save /edit base line

[Rob]

Can I eliminate the ability of people to edit and save baselines?

I been searching in Web access and can't seem to find that feature.
If Program manager can edit the baseline field it creates lots of problems.

 

[Rob]

Ok. I see how to deny edit and saving of baseline.

I went to the project manager group and set the global permission to deny
save
project. This worked like a charm. People in the project manager group
could not save a baseline or edit the baseline field.

However, they were still able to save baseline 1 and to edit baseline 1
fields.
Should not deny saving baseline, apply to baseline 2 to baseline 11?

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Rob:

This is a very imperfect feature. In fact, the product team was against it
because it's so easily defeated. Removing tasks, for instance, changes the
baseline values. A PM can still edit baseline values directly if they're
clever enough to expose them. So the feature is intended to keep people from
accidentally overwriting this information in Baseline 0, which the system
uses to calculate variance.

 

[Rob]

Gary:

I see your point but it is not that bad. Baseline cost 0 does not roll-up.
If the PM deletes a task, yes it is missing and that's bad but it
does not change higher levels. If a PM delete the top level, we restore
the project.

This limited protect is better than none. Now, can I get the same
protection for
baseline 1, baseline 2?


You definitely need protected field if you are using this for project
analysis in
a enterprise setting. So, I hope the product team will stengthen this
feature in the
next version.

Thanks, Rob

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

It does get better in 2007.

Gary:

I see your point but it is not that bad. Baseline cost 0 does not
roll-up.
If the PM deletes a task, yes it is missing and that's bad but it
does not change higher levels. If a PM delete the top level, we restore
the project.

This limited protect is better than none. Now, can I get the same
protection for
baseline 1, baseline 2?


You definitely need protected field if you are using this for project
analysis in
a enterprise setting. So, I hope the product team will stengthen this
feature in the
next version.

Thanks, Rob

 

[Rob]

Great! I have my (no the company's) check book ready. For better or worse,
I committed towards using Project for resource management, evms and
proposals.
Despite the blemishes, using one tool re-enforce the other disciplines.

Any idea when Project 2007 will be ready?

thanks, Rob

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Rob:

You can download the beta now. I think we're looking at the beginning of the
year for the official Office 2007 release.