour or background colour. I'm trialing MS Project, but is there a way to change the existing white background colour to a more suitable colour?

Noel8876

Bing

sanjeevgope7264 — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 08:20:01 GMT

Microsoft have make easy to use bing like people use chorm the have to change icon fast becouse it was not looking attractive like chorom and change the interface in bing

Replacing Smartsheets with MS Project for the Web

crodamer — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 15:22:12 GMT

Hi all,

We are considering switching from Smartsheets to using Project for the Web for same project mgmt. functionality. (Smartsheets is increasing our legacy pricing by 200%)... We currently use Office 365 and everyone has Project for the Web. Has anyone done this? Any pointers? Would Project for the Web offer close to the same functionality as Smartsheets?

Anyone who has any thoughts or suggests , I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks - Clayce

Why does each task take up an entire day, even if it's work-driven with an amount of work set at 1h?

MSProjectNoob — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:11:40 GMT

I'm new to this. My tasks are auto-scheduled, and the ones in questions are work-driven, each with an amount of work set at one hour. I have my scheduling set to enter duration in hours, but they are all displayed in days. The two tasks in question have a FS relationship. The first task takes up an entire day, forcing the 2nd to be on the next day, even thought they could go one after the other on the same day since they are each only one hour of work. Is there some way to change this behavior?

I would have attached my project file, but this forum will not allow the file type, even though this is a forum for Project, run by the people who make the software, and they should know that people would want to exchange and share files of this type.

Thanks everyone!

Resource overallocation error prompt

JamesonChan — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 02:51:59 GMT

I'm using Project 2019 Pro now, and for some reason, the software indicates to me that there is an overallocation of resources in the identification column (but there is no overallocation). I have tried to allocate resources, but nothing has changed. The only way to solve this problem is to change the time distribution option to other conditions and then to the original normal distribution in the task allocation, which can sometimes be solved (the red prompt for identifying columns disappears). But after this operation, I save the file and open it again, but the original red prompt will still appear. Please help me solve this problem, thank you.

MS Team Members View Only without Project License

Orion231 — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 19:29:34 GMT

We have multiple projects set up in MS Teams for collaboration and information sharing. These projects have plans and schedules with some in MS Planner, some in P4W, and others in Project Online (PWA). I have a few users that would need P4W licenses and a few users that would need PWA licenses. However, I have a large group of users that do not need licenses since they don't create or manage plans and schedules. They do however need to be able to view tasks, assignments, schedule dates and Gantt charts as information only. All these users have Office 365 licenses. I keep reading that Office 365 users have view only capability with Project but I can't find out how to get this set up. Additionally, those with P4W licenses will need view only access for the PWA projects.

How do I set this up so that my Office 365 users can view only all projects???

New baseline - BCWP issue

Luigi_Lauretti — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 16:29:27 GMT

Hi everyone,

I am experiencing a particular issue in MS Project related to the setting of a new baseline during the progress of the projects. I have carried out some attempts obtaining the following results:

For the task which need a variation, I set a new baseline by overwriting the old one using roll up baseline options. The result I get is that the overall BCWP value is correctly updated, while the time series value (Task Usage View) disappears in all the summary tasks which contain that task, including the project summary task. While, BCWP cumulative value related to the single task shows a wrong value not coincident with the overall BCWP
I set a new baseline by overwriting the old one for the whole project. The result I get is that the overall BCWP value is correctly updated. While, the BCWP cumulative time series value (Task Usage View) is not coincident with the overall BCWP for both, tasks and summary tasks. Moreover, despite fixing a new baseline without overwrite the old one and using it for EV calculation, I obtained the same result described above

Can someone tell me what is the cause of this problem? How can I solve it?

Thanks to all

"Microsoft Project: Export Timeline to PDF"?

chris1265 — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:50:17 GMT

In Microsoft 365 roadmap it says that "Microsoft Project: Export Timeline to PDF" will be available in 2021 Q1, which is great.

Does this mean that it will come to Project for the web also?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=Microsoft%20Project&searchterms=68879

"Open in project" - deprecated?

chris1265 — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 22:02:54 GMT

In Dynamics PSA the "Open in Project" feature is deprecated.

Will this feature be deprecated also when it comes to Project for the web?

Thanks!

Project for the web: how to add costs?

chris1265 — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 21:54:12 GMT

I´m still trying to learn Project for the web. One basic question that I can´t find a way how too do

How can I add a cost for each row (task) in my gantt-chart? Either in the web or in the powerapp layout, both works fine.

