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When attempting to create a data source for performance point services I encountered this error.  The cause of this error has to do with setting up an unattended service account for PPS.  Do so as follows: Navigate to Central Administration Under Application Management, click Manage Service Applications Click on the PerformancePoint Service Application Click on […]

One of my clients asked if it was possible to make a shortcut of a Project Server project from the desktop.  Well by using command-line switches you can definitely open a project.mpp file.  I will let you know if it works for Project Server projects. For now, check out this information (provided by MSFT) on […]

Description of the Project Server 2010 cumulative update package (Project server-package): October 13, 2011 Cumulative Update link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553049 Project Server 2010 hotfix package:  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553047 We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment. Because the builds are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and security updates that were […]

Many of us use SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) to generate and display Project Server data.  Well now thanks to Cristian and the Microsoft BI Team, we can leverage the PivotViewer Extension to create some very impressive reports. http://www.microsoft.com/BI/en-us/Community/BILabs/Pages/PivotViewerForSSRS.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/pivotviewer/ Happy Reporting. -Jacques

Use ProjectServer_Published SELECT * FROM Versions WHERE VersionId = '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000' ORDER BY Id DESC

Note: This is a repost from Brian Smith’s Blog (thanks Brian).  I found it so helpful I wanted it close by. This follows on from the posting on the structure of the Business Intelligence Center in Project Server 2010 - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/brismith/archive/2010/08/24/project-server-2010-business-intelligence-center-behind-the-scenes.aspx and covers a few of the possible errors you might run in to. For […]

  When saving a project offline from Project Server 2010, I get the following errors when I try to open the schedule offline: "The copy of this project in the Local Project Cache may be damaged. Try the operation again. If the problem persists, some possible options to try include: use a backup copy of […]

In this case resetting the target applications via Set Credentials resolved my issue.  Sometimes the simplest route should be taken first.

Once you have your farm configured for SQL Reporting Services in SharePoint integrated mode, the next step is to create a document library that you will upload the .rdl files.  Do so as follows:   From within the Business Intelligence center in Project Server 2010   Navigate Site Actions –> View All Site Content   […]

  I will not go into what w3wp.exe is used for as there are many posts online on the topic.  I am only sharing my experience.  I have a client that makes heavy use of SharePoint 2010, with numerous web applications, each with it’s own application pool.  My concern was the memory use of the […]

  Recently a client of mine would receive this error when attempting to search within a SharePoint site collection.  This partcular issue was a bit more involved than I had originally expected.  Reason being, when I went to manage the configuration of the Service Application I received a error message stating there was an error […]

In this case I had a previously working Excel Services report in the Sample Reports folder of Project Server 2010.  I hadn’t accessed any of the reports in a few weeks, and when I did, I received the “Unable to process the request” error message.  In this particular instance I thought I’d try the simple […]

Good Morning,One of my clients came across an issue with (only) one of their SharePoint servers recently when applying the Project Server (August 2011) hotfix.  The error involved the hung SharePoint Search Service.  These steps are originally referenced in a Project Server Programming through PSI blog posting and found on the ProjectServerBlogs.  Thanks to those […]

At a client recently we needed to add a user from a trusted domain.  Each time we tried, however, we received an error stating: The resource could not be saved due to the following reasons: The NT account specified is invalid.  Check the spelling of the user name, verify that a valid domain was included… […]

Agreed, that this is not the most helpful error message.  The queue error message that I received via email was slightly helpful.  After hours of research I was able to isolate a date field causing the issue.  The bigger issue was, however, that this was a sporadic issue that happened with several projects.  Spending hours […]

I found the procedure in which to do this a bit counter intuitive.  Or at least not very memorable.  I thought therefore I’d document the procedure.   Launch Project Professional and connect to your Project Server environment Open a project from Project Server Navigate File –> Manage Accounts –> Work Offline   Navigate File –> […]

Recently after performing a 2003 to 2010 upgrade, users were having issues saving baselines.  Attempting to do so produced the error below: I noticed the Save Protected Baseline checkbox for the category permissions was unchecked.  Protected baselines are 0-5.  (see below). Once I checked this checkbox I was able to save a baseline.

Good Afternoon Folks,There are several tips and tricks that we all learn from using the tool and some that are right in front of us that we miss.Over the years, I have collected several.  Here are two (2) very quick tips that will save you time with Microsoft Project 2010. 1) Use the Quick Access […]