Master Project Showing Multiple Calendar Versions

[Mike F]

Hello...the scenario is long, but please hang in there and provide any
assistance that you can. My PS2007 implementation is at a stand still until I
resolve this Master/calendar issue.

I am using PS2007 SP1. Scenario: I created a master project and inserted
eight projects. I set the master project calendar to our custom created
enterprise calendar. I set all resources in the ERP to the same custom
enterprise calendar. I verified in the resource sheet w/in the master
project that
all resources in the inserted projects were set to the same custom calendar.
We do not use task calendars. The inserted projects were exported from a
different PS2007 instance and saved to a new PS2007 instance. The original
project instance used a different custom enterprise calendar. After saving
them to the new instance, I changed each project to use the new custom
calendar and saved them to the server before linking. The new instance
enterprise custom calendar was created new in the new instance, not copied.

Problem 1: When I expand and collapse the master and view the master
project's calendar drop down in project information, it displays several
sequential calendar versions (Custom1, 2, 3, 4...8 and Standard1111, 1112,
11111, etc.) seemingly from the old calendar that existed in the old PS2007
instance. I cannot locate where these old calendar are assigned in the newly
imported projects since I re-assigned the projects, masters, and resources to
use the new custom calendar.

Problem 2: How can I eliminate the old calendars from displaying in the new
instance eventhough I have reassigned the projects, resources, and master
project to the new custom calendar? FYI, prior to creating the new custom
calendar the master caused MSOP2007 to crash I suspected from calendar
conflicts...this is the reason I created an entirely new custom calendar in
the new instance and reassigned all to use it. I am afraid that the old
calendar latency will cause conflicts as well.

 

[Mike Mahoney]

Hello...the scenario is long, but please hang in there and provide any
assistance that you can. My PS2007 implementation is at a stand still until I
resolve this Master/calendar issue.

I am using PS2007 SP1. Scenario: I created a master project and inserted
eight projects. I set the master project calendar to our custom created
enterprise calendar. I set all resources in the ERP to the same custom
enterprise calendar. I verified in the resource sheet w/in the master
project that
all resources in the inserted projects were set to the same custom calendar.
We do not use task calendars. The inserted projects were exported from a
different PS2007 instance and saved to a new PS2007 instance. The original
project instance used a different custom enterprise calendar. After saving
them to the new instance, I changed each project to use the new custom
calendar and saved them to the server before linking. The new instance
enterprise custom calendar was created new in the new instance, not copied.

Problem 1: When I expand and collapse the master and view the master
project's calendar drop down in project information, it displays several
sequential calendar versions (Custom1, 2, 3, 4...8 and Standard1111, 1112,
11111, etc.) seemingly from the old calendar that existed in the old PS2007
instance. I cannot locate where these old calendar are assigned in the newly
imported projects since I re-assigned the projects, masters, and resources to
use the new custom calendar.

Problem 2: How can I eliminate the old calendars from displaying in the new
instance eventhough I have reassigned the projects, resources, and master
project to the new custom calendar? FYI, prior to creating the new custom
calendar the master caused MSOP2007 to crash I suspected from calendar
conflicts...this is the reason I created an entirely new custom calendar in
the new instance and reassigned all to use it. I am afraid that the old
calendar latency will cause conflicts as well.

Hi Mike

The master\sub project is not important. The problem is occurring in
the individual projects which you have imported from other PS
instances.I have seen something like this with the firts release of
PS2007, typically seeing STANDARD and STANDARD1. I associated the
problem with the import wizard an generally used a Save As approach to
load plans. I can't remember how I resolved it other than to play
around in the organiser renaming\deleting calendars.
Have you applied any patches to PS and MSP - if not apply latest
updates and see if it removes your problem.

regds

Mike

 

[Mike F]

Mike,

We are current in both PS2007 instances on SP1 and patches. However, the
projects were possibly created in the old instance prior to SP1 and patches
being applied (will verify).

The organizer approach works to eliminate the latent sequential calendar
versions prior to importing the projects into the new instance. Thank you for
steering me in the right direction for a possible cause and how eliminate
them through the organizer.

The other calendar version was being created likely due to our custom
enterprise calendar having the same name in both instances. I have created a
new custom enterprise calendar in the new instance and applied it to
resources and projects upon import. I believe the same name in both instances
was causing MSOP2007 to crash.

At this point, I believe this information will corrent our problems. Thanks
again!!!