April update of the Project 2007 SDK

[Jim Corbin [MSFT]]

The April update of the Project 2007 SDK is now available on MSDN and the
SDK download is published.

SDK Download:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...F9-7028-4B30-99A2-18CB1EED1ABE&displaylang=en .

The pj12ProjectSDK.exe download includes:
o pjSDK2007.chm (conceptual topics and managed code reference - the same
topics as in the MSDN online library)
o pj12ReportingDB.chm (Reporting database schema reference and Visio
diagrams)
o OLAPCubeSchemas.xls (dimensions, measures, and properties of the Project
Server OLAP cubes)
o XML data interchange schema for Project 2007 (mspdi_pj12.xsd plus
supplemental schemas for enterprise custom fields)
o Statusing schemas (ChangeList.xsd and SetAssignmentWorkData.xsd)
o Project Portfolio Server 2007 Database Reference (AccountData and
AccountIndex)
o Redistribution license for the
Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Library.dll

Code samples in the download:
o ChangeXML Utility: generate, validate, and test ChangeXML parameters for
the UpdateStatus method
o Custom Web Parts: two samples; one uses the
Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.PWA.dll assembly, and one does not
o Impersonation: two samples; a simple console application and the
Impersonation Web Application
o Login Demo
o OLP Example
o Project Guide: default Project Guide files, and the sample Critical Path
custom Project Guide updated for Project 2007
o Project Workspace
o ProjTool: a sample application to help generate data and test many of
the PSI methods
o PSI Extensions: develop and test a custom PSI Web service
o Report Pack: seven sample reports using SQL Server Reporting Services
2005 (SP1)
o Test Event Handler

SDK Online: Project 2007 SDK in MSDN online library:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms512767.aspx

Object Model Maps: The Project 2007 VBA Reference was also recently posted
on MSDN, along with four pages of the new Project object model maps. For
example, click any object in Application and Projects Object Map (
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb277489.aspx ) to go to the topic
for that object. You can also see the object model maps in VBA Help when you
use Project Standard or Project Professional. In the Project Help window,
click the Connection Status menu at the lower right, and then select Show
content from Office Online.

Portal: Project Developer Portal (
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905469.aspx ) in the Office
Developer Center on MSDN includes links to the Project 2007 SDK, Project
2007 blogs, as well as the Project 2003 SDK.

What's new in pjSDK2007.chm and the online SDK:

In addition to new code samples and schemas in the download, the April
update of the SDK includes 97 conceptual topics (28 new since the RTM
release) and many updates in the managed code reference topics. Major new
and updated conceptual topics include the following:
o XML Schema References for Project (15 topics; includes the ChangeList
Schema Reference)
o Changes for Custom Project Guides
o Custom Fields in OLAP Cubes (in the Local and Enterprise Custom Fields
topic)
o How to: Generate ChangeXML for Statusing Updates
o Project Server Report Pack (9 topics)
o Walkthrough: Creating a PSI Extension
o Walkthrough: Develop an Impersonation Web Application

Other updates include enumeration descriptions, PSI method permissions,
TimesheetDataSet properties, and a VBA sample for Project Deliverables.

For related content, see:
Office Developer Centers (
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/default.aspx ),
SharePoint Developer Center (
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/default.aspx ), and
SharePoint Server 2007 Developer Portal (
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905503.aspx ).

Note: The online Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and MOSS 2007 SDKs will be
updated by the end of April.

--Jim