Re: RBS Structure and Time*** Approval

From: Lee (lee.townson_at_uk.mizuho-sc.com)
Date: 03/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 07:01:16 -0800

Hi Dale,

You were correct. The Project Managers group was in the My Orianization category. However, this was not set by myself. This is one of the default settings. I would have thought that the default settings would have been usable for the majority of common installations, but they don't seem to be.

I think I have now got a clearer understanding of how the security is working in PWA 2003.

Thank you for your help.

Lee
     
     ----- Dale Howard [MVP] wrote: -----
     
     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.
>>>