Thanks!

Microsoft Projects timeline not working correctly?

WayneStrydom — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:08:16 GMT

Hey there,

I have been looking high and low for an answer on this, but cannot seem to find an answer anywhere. I have set non-working times in my calendar. They are showing in the timeline but activities are still being scheduled over these periods, and I cannot get this to work correctly. I have created and set a new project calendar, and allocated the correct days as exceptions. In the calendar these days are marked as non-working days. I have applied these to the timeline and these days are grayed out in the timeline window, in the Gantt portion. No matter what I try, the activities are still scheduled to be completed in this period and I cannot get them to be affected by the non-working days, they just sequence themselves back to back, regardless of the calendar or timeline settings.

Anyone know why this is happening?

MS PROJECT - Tâches des autres phases en arrière plan

Celia_BOUCHER — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:18:54 GMT

Bonjour,

J'ai un projet sur MS PROJECT sur lequel il y a plusieurs phases qui se déroulent soit en parallèle soit à la suite. J'ai ajouté un saut de page entre chaque phase afin de pouvoir faire une impression de chaque phase indépendamment.

Pour imprimer mes phases (en PDF), je sélectionne "imprimer les dates et pages personnalisées".

Sur l'aperçu, rien d'anormal.

Lorsque j'ai édité mon PDF, je me retrouve avec en arrière plan les tâches de mes autres phases qui se déroulent en parallèle. Cela pollue mon PDF et il devient illisible.

Y a-t-il une méthode pour ne pas avoir les tâches des autres phases/pages sur mon impression ?

En PJ, une copie d'écran.

Je vous remercie d'avance.

Célia

Any Idea to Integrated/Collaborate Project for the Web to Project Online

TheophilusKevin — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 05:37:14 GMT

Is there a way to collaborate/integration Project for the Web to Project Online (PWA) like subproject etc?
For Example :

Master Project have a subproject to colaborate with Project for the web, on my case there are user with different licenses.
- Technicians (Plan 1 - Project for the Web) and Project Manager (Plan 3 - Project Online).

Project Manager (Plan 3) : Create a Master Project and have a Subproject (Project for the web) to be updated from Technicians

Technicians (Plan 1) : Update Master Project from Project for the web, and automaticly updated progress on the Master Project

Thank you

Future of Project Online Clarification

Pamela Jones — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:09:54 GMT

My organization is currently using Project Online and Project for Web. Someone asked me if Project Online was going away and I wanted to pose two questions: Is Project Online going away? Will it be replaced by Project for Web?

Problem with constraint "as late as possible" .....

Oliver_complean — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 05:57:17 GMT

Dear community,

I am hosting a project plan in which I have a strange behavior when I am using the contraint "as late as possible".

I have e.g. a fridge where someone (Person A) is doing some work on and I am the next person (Person B) in the row to work on that. For my work, I need to prepare some documents which I want to prepare as late as possible, of course.

So the person has a part of the plan with his tasks which are summarized in a task called (ready for (next Step). The beginning of my manual work on the fridge might be called "point X" :)

So wthat I have done is, that I have linked the summarizing task from Person A to Point X with a end-to-start constraint.

Now, the documentation preparation for point X should be as late as possible, so I give all the preparation tasks the constraint type "as late as possible" and all the tasks downstream from Point X "as soon as possible".

what now happens is, that Point X moves forward in time. It is no longer the end date of the Person A, but seems to be about 14 days later. This should not happen as I really want to take Point X as the fixing point for preparation work. And yes, Point X is a variable date, dependent on when Person A finishes his work.

When I set the constraint "has to start on ..." for Point X, everything works fine.

So, who knows what I am doing wrong? Maybe someone of you might assist me in a short video call as I am not sure If I was able to cleary describe what I am doing ;)

Thanks for your support, Greetings from switzerland, Oliver

Duration field data issue in Sql tables in Project server 2013.

Kumarkommireddi — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 09:34:37 GMT

Hi All,

I want to add duration column to the my SSRS report, But the data was showing wrongly in the sql server pwa table.

when i open project from ms project the duration was showing as 109.88 days but in the MSP_EpmProject_UserView or any other project tables the project duration was showing as 1359.5.

Can any one please help me which table and column name i need to take for the duration.

my environment is project server 2013 with latest August 2020 CU.

