Task created by member not sent to Manager for approval

[Amir S.]

Hi there,

In our Enterprise Project, when a regular "Team Member" creates a new
task thru PWA, I see a yellow plus sign to the left of it and when I
hover over it I get:

"This new task was created by <member's name> but it has not yet been
sent to <manager's name> for updating in the project."

And the manager does not receive the notification, ever.

I don't understand why this happends, specially because as the Group
options for "Team Member" tells me that the "Create new tasks or
assignments" option is Allowed. Also, I have checked the manager's
alert settings and the:

"Send e-mail immediatelly when my resources... Submit new tasks and
assignments"
option is checked.

I am absolutely hopeless. I would much appreciate your help.

Thank you,
Amir

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

Amir --

After the team member has created the new task, he/she must select the task
and click either Update All or Update Selected Tasks to send the new task to
the project manager for approval. That is the meaning of the message you
have quoted. Hope this helps.

 

[Gary L. Chefetz \(MVP\)]

Amir:

After creating the task, the resource should select it in their timesheet
and click Update Selected tasks, to send it to the PM for approval.

--

Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
"We wrote the book on Project Server
http://www.msprojectexperts.com

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[Amir S.]

May I ask you then, what settings should I change such that resources
(PWA users) who belong to a Group with "Team Members"-like settings
would not need their manager's approval for new tasks?

I have tried, in their Group's settings, giving them the following
rights:

Under Categories' Permissions:
"Approve Timesheets for Resources"------- ALLOWED IS CHECKED

and Under Global Permissions:
"Timesheet approval"--------------------- ALLOWED IS CHECKED


But they still have to have it approved by PM, and a question mark
shows up next to the task after Updaing.

Any clues will be much appreciated.

Many thanks,
Amir

 

[Gary L. Chefetz \(MVP\)]

Amir:

The indicators change which each step of the process. When adding tasks
through PWA, the process always requires approval by the PM. The only way to
add tasks to a project plan without any approval steps is by using the
Project Professional client and having the update access that implies.

--

Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
"We wrote the book on Project Server
http://www.msprojectexperts.com

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