Project server 2007 Migration

[Arun]

Hi,
One of our client using project server 2003. They are having some master
project and subprojects. Is it possible to migrate all the master project to
project server 2007 using migration tool.

Thanks in advance,
Arun

 

[Gagan Goel - MCP PMP]

Arun,

I think the answer is YES, but you have to be careful in identifying all the
master projects and sub projects and then migrate the sub projects before the
master projects.

My experience is that phasing the migration works better, so depending on
number of your projects Phase your migration.

Hope this helps

GG

 

[Arun]

Hi Gagan ,
Thanks for your reply. You are trying to tell that I need to migrate the
sub project first, and migrate the master projects second. So it is not
possible to migrate both the projects at a time. Because the client having
around 20 projects, and 4 to 5 of them are master projects.

Thanks,
Arun.

 

[Gagan Goel - MCP PMP]

Arun,

It is possible to migrate all the projects in same run. However you have to
configure the migration in such a way that you migrate sub projects before
the master project so data is migrated correctly.

So when you configure the .ini file for P12migrationtool.exe. do not use the
"Migrate All" option, but rather specify all the project names in the "
[Project Names to Save]" option in an order where sub projects should be
before Master projects.

Below are some helpful URLS and helpful information

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc197682.aspx

Issues when migrating master projects
When you are migrating master projects and their associated subprojects from
Project Server 2003 to Office Project Server 2007, the following two
scenarios will cause the project migration to fail:

A subproject migrated after its master project. (You can correct the order
of migration in the migration configuration file.)

A project that is a subproject to two different master projects. (Such an
arrangement is allowed in Project Server 2003, but not in Office Project
Server 2007). The migration for this project will fail when it attempts to
publish the project.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc197352.aspx

Hope this helps

GG