2007 version - submit timesheet & accept into plan

[Scott Morrissey]

In the new 2007 version, is it possible for a team member to put in actual
hours per day in the timesheet, submit it and then have the project manager
accept those hours into the plan WITHOUT the team member importing the
timesheet into the "my tasks" page? We would like to go directly from
timesheet submittal to accepting into the plan without having to go through
the task update process first.

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

Scott --

You are in good company, as others have already asked this question many
times. No, Project Server 2007 does not work this. The My Timesheet page
is used to capture all kinds of working time, including both project work
and non-project work. The My Tasks page is for project work only. When
submitted, the My Timesheet page data goes to the timesheet approver. When
submitted, the My Tasks page data goes to the project manager. There's no
way around this. Hope this helps.

 

[Michael Brown]

Dale,

My understanding is that "good company" is SO good, that MS is developing
some sort of batch process that may be available in SP1 in the next few
months. We've been toying with something similar thru PSI. If the
timesheets are approved, we'd like them to "auto import" so the resource need
only review remaining hours and update them if necessary.

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

Michael --

As you have learned by being on the "bleeding edge" with Project Server
2007, there are a number of critical features that simply do not work the
way that anyone expected them to work, and that needlessly frustrate people.
Quite frankly, I have no idea what SP1 will address or fix, but don't hold
your breath waiting. Based on our experience with Project Server 2007, I am
setting my expectations very low for SP1. Hope this helps.

 

[bchild]

Michael,

I am having the same difficulty and have been trying to complete an event
handler that would update the tasks from the timsheet when approved as well.
I have had very little success getting it to work however. Do you have any
examples you could provide on how you got this all to work through the PSI?

-Brian

 

[Alfatcop]

HEllo Scott,

In fact, since then, a codeplex has been developped to perform what you are
looking for. See here:
http://www.codeplex.com/EPMTSST/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=8430

However read the full documentation file before fully considering
implementing it.
There are som limitations to it.
Regards,

Alfatcop