CodePlex Project Server 2007 Timesheet Tied-Mode Questions

[Gary Zag]

Is anyone using the Timesheet Tied-Mode applications on CodePlex in a
production enviroment? If so can anyone answer some questions.

1. I found two different applications on CodePlex. "Project Server 2007
Tied Mode Service v1.5" at http://www.codeplex.com/AutoStatusService and
Timesheet Tied-Mode v1.5 at http://www.codeplex.com/EPMTSST. What is the
difference? Which one is better to use?

2. How well does this work? Any problems?

3. If the Timesheet Tied-Mode application is used can you still update
tasks in My Tasks and import them into the timesheet or would you always have
to do it solely from the timesheet?

4. Does it take advantage of the Remaining Work field that was added to the
timesheet view with the infastructure update?

5. How does it work if the timesheet is rejected and requires changes by
the team member or if the timesheet approver makes changes to the timesheet?

6. Has anyone compared this to the JustOnce timesheet integration
application available from QuantumPM http://www.quantumpm.com/?

Any other info you can privide is appreciated. Thanks in advance,

Gary

 

[Christophe Fiessinger [MSFT]]

1. one make the update synchronously the other is based on a service. for
scalability purposes I recommend using the service solution
2. works well! Check the discussion groups on codeplex for more feedback
3. yes
4. no
5. the solution is based on the save event so it will re-import the data if
changed. TS recall and changes needs to be tested in details to ensure it
meets your business process
6 . no

 

[MJ]

Hi Christophe,

We have just deployed Tied Timesheet. Everything seems working fine, expect
for adjusting timesheet updates:
When PM needs to correct the timesheet that resouce has sumbmitted, it
won't update the task under "Approvals"; Unless the PM rejects the
timesheet, and resouce correct it, then resumbit.

Any suggestions?

 

[Jeff Gautier]

Is anyone using the Timesheet Tied-Mode applications on CodePlex in a
production enviroment?  If so can anyone answer some questions.

Hi, we deployed the tied mode in production environment in
STMicroelectronics since January, without any problem; the biggest
server provides time-sheeting for about 1200 users, we did not notice
any issue on it.

I confirm by the way what Christophe was saying (salut à toi
Christophe

Do not hesitate if you have questions about this implementation

Bye

 

[MJ]

Hi Jeff,

Would you please provide a link of the Tied-Mode you guys deployed so that I
can make sure we are use the same app.

Thanks.

 

[Jeff Gautier]

Hi Jeff,

Would you please provide a link of the Tied-Mode you guys deployed so that I
can make sure we are use the same app.

We used this release : http://www.codeplex.com/EPMTSST/SourceControl/ListDownloadableCommits.aspx

We had issues on implementing the Windows service version (1.5), and
despite Christophe's scalability concern, we did not encounter such an
issue with this version, even with instances with many resources
(event correctly managed in the queue).

Bye

 

[MJ]

Thanks Jeff,

I assumed you guys are using v.1.3.

MJ

 

[Jeff Gautier]

Yes, we are using the v1.3 (sorry the be not clear).

 

[MJ]

Thanks Jeff. I don't think we are using the v1.3 now. We may have to try
this version.

So, you guys don't have any problem with this version? Even after PM
adjusted submited timesheet, it will automatically to update the task?