Project Center "No information"

[J Burford Fields]

We created a template from an existing project, used the template to
create a new version of the project, but now cannot see the new
project in Project Center views. The new project was added to the
same category as the original verions which can be seen in Project
Center, so all permissions should be identical.

We see the project in Project Center, but when we try to open it to
view tasks we get the following:

"There is no information to display in this view

"Either the project manager has not published the project plan or
there is no information in the project plan to display. "

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

JB:

Which version?!! - By the way, cloning projects that have been published to
Project Server is not a good idea. Instead, copy only textual data like task
names and durations.

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Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
MSProjectExperts
For Project Server Consulting: http://www.msprojectexperts.com
For Project Server FAQS: http://www.projectserverexperts.com

 

[J Burford Fields]

JB:

Which version?!! - By the way, cloning projects that have been published to
Project Server is not a good idea. Instead, copy only textual data like task
names and durations.

--

Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
MSProjectExperts
For Project Server Consulting:http://www.msprojectexperts.com
For Project Server FAQS:http://www.projectserverexperts.com








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2003.

I Understand about cloning. It may be the problem, here although we
had been over the cloning issues and how to avoid them before the
template was created.

I've seen similar behavior, upon occasion, when executives try to look
at resources from the Resource Center's summary view. Names
occasionally do not show up until they sellect a more specific
resource view. My superstitious mind presumes it's the View Processor
process getting defeated by higher priority processes.

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

To prove my theory correct, all you have to do is use the "republish" in
PS2003. Because you cloned an existing project, the binary record still
indicates that the project has been previously published. Do not clone
published projects. Period.

--

Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
MSProjectExperts
For Project Server Consulting: http://www.msprojectexperts.com
For Project Server FAQS: http://www.projectserverexperts.com

 

[J Burford Fields]

To prove my theory correct, all you have to do is use the "republish" in
PS2003. Because you cloned an existing project, the binary record still
indicates that the project has been previously published. Do not clone
published projects. Period.

--

Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
MSProjectExperts
For Project Server Consulting:http://www.msprojectexperts.com
For Project Server FAQS:http://www.projectserverexperts.com






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I will admit that I was not clear that the template feature did not
side-step cloning problems, but I think the template was created from
a copy of the project pasted into a clean project. I've republished
and published-all with no affect on the results. Time to paste into a
new project although I'm not certain how to bring forward baselines.

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

JB:

If you copy by row, understand that you are copying the problem. The only
way to avoid this is to copy the task names only, then copy the predecessor
column, then copy either work or durations. Then you need to re-indent etc.
Essentially, you need to restrict yourself to copying textual data only.
When you copy a row, you copy the entire database record along with its,
database keys, warts and fungus.

--

Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
MSProjectExperts
For Project Server Consulting: http://www.msprojectexperts.com
For Project Server FAQS: http://www.projectserverexperts.com

 

[J Burford Fields]

To prove my theory correct, all you have to do is use the "republish" in
PS2003. Because you cloned an existing project, the binary record still
indicates that the project has been previously published. Do not clone
published projects. Period.

--

Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
MSProjectExperts
For Project Server Consulting:http://www.msprojectexperts.com
For Project Server FAQS:http://www.projectserverexperts.com






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Is it a problem using the same template for more than one project?

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

JB:

Once you create good clean template, you can create as many projects from it
as you like. Don't clone the children, always go back to Mama for new
babies.

--

Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
MSProjectExperts
For Project Server Consulting: http://www.msprojectexperts.com
For Project Server FAQS: http://www.projectserverexperts.com

 

[J Burford Fields]

JB:

Once you create good clean template, you can create as many projects from it
as you like. Don't clone the children, always go back to Mama for new
babies.

--

Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
MSProjectExperts
For Project Server Consulting:http://www.msprojectexperts.com
For Project Server FAQS:http://www.projectserverexperts.com






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Thanks again; nice to have a lighthouse on a stormy night.