Project Plan 5 without project Client

TeodoraParvova — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:56:16 GMT

Hello dear everyone,

Could you please help me by providing me information what exactly is included in Project Plan 5 without Project Client for Faculty?

Can we say, judging by the name, that has exact the same features as Project Plan 5 without the Project Online desktop client features that are shown below, is there any other features that are not available in this SKU compared to the Project Plan 5:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/project-online-service-description/project-online-service-description#project-online-desktop-client-features

Is there any official information regarding this SKU as I am not able to find anything.

Thank you in advance for your kind support.

Teodora Parvova

Show lag resulting from constraints that have been set

DriesVdb — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 11:26:14 GMT

Hi,

I'm looking for a way to show the lag that is resulting from a constraint that has been set.

Task 3 has Task 2 as predecessor. Since task 2 ends 2020, Nov 10th, task 3 would start the next working day, being 2020, Nov 12th.

But a constraint has been set on Task 3 so it can start no earlier then 2020, Dec 1st.

Now I'd want to show the number of days Task 3 is being postponed because of the constraint that was set.

Is this possible ?

Thanks in advance for your insights!

Several Questions: Project Online

vlz-iris — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 12:48:20 GMT

Hi everybody,

I have to ask the following questions to help one of our customers, because I don't have much clue about MS Project at all...

what are the possibilities to edit the file stored online in the Project App and not in the Web App?
Can two or more people work on it at the same time?
What is the best way to set up read-only access to project plan for our sub-project managers (who are currently planned in project plan as "team resource" but not as personalized resource)?
The Team Planner view from the local APP is especially helpful for sub-project managers.
How can we best make this available to the sub-project managers?

Any links to documentations or videos etc. would be helpful...

Thank you very much,

best wishes!

PWA report to Power BI on risks - can I import the date the risk / issue was created?

IslaB — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:53:37 GMT

Hi all - relatively new to PowerBI and have managed to get risks and issues into my report, with mitigation and assigned resource etc, based on the download content pack, but want to bring in the date field for when the risk / issue was created so I can see in my reporting how long a risk or issue has been active. This should help us escalate "blocked" issues.

Thanks in advance

Update Project Department Custom Field in project Server 2016 - via CSOM/Powershell

M.A. Farooqui — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:22:14 GMT

Hi,

I wanted to update Project Department Custom Field in Project Server 2016 via CSOM / PowerShell script.

I tried below Script : but no luck..

Any Pointers please ...

 try {         
        $projectName = $_.ProjectName 
        [Array]$MyArray1 = $_.Dept   
        [Array]$MyArray3 = $_.multiselect1,$_.multiselect2,$_.multiselect3       
        $project = $projContext.Projects | select Id, Name | where {$_.Name -eq $projectName} 
        if($project -ne $null){ 
            $proj = $projContext.Projects.GetByGuid($project.Id) 
            $draftProject = $proj.CheckOut() 
            $draftProject.SetCustomFieldValue($Dept,$MyArray1)             
            $draftProject.SetCustomFieldValue($Cost,$_.Cost) 
            $draftProject.SetCustomFieldValue($multiselect,$MyArray3)             
            $draftProject.SetCustomFieldValue($State,$_.State) 
            $draftProject.Publish($true) | Out-Null 
            $projContext.ExecuteQuery() 
            Write-host -ForegroundColor Green "'$projectName' has been updated" 
            } 
        else { 
            Write-host -

https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/projectserver/Update-Server-Custom-Field-00ab99a9

Thanks

Project Center Default View Deleted so now Project Center doesn't load for users

Rosalia Dias — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 20:34:46 GMT

Project Center Default view was deleted by mistake, so now Project Center doesn't load for users. However as Site Collection Admin I am the only one who can see all the new views created, and don't get the "Loading" message in the view iFrame. Also the users have the "project" banner "greyed out". I have everything working well ...

I can't find any solution to this on the forums.

Project 2016

rmeyer327 — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:35:35 GMT

When sorting by resource in the calender view, some items do not appear. in 1 instance, i can see that it is lapped over top of another. in other areas, not shown at all. 2 items appear in the overflow tasks.... how can i get all to show in a 1 week format?

PWA-SharePoint - Access Rights / Settings

tayram — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:54:44 GMT

I am absolutely struggling to wrap my mind around settings for User Access involving PWA and the individual SharePoint Project sites.

