Resource Center probs

[Simon]

Hi,

When I synched my resources from AD the resource names have a semi-colon
between their last and first names (ie last_name; first_name) and the user
initials were not imported from AD.

Can anyone shed some light on these two issues please?

Thanks

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Simon:

During AD synch, the system will substitute semicolons where there are
commas in AD. So you resource names are listed in AD as "Last_Name,
First_Name" which translates to what you're seeing.The commas will cause
problems in SQL as this is what SQL uses as a list separator.

 

[Simon]

Thanks Gary,

I guess I need to use "first_name last_name" and find another way to sort
resources in the center.

Any ideas on importing initials?

Simon

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Simon:

The Ad-Synch program only imports User name, logon and email. You can
supplement this with coding.

 

[Simon]

Thanks for that, Gary. Is there a comprehensive resource on the web that
goes into detail on Ad-Synch and how to best structure your AD hierarchy?
Is it covered in the SDK or other docs?

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Simon:

There's endless volumes of information on AD in general, however the only
resources specific to Project are found in the KB, MSDN and TechNet. IME,
very few companies are deploying Active Directory with rich resource
attribution. Normally we have to go after this data in HR systems.

 

[Simon Shutter]

Thanks, Gary

Simon:

There's endless volumes of information on AD in general, however the only
resources specific to Project are found in the KB, MSDN and TechNet. IME,
very few companies are deploying Active Directory with rich resource
attribution. Normally we have to go after this data in HR systems.