PWA Security Inconsistent with Proj Pro Security

[Steve]

Hi, why would I get different "results" when logging in via Project Pro
instead of PWA ie I am being allowed different sets of projects and resources
to look at when using the two approaches. They should be the same. Any
ideas?

rgds

Steve

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

Steve --

I will show you. Log into PWA with administrator permissions and then open
the Project Managers group for editing. In the Categories section of the
Add or Edit Group page, click the My Projects category so that the system
shows the Permissions for My Projects data grid. In the Project section of
the permissions grid, the "Open Project" permission determines which
projects members of the Group can see and open in Project Professional 2007.
The "View Project Summary in Project Center" permissions determines which
projects members of the Group can see in the Project Center page in PWA and
then open in Project Professional 2007.

If you are using custom Groups and/or Categories, then it would be entirely
possible for users to see one set of projects when they click File - Open in
Project Professional 2007, and to see a different set of projects in the
Project Center page in PWA.

So, my questions for you would be:

1. Are you using custom Groups and/or Categories to control permissions in
Project Server 2007?
2. If not, have you modified the default permissions settings for Groups
and/or Categories?

#1 or #2 would likely be the source of your differences. Hope this helps.

 

[Steve]

Hi, we have modified the default groups slightly but even after that
everything was fine one moment and then not the next. The thing that baffles
me is that I was seeing different projects being available under the File /
Open menu in Pro on different occasions, so my feeling is that there is an
infrastructure/stability issue here..? eg I saw just 1 project..then all of
them..then a warning saying I had no rights to open any of them etc.

If Group/Categories are all working ok, how does the Open Project permission
have a bearing on allowing some projects to be visible in Pro but not in PWA?

Thanks

Steve

 

[Steve]

HI Dale..the other thing I have just noticed is when I connect to Proj Pro by
entering my credentials it is fluctuating between logging me on under
different user names.

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

Steve --

Given your additional descriptions of the problem, I suspect there is some
kind of underlying problem with your Project Server 2007 system. I couldn't
even begin to hazard a guess as to what is the root of your problem.
Perhaps the others in the newsgroup might have an idea for you.