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Brooks White, Sr. PFE for Project Server
I am a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer supporting Project Server.
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"Reporting (Project Sync)" queue job when linking tasks to risks.
Brooks White - Sr. PFE Project Server
A customer pain point brought to my attention this week is related to linking tasks to risks from PWA vs linking risks to tasks via the project site’s Risks list. The customer noticed that, in Project Server 2010, linking a task to risk from PWA’s drill down view of the project schedule...
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12 Dec 2014
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MUST READ: "Project Server and Synchronizing Users to Project Sites" by Brian Smith
Brooks White - Sr. PFE Project Server
Brian Smith has posted a very interesting blog article about synchronizing users in Project Server 2010 versus Project Server 2013. He says there are behavior differences between Project Server 2010 and Project Server 2013 regarding user synchronization to project sites. I quote, "One key part of...
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4 Dec 2014
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Best Practices for Project Server 2010, 2013, and Online Permissions
Brooks White - Sr. PFE Project Server
The cardinal rule of permissions: Keep It Simple The highest rule of permissions best practice is to keep your permissions scheme simple . If you can use the default categories, groups, and permissions with only minor changes, or none at all, do so! Avoid creating unnecessary...
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27 Oct 2014
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Find and Manage Updates for SharePoint 2010/2013 and Project Server 2010/2013
Brooks White - Sr. PFE Project Server
I've always maintained a list of my own links to updates, but I learned of these two links today. You can find and manage updates for SharePoint and Project Server with these two links. I hope you find this useful; they both hold a coveted spot in my favorites for CUs now. Find and manage updates...
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29 Sep 2014
Blog Post:
SPS Farm Report
Brooks White - Sr. PFE Project Server
Today, I learned about a PowerShell script that is already part of some of the diagnostic tools I use in my day to day work and I just didn't know it was in there. It's freely available online so I wanted to share. You can go to http://spsfarmreport.codeplex.com/ and download the package to...
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2 Apr 2014
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Pretty darned useful - "Merge-SPLogFile" cmdlet
Brooks White - Sr. PFE Project Server
My favorite ULS logging PowerShell command is described here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607721.aspx. The Merge-SPLOgFile cmdlet pulls trace log entries from all farm computers into a single log file on the local computer and it works in Project Server 2010 and 2013, too. I can...
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26 Mar 2014
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Team members receive Access Denied when accessing Project Details
Brooks White - Sr. PFE Project Server
Problem: Team member with My Tasks set by Team Members template and the same for Global Permissions. Team member user goes to PWA > Project Center and clicks on a project name to open the Project Detail Pages. Receives message: Workflow Status Access Denied Basic Info Details...
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28 Jan 2014
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Project Server 2010 Queue is VERY Slow
Brooks White - Sr. PFE Project Server
I ran into a problem with a customer late last week that I had never encountered before. That's not really saying much, but the solution surprised me! The timesheet queue was filled with “waiting to be processed” jobs that had begun to pile up on Friday morning. There were more than...
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13 Jan 2014
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A feature/function comparison of Project Online and Project Server 2013
Brooks White - Sr. PFE Project Server
If you are wondering what the differences are between Project Online and Project Server 2013, here's a useful link. Project Online and Project Server 2013 on-premises are based on the same set of features and functionality, but there are differences between the two. The following table provides an...
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17 Dec 2013
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Link to "Microsoft Project Server 2007, 2010 and 2013 April 2013 CU Announcement"
Brooks White - Sr. PFE Project Server
Microsoft Project Server 2007, 2010 and 2013 April 2013 CU Announcement - http://blogs.technet.com/b/projectsupport/archive/2013/04/11/microsoft-project-server-2007-2010-and-2013-april-2013-cu-announcement.aspx
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12 Apr 2013
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Microsoft Project Server 2007, 2010 and 2013 February 2013 CU Announcement
Brooks White - Sr. PFE Project Server
Microsoft Project Server 2007, 2010 and 2013 February 2013 CU Announcement here http://blogs.technet.com/b/projectsupport/archive/2013/02/14/microsoft-project-server-2007-2010-and-2013-february-2013-cu-announcement.aspx You can also get the downloads from here: Update center for Office, Office servers...
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18 Feb 2013
Blog Post:
Project Server 2013 Reporting Database Schema and OLAP Reference
Brooks White - Sr. PFE Project Server
I learned today that there is a Project Server 2013 reporting database schema tool that can be downloaded. Here's the link to more information and the download itself: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/project_programmability/archive/2013/01/28/project-server-2013-reporting-database-rdb-schema-reference.aspx ...
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31 Jan 2013
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Project Pro and Project Server 2010 and 2013 August 2013 CU released.
Brooks White - Sr. PFE Project Server
The August 2013 CU for Microsoft Project and Project Server 2010 and 2013 were released today. http://blogs.technet.com/b/projectsupport/archive/2013/08/13/microsoft-project-server-2010-and-2013-august-2013-cu-announcement.aspx Please thoroughly test the CUs on a test environment before rolling...
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14 Aug 2013
Blog Post:
The New Microsoft Project reaches RTM!
Brooks White - Sr. PFE Project Server
Very exciting new! http://blogs.office.com/b/project/archive/2012/10/11/the-new-microsoft-project-reaches-rtm.aspx I already have two test servers configured with the new Project Server!
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12 Oct 2012