Add Resources

M

Mestre

Hi,

I'm very new to Project Server and I am starting reading the all manuals.

One thing that i expect to be easy to doit is to add resources, but I didn't
find yet how I do it.

Anyone can give me a clue?
Thanks in advance,
mestre
 
D

Dale Howard [MVP]

Mestre --

Do the following:

1. Launch Microsoft Project Professional and log into Project Server with
administrator permissions
2. Click Tools - Enterprise Features - Open Enterprise Resource Pool
3. Click the Open/Add button
4. Add the resources
5. Save and close the Enterprise Resource Pool

If you are unable to peform step #1 above, refer to the following FAQ for
information on how to set up your first login account in Microsoft Project
Professional:

http://www.projectserverexperts.com/Shared Documents/CreateAdministratorLoginAccount.htm

Hope this helps.
 
M

Mestre

Hi Dale,

thanks for your answer, but now I get an error of "Invalid Windows Accoutn".
it looks like projects checks the account by address book of outlook, but
here we don't use exchange, we use outlook but with personal folders and we
access our mail trough a external mail server.

Can I still use windows authentication?

Thanks,
Mestre
 
D

Dale Howard [MVP]

Mestre --

How did you add the resources? Did you type them or import them? Did you
add the resources initially in Project Web Access and include a Windows User
Account when you created them? Let us know.
 
M

Mestre

Hi,
right now the only account that I have in project server is administrator
and my account added in Project Web Access.
 
D

Dale Howard [MVP]

Mestre --

Did you add yourself in the Enterprise Resource Pool? Assuming you did, you
need to double-click your name and add your Windows User Account there as
well. This should allow you to save yourself in the Enterprise Resource
Pool without triggering the error. From this point forward, do not add user
accounts in PWA. When you create resources in the Enterprise Resource Pool,
the system automatically adds them as user accounts in PWA. Hope this
helps.
 
M

Mestre

What I tried to do:

1 - I clean the all Project server database, projects, users, everything.
2 - Open Project Professional with administrator account.
3 - Add myself in the Enterprise Resource Pool and when I save it I get the
error invalid user account.

I think the problem that I have is because I'm not using exchange in my
domain, because if i use exchange, when i click windows account on resourse
information window I am seeing the addresses in active directory.
 
G

Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]

Sounds like your server isn't talking to the domain controller correctly.
Exchange, Notes, Outlook, Eudora, and all the others have nothing to do with
"Invalid Windows Account" error.
 
M

Manmeet Chaudhari

Hi Mestre,
If you have Active Directory then you can directly import all the users by
going to the server configuration page of the admin tab. These users will
then be added to the resrouce pool and will by default have windows
authentication.
Make sure:
1. Project Server is a memeber server of the domain
2. While creating the resource pool you are entering the windows user
account in the correct format i.e DOMAIN\name.
3. Try to ping project server with the domain controller to make sure that
it speaks correctly to it.

Regards,
Manmeet Chaudhari
Technical Trainer
Maestros Mediline Systems Ltd
Mumbai
 
M

Mestre

Hi Manmeet,

I didn't try that. I will test it.
1. My server is member in the domain but is not a domain controler.
2. I tried to create with that format
3. I can ping my two domain controlers.
 
M

Mestre

Ok i already set te project server import fro active directory all users but
it seems that didn't work.
 
M

Mestre

Hi Manmeet,

I already applied the hotfix but I always get this error on event viewer.
I have another question, I already try to create accounts manually but then
they dont appear as resourses. Is this correct?

Thanks once again,
Mestre

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 23-11-2005
Time: 9:52:27
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SRVTI04
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[AD Res Pool Sync - Accessing AD Groups
failed : (20000)FetchGroup: <Error><Component>AD Connector
</Component><File>AutoADProcess</File><Line>-1</Line><Number>0x4e20</Number><Description><![CDATA[The
AD group name is invalid.] ]></Description></Error>]]></Description>
 
M

Manmeet Chaudhari

Hi Mestre

This event appears when attempting to synchronize between Active Directory
and Microsoft Project Server 2003. Microsoft PSS have confirmed that Project
Server 2003 does not support synchronizing with built-in Active Directory
groups, such as Domain Users. Instead, try to synchronize with a group that
you have created specifically for this purpose. SP1 should however solve this
issue.Will check for any other workaround meanwhile.

Talking about your second query,
If you create the account in PWA and NOT in Project Professional using
enterprise resource pool then it will NOT appear as a resource.
To create resources manually follow the steps given by Dale.
Write the name of the resource in the enterprise resource pool double click
on it and give the correct windows account thats it.

Hope it works for you now.If not then gimme the exact steps that you are
following to create resources.

Regards
Manmeet Chaudhari
Technical Trainer
Maestros Mediline Systems Ltd
Mumbai



Mestre said:
Hi Manmeet,

I already applied the hotfix but I always get this error on event viewer.
I have another question, I already try to create accounts manually but then
they dont appear as resourses. Is this correct?

Thanks once again,
Mestre

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 23-11-2005
Time: 9:52:27
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SRVTI04
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[AD Res Pool Sync - Accessing AD Groups
failed : (20000)FetchGroup: <Error><Component>AD Connector
</Component><File>AutoADProcess</File><Line>-1</Line><Number>0x4e20</Number><Description><![CDATA[The
AD group name is invalid.] ]></Description></Error>]]></Description>




Manmeet Chaudhari said:
Mestre,

Refer to the following link
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/835736/

--
Manmeet Chaudhari
Technical Trainer
Maestros Mediline Systems Ltd
Mumbai
 
M

Mestre

Ok now i see my error i had in active directory user to synchronize i leave
the default value and it only have the name of active directory when i put
the project group finally it worked.