In our solution:

1. We are using 'Project Permission Mode'

2. When a new Project is created, we have a Flow that creates a corresponding Team and SharePoint, and establishes a User selected while setting up the Project as the 'Owner' of the Team/Group for the Project.

3. Once the Project is created, in the Teams app, the 'Owner' will add Members to the Team for a specific Project.

4. Each Team has tabs which link to various document libraries (drawings, specifications, contracts, etc) in the SharePoint site for the Project.

The Issue:

When the Owner adds an employee to a Project Team, the employee is able to see that Team in their Teams app...

However, some employees, when they click on a Tab that corresponds to a SharePoint document library, they get presented with "You need permission to access this site / Request Access".

My main struggle is that not every employee experiences this issue, and I cannot find any sort of consistency.

Any advice?

---

Additional Information:

1. Not all users need any sort of access to PWA or the PWA Project Site. The users that do need access to PWA are assigned (at minimum) a Project Essential license.

2. All users, when added to a Team, need (at minimum) the ability to Read the SharePoint site for the Project, and the files stored there.

Much appreciated,

TRR

Add resources to a task that affect the duration of the task, but not the cost?

Kevin Watkins — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 19:35:53 GMT

Objective: We would like to add resources to a task that affect the duration of the task, but not the cost.
Constraints: Project costs cannot change up or down.
Example: Task with multiple resources assigned.
• In this hypothetical, three resources of different rates have been calculated to form a unique blended rate per hour.
• Additional resources must be added to compress the timeline.
• We would like the behavior of a “Cost Resource” (static cost) but function like a Work Resource (affect duration as well as start / end dates.

Can it be done?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Question: Tasks - Planner - Resources - Licenses [Project Web App]

tayram — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:17:14 GMT

Greetings,

I am seeking clarification on a specific issue, involving a handful of dynamics that I can't seem to find a clear answer on. (We have a custom implementation of Project Web App.)

Scenario:

1. A Project is created, which simultaneously creates a SharePoint and Teams Team for the project.

2. The Owner/Project Manager assigned while setting up the Project adds Users to the Team, giving them access to SharePoint files and other basic resources.

3. The Project Manager begins to develop the Schedule for the Project, which includes assigning Resources/Users to Tasks, assigned to a Planner Bucket, with Planner Sync enabled.

4. Most end users (Superintendents, Foremen, etc.) interact with most aspects of their Project via Teams, on an iPad, at a remote job site. Each Team has Tabs setup for various resource, including a Tab for Planner. (They have no need to interact directly with the PWA Project Site.)

5. When the Project Manager updates/publishes the Schedule, the Tasks are pushed into Planner, which the end users interface with within Teams.

6. The end users use Planner, within Teams, to update the progress of their assigned Tasks.

Obviously, for a Project Manager to assign a Resource (end user) to a Task, they must be setup as a Resource...

Question: For a Resource (lower level end user) to be able to be setup as a Resource AND interact with assigned Planner Tasks... Do they need to have, at bare minimum, a Project Essential license?

Or... Can they be setup as a Resource, without a license, and still have the ability to interact with Planner Tasks?

What is possible here / best practice?

Much appreciated,

TRR

vincular projetos no Project online

divinareis — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:56:38 GMT

olá, tenho o plano n. 03 e gostaria de saber como vincular um projeto a outro no Project Online, identificando um projeto mestre e outro subprojeto.

Obrigada.

Integration of Microsoft Project desktop with Azure Boards

Aeseir — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 09:45:08 GMT

Hey all

I am looking for "For Dummies" steps regarding integrating my desktop MS Project instance with Azure Boards.

I've tried to follow these instructions https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/boards/backlogs/office/create-your-backlog-tasks-using-project?view=tfs-2018&tabs=office-365 but there is a gap in them.

It advises to install VS2019 as it automatically installs relevant integration tools, but when i start the process there is dozens and dozens of individual components to choose from.

Is there a simple, straight forwards way to install whatever the office integration tool is to enable my MS Project to connect to my azure board?

Guest access to Project for the Web

Bynum Hoekstra — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 14:41:45 GMT

Hi, I've been trying to find the answer to this question in many different places but have yet to see a clear answer. Here is my scenario:

I have Project Plan 3 and have create a new project in Project for the Web
I have associated this project with an existing Office 365 group in my tenant
The O365 group has 3 internal users and 3 guest users - the guest users can log in and view SharePoint, Teams, etc. resources associated with the Office 365 group.
The guest users do not show up as members in the project; only the users in the tenant show up as being able to be assigned in the project.

