Copying Tasks

[JodyJ]

I've read a couple of posts in this forum that warn against copying entire
tasks in a project plan. The warning indicates that the unique id for the
task will be duplicated in the database. I tested this and a different UID
is created for the task. The UID is a primary key for the MSP_Tasks table so
duplication shouldn't be allowed.

Is it true that problems could result from attempting to create a new task
by copying an entire task within a plan?

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Jody:

Yes, you can create problems by copying by row. It's the EUID that you have
to worry about: Enterprise Unique ID

 

[JodyJ]

I don't see a field called enterprise UID. In the msp_tasks field, I see
task_id and task_uid. Is this field in some other table?

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Jody:

If you're not working on Project Server, then this isn't an issue. If you're
working with Project Server, you'll want to have a look at MSP_WEB_ tables