Category Archives: Project Server 2003

Before move to the new servers Prepare the new servers.  Install OS with latest service pack, and install .NET framework 1.1 Install SQLServer 2000 on database server.  You need to install at least service pack 3, recommended service pack 4. Install … Continue reading →

Microsoft Project Server 2003 Web Access provides a mechanism for developer to customize the menu.  However, any menu added by “server configuration” in admin page will no security validation, that all user can view it, even if it is under … Continue reading →

Problem   I have a problem with PDS and an additional instance of Project Web Access (created with EditSite). I followed the description in pj11PDSref.chm and made a new copy of pds.wsdl and pds.wsml with the proper URL. I am able … Continue reading →

The Issues list of WSS workspace has three status, Active Postpone and Closed.  Clients may want to replace it with their values.  The problem of custom status field is that PWA homepage would search WSS for "Active" issues(Risks).  If there … Continue reading →

By default, project server will create four roles in WSS workspace and put users in corresponding roles.  This is default setting:   Role Name Project Server User Permissions Project Managers (Microsoft Office Project Server) Project Managers who have published the project, or who … Continue reading →

EPM system does not have ability to manage projects in all lifecycle.  It can only manage a project when it is ongoing.  When a project is finished, it does not have an indicator, and most important, it cannot remove the … Continue reading →

By default, the OLAP cube of project server does not have week in time dimension.  However, in real world, week is important.  To add week into time dimension, we need to extend the standard OLAP cube building process.   In … Continue reading →

PWA provides a function to synchronize the users between project server and SharePoint server, however, it only allow the administrator to synchronize one project at a time.  If administrator wants to synchronize multiply projects or all projects, it would be … Continue reading →

Microsoft provides a document and source code for extending OLAP cube for task data, however, they did not mention two things which are important for viewing a cube.  One is to add all role in database level to cube level, … Continue reading →

Custom Flag field is different from other custom fields, since the task flag field can roll up to project flag field.  For example, if you set task flag 1 to roll up to summary task, then the project flag 1 … Continue reading →