Am I missing something, or is guest collaboration not possible yet with Project for the Web?

Ms Project 2013

Cedric3103 — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 09:27:40 GMT

Hello,

I work with Ms Project and I would like to change the language from English to French.

Unfortunately when I go to Files / Options / Languages, I have only in Display Language :

"Match Microsoft windows".

Also when I clik on the link below :

"How do I get more display and help languagues from office.com" the website open is microsoft.com and not the good weblink to download the good package in French.

My Word, Excel, Powerpoint....are all in French language except Ms Project.

The licence I get it's a Professional licence. It's not a Personal licence, it's for my work.

Can you help me on this? Or tell me when I could download the good French package for Ms Project 2013?

Regards.

Linking an Enterprise Custom Field in PWA to Project Desktop

khyron — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 05:54:14 GMT

Hi there, perhaps there's someone who can assist.

I'm creating Enterprise Custom Fields, for example one is called "High-level status" which is a Project-wide field that is just multiple lines of text without any look-up tables.

How do I "Import it" into Project Desktop so that my Project Managers can edit the field in there at all times? When I go to Custom Fields, I don't see the field there, it only displays in PWA.

Fast modification of repetitive tasks

RoBagl — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:24:12 GMT

Hi everyone. I hope there is a solution for my problem. I have a schedule in MS Project with some tasks repeated dozens of time. They are not performed regularly so i can't add them as recurring tasks. During the optimization i need to modify the duration of them but, since they are not linked to each other and there is no constraint of equality, i need to modify the duration by hand, one task at time.

This operation is very time consuming, is there any strategy to optimize it? The best thing would be to modify only one operation duration and then the software update all equal tasks with the same operation automatically.

Thanks to everyone who can help me

Fetch task in batches of 1000

kanhai1989 — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:06:43 GMT

While working with a Project with tasks greater than 2000 using CSOM timeouts are happening. Looking for a way retrieve the tasks in the batches of 1000. The project online does not have the task index to work on. Any suggestions ?

No projects are not opening

FrancoisTranter — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 08:34:39 GMT

I'm unable to open any of my projects at the moment. One of my colleagues tested it and she is experiencing the same issue. I'm using the Edge browser.

Here is a Correlation ID: 41cc7b91-715f-498d-a217-83d1cf28a296. I've also attached a screenshot.

Dependencies between subprojects possible?

Oliver_complean — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 08:45:14 GMT

Dear All,

I have three subprojects (A, B and C) which I combine in one main project. I added the subprojects using "Insert subproject".

They show up as expected, but it seems that I cannot set dependencies from e.g. a task in subproject A to a task in subproject B.

Is this even possible - or what do I do wrong?

Thanks for your help,

Oliver

Differences between Plan 1 and Plan 3

jhubbard — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:45:36 GMT

We (local government) need to explore the differences between Plan 1 and Plan 3. We are totally fine with these being online access, but is Plan 1 robust enough for a Project Manager to run their own projects?

We don't need to connect to a central server either.

The price differential is staggering and we don't want to overbuy with tax payer money

Thoughts?

Project Online: cannot group by "week of year"

Ignanikola — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:59:54 GMT

Does anybody know how to Group by: week of year in Project Online?

I group by date and then choose Units/date format "January 2010" to group by month. However in date format drop down list there is no option for "week of year".

In Desktop App this is achived in Group Definition/ Define Intervals.

Thank you.

RAID Log in MS Project Online? How do I create one?

khyron — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:39:35 GMT

Hi guys

I know we can capture Issues and Risks on Project Online but I have a whole RAID log I use (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions etc) that I use outside of server online which I cannot integrate with my PowerBI Dashboards to show one global view (unless I build an EDW).

How do I go about creating Action Items, Decisions etc? Should I use custom field?

Project Online/Tasks screen: "no grouping by week of year"

Ignanikola — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:31:50 GMT

Does anybody knows how to Group by: "week of year" in Project Online?

In Project Online/ Tasks screen I am using "Group by date".In Units/Date I choose the format of date. By this way I can group by: month of year, when choosing format: "January 2010".

However in date format drop down list, there is no selection for "week of year". This means I cannot group my tasks with Group by: "week of year". In Project Desktop App this is configured in Group Definition window/Define Group Intervals/Group on: "weeks"

Thank you