task updates 2003 vs 2007

[shahab]

how do accepts of task updates works in 2007? does it still bring up
msproject professional automatically, apply the update and save??? or is this
discontinued???
i also do not see my custom field updates in task summary view in project
view...any help would be much appreciated...

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

2007 actually includes the scheduling engine in the server. When you accept
updates, the server will check out the project apply the updates, then check
the project back in. This allows the preview function to work.

In 2003, the file opened on the desktop before updates were applied.

What are you observing with the task custom field updates? Have you set
those custom fields to roll up to the summary level and republished the
project?

-A

 

[shahab]

dear andrew, thank for the reply. we have some enterprise custom fields [task
level] that in 2003 we use to publish for update by team members keeping them
at task level and letting the resource update (professional 2003 let you
select that in a check box). in 2007 these fields are created in PWA and when
a resource updates them, it acuallty updates the assignment version of the
field. i dont see any option to allow all resources to update the [task]
level custom field directly... hence we see the fields getting updated in my
tasks but not in project center task summary views... how do i do this...

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

in 2007, you're limited to updating the assignment level for custom fields
in My Tasks, correct. The only workaround to that is to use VBA script in
the project plans to push assignment level data up to the task level. If
you post that question in the Developer group, I am sure someone can provide
the code to accomplish this.

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

dear andrew, thank for the reply. we have some enterprise custom
fields [task level] that in 2003 we use to publish for update by team
members keeping them at task level and letting the resource update
(professional 2003 let you select that in a check box). in 2007 these
fields are created in PWA and when a resource updates them, it
acuallty updates the assignment version of the field. i dont see any
option to allow all resources to update the [task] level custom field
directly... hence we see the fields getting updated in my tasks but
not in project center task summary views... how do i do this...

2007 actually includes the scheduling engine in the server. When you
accept updates, the server will check out the project apply the
updates, then check the project back in. This allows the preview
function to work.

In 2003, the file opened on the desktop before updates were applied.

What are you observing with the task custom field updates? Have you
set those custom fields to roll up to the summary level and
republished the project?

-A