Microsoft Project 2003 audit trail

[Ketaanh Shah]

A question on tracking updates made to the Microsoft Project file (mpp). Is
there any way to keep track of who has done what changes to the project plan
in Microsoft Project 2003?

 

[JulieS]

Hi Ketaanh,

Try the Compare Project Versions utility in Project
2003. If you search "Compare two versions of a project"
in help. It will step you through using the Compare
Project Versions toolbar.

Hope this helps,
Julie

 

[Sarah]

Ketaanh,

Another method is to show the Project Summary task, and train all
users to use the Notes field for this task as a log. Any time they
make a change to the schedule, they should access the Notes field,
enter the date, their initials, and the change they made.

Sarah
sarah_kiko@(removethis)cinfin.com

 

[Ketaanh Shah]

Hi JulieS,
I appreciate your response, I wanted to know is there anyway by which
Project Server would maintain the version history (somewhat similar to VSS)
automatically.
Here I mean to say that I as a user when check-out and check-in the Project
Plan the Project Server should be able to save the version (instead of the
user entering/changing the version number).

Thanks

 

[Ketaanh Shah]

Hi Sarah,
I appreciate your response, I wanted to know is there anyway by which
Project Server would maintain the version history (somewhat similar to VSS)
automatically.
Here I mean to say that I as a user when check-out and check-in the Project
Plan the Project Server should be able to save the version (instead of the
user entering/changing the version number).

Thanks

 

[JulieS]

Hi Ketaanh,

I am afraid my skills with Project Server are very rusty
so I cannot offer assistance with your specific
question. Perhaps another reader can or you may have
success posting to the project server newsgroup:
microsoft.public.project.server

Julie

 

[Sarah]

Ketaanh,

Okay, I may still be misunderstanding, but that's not the way Project
Server works. You can only maintain one copy of a schedule on the
server. The project name should not contain a version name. Good
practice is to save an archive copy whenever you change the schedule.
Create a folder somewhere on your system or the network, and save a
copy of the schedule with the current date when you update it.

Sarah

 

[Sarah]

Ketaanh,

Okay, I may still be misunderstanding, but that's not the way Project
Server works. You can only maintain one copy of a schedule on the
server. The project name should not contain a version name. Good
practice is to save an archive copy whenever you change the schedule.
Create a folder somewhere on your system or the network, and save a
copy of the schedule with the current date when you update it.

Sarah

 

[Ketaanh Shah]

Hi Julei,
I appreciate your help again. Thanks for all.

Regards
Ketaanh

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

Ketaanh --

The answer is no. Project Server does not save versions of the project the
way you seek. Sorry.