project server 2007 - resource's sum baseline work isnt populated?

[cemipalooza]

Hi there,
I connect to project server 2007 with my ms project 200 pro with manually
controlling connection state and during logging in I deselect "load summary
resource assignments". Then I open my previously baselined project. I go to
resource usage view to see my resources baselinework hours. I see them for
each assignment but not in summary. The total baseline work is not summed up
for each week for instance, this field is empty. I understand this resource
might have other tasks on other projects that are not baselined yet but I
open the project without these other project tasks and assignments. Due to
this my script is not working:

Set tsvs = ActiveProject.Resources(Res).TimeScaleData( _
StartDate:=ActiveProject.ProjectSummaryTask.Start, _
EndDate:=ActiveProject.ProjectSummaryTask.Finish, _
Type:=pjResourceTimescaledBaselineWork, _
TimeScaleUnit:=pjTimescaleWeeks, Count:=1)

 

[Gary L. Chefetz]

What is you patch level on the Project client. There were some baseline
issues that were cleared up ages ago. Also, did and of the resources get
added to the tasks after the baseline was set? Such as in the case of
resource substitution? Does this affect all resources or some resources?

 

[cemipalooza]

Hi Gary

My client is professional 2007 version 12.0.4518.1014
MSO (12.0.6320.5000)

I do not change resources after I baseline. My case is simple; put all the
resources, then baseline on the project server. These resources has other
tasks on other projects. When I open my project I do not see other
assignments as I expected. But sum of baseline work is empty. At the time I
set the baseline those values are filled but when I save, close and reopen
those summed values are gone..

This is happening for all my resources.

Do you think I need patches for my client? Do you think something wrong with
project server side?

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

What is your baseline mechanism? Do you baseline all tasks or selected tasks?
If selected tasks, then resource summary baseline work may not be updated.


- Andrew Lavinsky
Blog: http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/epm

 

[cemipalooza]

Hi Andrew I baseline all project..

What is your baseline mechanism? Do you baseline all tasks or selected tasks?
If selected tasks, then resource summary baseline work may not be updated.


- Andrew Lavinsky
Blog: http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/epm



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[Andrew Lavinsky]

Then I don't really have a solution I am afraid. I point out that I can recreate
similar (but not exactly the same) symptoms by baselining one project and
inserting it into a master project. The Resource Usage View looks correct,
but the Task Usage and Gantt Chart display the symptoms you describe.

Is your project a master project perhaps? Do you have this issue on any
other project file?


- Andrew Lavinsky
Blog: http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/epm

 

[cemipalooza]

Hi Andrew, I have this issue when I use project server. On my local project
files I see the summed baseline values per resource in the resource usage
view there is no problem but for this case I receive error for this call:

Set tsvs = ActiveProject.Resources(Res).TimeScaleData( _
StartDate:=ActiveProject.ProjectSummaryTask.Start, _
EndDate:=ActiveProject.ProjectSummaryTask.Finish, _
Type:=pjResourceTimescaledBaselineWork, _
TimeScaleUnit:=pjTimescaleWeeks, Count:=1)
error says

The argument value is not valid. VBAProject 131074
D:\progs\Office12\VBAPJ.CHM 0 1101

 

[cemipalooza]

Hi Gary
I upgraded SP2 on the client, I get the latest updates from microsoft site
but I have the same problem. I do not see summed baseline work hours per
resource in resource usage view. Rod's book gives an example of this script
usage but I guess there are still some issues on this? On the other hand, If
I use local files (not using project server at all), I baseline the project,
for this case, as expected I can see summed baseline hours per resource, but
for this case I receive the following error for each resource:

"The argument value is not valid. VBAProject 131074
D:\progs\Office12\VBAPJ.CHM 0 1101"


Set tsvs = ActiveProject.Resources(Res).TimeScaleData( _
StartDate:=ActiveProject.ProjectSummaryTask.Start, _
EndDate:=ActiveProject.ProjectSummaryTask.Finish, _
Type:=pjResourceTimescaledBaselineWork, _
TimeScaleUnit:=pjTimescaleWeeks, Count:=1)
error says

The argument value is not valid. VBAProject 131074
D:\progs\Office12\VBAPJ.CHM 0 1101

So I guess I shall not use the above script as it is in Rod's book. I guess
I have to sum all the assignments baseline values for each resource. If this
is the case then the book needs to be updated.

looking for your help
regards
cemal