Thanks,
Mestre

Manmeet Chaudhari said:
Hi Mestre

This event appears when attempting to synchronize between Active Directory
and Microsoft Project Server 2003. Microsoft PSS have confirmed that
Project
Server 2003 does not support synchronizing with built-in Active Directory
groups, such as Domain Users. Instead, try to synchronize with a group
that
you have created specifically for this purpose. SP1 should however solve
this
issue.Will check for any other workaround meanwhile.

Talking about your second query,
If you create the account in PWA and NOT in Project Professional using
enterprise resource pool then it will NOT appear as a resource.
To create resources manually follow the steps given by Dale.
Write the name of the resource in the enterprise resource pool double
click
on it and give the correct windows account thats it.

Hope it works for you now.If not then gimme the exact steps that you are
following to create resources.

Regards
Manmeet Chaudhari
Technical Trainer
Maestros Mediline Systems Ltd
Mumbai



Mestre said:
Hi Manmeet,

I already applied the hotfix but I always get this error on event viewer.
I have another question, I already try to create accounts manually but
then
they dont appear as resourses. Is this correct?

Thanks once again,
Mestre

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 23-11-2005
Time: 9:52:27
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SRVTI04
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[AD Res Pool Sync - Accessing AD Groups
failed : (20000)FetchGroup: <Error><Component>AD Connector
</Component><File>AutoADProcess</File><Line>-1</Line><Number>0x4e20</Number><Description><![CDATA[The
AD group name is invalid.] ]></Description></Error>]]></Description>




Manmeet Chaudhari said:
Mestre,

Refer to the following link
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/835736/

--
Manmeet Chaudhari
Technical Trainer
Maestros Mediline Systems Ltd
Mumbai



:

Ok i already set te project server import fro active directory all
users
but
it seems that didn't work.

Hi Manmeet,

I didn't try that. I will test it.
1. My server is member in the domain but is not a domain controler.
2. I tried to create with that format
3. I can ping my two domain controlers.


"Manmeet Chaudhari" <[email protected]>
wrote
in
message Hi Mestre,
If you have Active Directory then you can directly import all the
users
by
going to the server configuration page of the admin tab. These
users
will
then be added to the resrouce pool and will by default have windows
authentication.
Make sure:
1. Project Server is a memeber server of the domain
2. While creating the resource pool you are entering the windows
user
account in the correct format i.e DOMAIN\name.
3. Try to ping project server with the domain controller to make
sure
that
it speaks correctly to it.

Regards,
Manmeet Chaudhari
Technical Trainer
Maestros Mediline Systems Ltd
Mumbai



:

What I tried to do:

1 - I clean the all Project server database, projects, users,
everything.
2 - Open Project Professional with administrator account.
3 - Add myself in the Enterprise Resource Pool and when I save it
I
get
the
error invalid user account.

I think the problem that I have is because I'm not using exchange
in
my
domain, because if i use exchange, when i click windows account
on
resourse
information window I am seeing the addresses in active directory.




"Dale Howard [MVP]" <dale(dot)howard(at)msprojectexperts(dot)com>
wrote
in
message Mestre --

Did you add yourself in the Enterprise Resource Pool? Assuming
you
did,
you need to double-click your name and add your Windows User
Account
there
as well. This should allow you to save yourself in the
Enterprise
Resource Pool without triggering the error. From this point
forward,
do
not add user accounts in PWA. When you create resources in the
Enterprise
Resource Pool, the system automatically adds them as user
accounts
in
PWA.
Hope this helps.




Hi,
right now the only account that I have in project server is
administrator
and my account added in Project Web Access.


"Dale Howard [MVP]"
<dale(dot)howard(at)msprojectexperts(dot)com>
wrote
in message Mestre --

How did you add the resources? Did you type them or import
them?
Did
you add the resources initially in Project Web Access and
include
a
Windows User Account when you created them? Let us know.




Hi Dale,

thanks for your answer, but now I get an error of "Invalid
Windows
Accoutn". it looks like projects checks the account by
address
book
of
outlook, but here we don't use exchange, we use outlook but
with
personal folders and we access our mail trough a external
mail
server.

Can I still use windows authentication?

Thanks,
Mestre

"Dale Howard [MVP]"
<dale(dot)howard(at)msprojectexperts(dot)com>
wrote
in message Mestre --

Do the following:

1. Launch Microsoft Project Professional and log into
Project
Server
with administrator permissions
2. Click Tools - Enterprise Features - Open Enterprise
Resource
Pool
3. Click the Open/Add button
4. Add the resources
5. Save and close the Enterprise Resource Pool

If you are unable to peform step #1 above, refer to the
following
FAQ
for information on how to set up your first login account in
Microsoft
Project Professional:

http://www.projectserverexperts.com/Shared Documents/CreateAdministratorLoginAccount.htm

Hope this helps.




Hi,

I'm very new to Project Server and I am starting reading
the
all
manuals.

One thing that i expect to be easy to doit is to add
resources,
but I
didn't find yet how I do it.

Anyone can give me a clue?
Thanks in advance,
mestre
 
J

Joris

Running UPGDB111.CMD that came from is in
PROJECTSERVER2003-KB837241-SQLFILE-ENU.EXE, in the
SP1 update for SQL Server solved my AD sync problems
 

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