Re: RBS Structure and Timesheet Approval

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From: Dale Howard [MVP] ("Dale)
Date: 03/05/04 

Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 16:05:21 -0700

Lee --

Chapter 8 of the Project Server 2003 Application Configuration Guide from
Microsoft has more documentation on the RBS field and how it is used in the
security model. This document is available for download at the following
link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?productID=A1D023A3-F612-4DA2-ACB8-FDA8F850D645&freetext=&DisplayLang=en

While you are at it, you might as well download some of the other Project
Server 2003 documentation and utilities (such as the EditSite tool) as well.
Hope this helps. 

-- 
Dale A. Howard [MVP]
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
Denver, Colorado
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"
"Lee" <lee.townson@uk.mizuho-sc.com> wrote in message
news:03124C66-304C-4CFA-895E-8B28926EF458@microsoft.com...
> This has been reposted because I forgot to include the original text.
>
> Hi Dale,
>
> Thank you very much.  It does help and answer my question.
>
> I thought I had the hang of the RBS file and the scurity features, but
obviously not.  You don't know where I can get further understanding and
clarification of the Security categories, templates, users and groups do
you.  I have obtained a lot of documentation from the Microsoft website and
also from the projectexperts website.
>
> Regards,
>
> Lee
>
>
>      ----- Dale Howard [MVP] wrote: -----
>
>      Lee --
>
>      I believe your problem is caused by the fact that the Project
Managers group
>      contains the My Organization category  This category allows access to
all
>      projects in the portfolio and all resources in the Enterprise
Resource Pool.
>      It sounds like you only want your project managers to see resources
below
>      them in the RBS structure.  If this is the case, you should remove
the My
>      Organization category from the Project Managers group.  If you need
your
>      project managers to see every project in the portfolio, then modify
the My
>      Projects category to provide access to all projects.  Hope this
helps.
>
>      -- 
>      Dale A. Howard [MVP]
>      Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
>      Denver, Colorado
>      http://www.msprojectexperts.com
>      "We wrote the book on Project Server"
>
>
>      "Lee" <lee.townson@uk.mizuho-sc.com> wrote in message
>      news:D3B03D29-AB2B-4ABD-ADB6-D4F25F830A6B@microsoft.com...
>      > Can anyone help?
>      >> I have created an RBS file which is organisational based.
>      >> 1. Company
>      >> 1.1 IT
>      >> 1.1.1 Technical Services
>      > 1.1.1.1 Service Delivery
>      > 1.1.1.1.1 Communications
>      > 1.1.1.1.1.1 Communications Resource
>      > 1.1.1.1.2 Helpdesk
>      > 1.1.1.1.2.1 Helpdesk Resource
>      >> 1.1.1.2 Systems Management
>      > 1.1.1.2.1 Application Support
>      > 1.1.1.2.1.1 Application Support Resource
>      > 1.1.1.2.2 DBA
>      > 1.1.1.2.2.1 DBA Resource
>      > 1.1.1.2.3 .....
>      >> 1.1.2 Development
>      > 1.1.2.1 .....
>      >>> My problem is that I have people assigned at the Resource (leaf
node)
>      level for both 'Communications Resource' and 'DBA Resource'.  I have
>      'Managers' assigned to the root node 'Systems Management' and
'Service
>      Delivery', but both managers can see time*** approvals for ALL
resources
>      even though they are not part of that management line.
>      >> I have been through a lot of documentation but I cannot find a
solution
>      for this.  Is there something I am overlooking?  Does it not work
this way?
>      >> Please Help.
>
>
>
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