Preventing Task Updates from Project Resources in Project Online

With the use of Project Online, a common question is how Project Managers can control when project resources submit task updates or charge time, via timesheets, to their projects.  For example, if a task, with dependencies is scheduled to start 4 months in the future, and the project resource has access to the task in Read more about Preventing Task Updates from Project Resources in Project Online[…]

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Understanding Project Server/Project Online Add-in Permissions

If you are familiar with SharePoint Add-ins, then  you may also know about different Add-In permission request scopes available in SharePoint Server 2013/2016/Online. Here is the TechNet article that explains Add-ins permissions in SharePoint. In this article, I am going to explain different permission request scopes that are available to develop Project Server 2013/2016/Online Add-Ins. Read more about Understanding Project Server/Project Online Add-in Permissions[…]

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Project Server 2013: End of Mainline Support

April 10th 2018 marked the end of mainline support for Project and Project Server 2013. How does this affect you? After this date, Microsoft will only be applying fixes to these products that are security related. There will no longer be any new or developing features for Project, Project Server and Sharepoint 2013. As of Read more about Project Server 2013: End of Mainline Support[…]

Project Status App

Project Server/Project Online Project Status Report App

Project Server/Project Online is a great tool for managing a portfolio of projects. For Executives, the PMO and Project Managers, having one place to view overall project status is an excellent feature. However, the out of box views are limited and do not provide all the information you may be looking for in a format Read more about Project Server/Project Online Project Status Report App[…]

Timesheet Approval Tool

Project Server/Project Online Timesheet Status Report App

Timesheets in Project Server/Project Online provide great functionality where team members can submit updates on their tasks, which are then sent to their respective project manager for approval.  Once approved, progress is then automatically recorded in the project schedule. This process helps in collecting progress reports on projects on a regular basis and avoids the Read more about Project Server/Project Online Timesheet Status Report App[…]

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Project Server/Online – Project Site creation has failed?

Problem: When you publish or save a Project, the new Project Site creation fails, and you see the following error message “Cannot attach workspace without either PWAVisibility or PWSManaged feature enabled” in the queue with Job Type as Project Site Create/Project Site Update. Possible Cause: This error can occur if a Project Site/Subsite already exists in Read more about Project Server/Online – Project Site creation has failed?[…]

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Project Server 2013 – Timesheet Approval issues?

Problem: When a Timesheet Manager tries to accept a Timesheet from the Approvals screen, and it has the following error – “A timesheet job is failed and blocking correlation in the queue. The approval item no longer exists or has already been approved.” as shown in the below screenshot. Possible Cause: There might be several Read more about Project Server 2013 – Timesheet Approval issues?[…]

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Project Server 2013 – New Project failed to publish?

Do you see the following error message in Project Server 2013 when you try to create a new project? Error: Your new <Project Name> has been created successfully, but failed to publish and will not be listed in the Project Center. For more information on the failure, visit the My Queue Jobs page or contact your Read more about Project Server 2013 – New Project failed to publish?[…]