Limit Access to Project Pro projects

[Jeff]

This is in Project Server 2003: How can I prevent someone from adding tasks
to a Project Pro project? How can I limit write access to the Project Pro
file to just the 'owner'?

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

Jeff --

1. If someone can open a Microsoft Project plan in Read/Write mode, you
cannot prevent them from adding tasks in the project plan.

2. The default permissions in Project Server allow each manager to open
his/her own projects as defined by the My Projects category. The default
permissions say that a project is "my project" if I am the manager/owner of
the project, or if I am a team member of the project. Does this explain
your situation? Let us know.

 

[Asaad Saleh]

hi, well if you don't want anyone to add a task or change an existing task or project you can do that by changing the resources permissions by going to Modify users and groups in the admin tab in the web access page. then choose the user you want to change his or her account and click modify, then scroll down to find the catigories you should choose catigories as you find them needed for your selected resource then go to permission and there you have to select each group and then change the permission: un check the create a new task , open project and save project. then go to global permissions and un check all the rules which have to do with the project file as a file then save.
i think this will not allow any one to edit any thing in the project except you. but the create task is useful as long as the one who create it will send you to update it in the project, he can't update it he can create it and you will accept it or reject it before uploading to the project
hope that i've helped you?



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[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Asaad:

As a best practice I recommend that you do not set permissions this way as
it's a nightmare to manage. A better approach is to assign individuals to
groups only and manage category assignments to groups only.

 

[Asaad Saleh]

Gary,
Thanks for your hint but please can you show me how to to assign individuals to groups only and manage category assignments to groups only.
I have team leaders for three groups and i want the resources they manage summit the updates to them and i can work on updating in the end as a monitor and not interfere in the whole process. I'm working as a traffic coordinator in a multimedia company.
thanks in advance you can email me if you don't want to post here!


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[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Asaad:

You're confusing apples and oranges. Our Administrator's book and our
classes both cover the use of the Project Security model in depth. If your
team leaders are the PMs for the projects, then the workflow supports what
you're asking. The other feature that Project supports is task delegation.
Assign to Team Leads, the Team Leads delegate to the resources. However,
this doesn't take the PM out of the loop.