Customize Filter in PWA Task view won't with added fields.

[George F]

We just migrated from Project 2000 to Project 2003 (both Enterprise ed).
There are a couple of extra fields we want to have on the timesheets so our
resources can better sort through their tasks. I've added these fields in
the schedules under Tools->Customize->Published Fields and also in Project
Web Access (PWA) under Admin->Manage Views->Timesheet (where I modified the
view by adding the fields). I'm able to use the autofilter with these fields
and sort by them, etc...BUT when I try to create a custom filter using these
fields, it won't work. The default fields work fine in the custom filter but
when I add these fields, and click OK, not only does the filter not work, but
when I open the custom field to modify, the fields don't appear any longer
(the values do though). This used to work in the previous version but
doesn't any longer...is there a switch that needs to be turned on? Am I
missing a step? Is this a bug?

 

[Gary L. Chefetz \(MVP\)]

What exact fields are you using?

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[George F]

Both are task fields Enterprise Text 1 and Enterprise Text 5 (Type Text -
which you likely gathered from the name). We use these for Change Request
number values and Sprint Number values (not that it matters to you but just
to give you context as to why we need to be able to sort by them).

Thanks for looking into this.

George.