Re: Opening files from server - Views & Filters - Already exist, can't overwrite

From: Dale Howard [MVP] ("Dale)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:40:23 -0600

SBelling --

Oops! I goofed in my last post. I said "enteprise project template" when I
needed to say "Enterprise Global" template.

Open the Enterprise Global (Tools - Enterprise Options - Open Enterprise
Global. Click Tools - Organizer. Examine the right side of the following
pages and look for nonentenprise objects: Views, Tables, Filters, and
Groups. The only objects that should appear on the right side are default
enterprise objects, such as the Enterprise Gantt Chart view and Enterprise
Entry table, and any custom enterprise objects you have created.

If you see views like Gantt Chart and Resource ***, delete them. If you
see Tables such as the task Entry and resource Entry tables, delete them.
You need to delete them because they are local nonenteprise objects and
should not be in the Enterprise Global. Reread the link I sent you
originally about how these migrate accidentally into the Enterprise Global.
Hope this clarification helps. 

-- 
Dale A. Howard [MVP]
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"
"SBelling" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:219d101c45ae3$4ace0bf0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Dale:
>
> I think I understand...
>
> You mean to say that I need to open up the templates that
> I have created, and remove the items that would be
> duplicated in the Enterprise Global Template.
>
> Is that correct?
>
> SBelling
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >SBelling --
> >
> >You need to remove all nonenterprise objects, such as
> Views, Tables,
> >Filters, Groups, etc. from the enterprise project
> template.  In the
> >Organizer dialog, make sure on each page that you select
> both the Task and
> >Resource options to see all objects on that page.  Hope
> this helps.
> >
> >-- 
> >Dale A. Howard [MVP]
> >Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
> >Denver, Colorado
> >http://www.msprojectexperts.com
> >"We wrote the book on Project Server"
> >
> >
> >"SBelling" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:2154c01c45ad0$a4187460$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Thanks - this did solve the views issue. Let me tell you
> >> more about what I did, maybe you can help me devise a
> >> solution for our environment and users that will work:
> >>
> >> I created enterprise templates that mirror the
> >> deliverables and milestones in our System Development
> >> Lifecycle (SDLC. Unbeknownst to me, I pulled a bunch of
> >> filters into these, several that are also in the
> >> enterprise global template.
> >>
> >> So, once having created project plans using these
> >> templates, when users open these projects they then get
> >> prompted to replace or rename the filters in their
> project.
> >>
> >> Can this be fixed by using the Organizer and deleting
> the
> >> filters that are duplicative of the enterprise global
> >> filters?
> >>
> >> In the meantime, I went into these templates and removed
> >> all of the filters, save all tasks, on the premise that
> >> users can add filters they want from the enterprise
> global
> >> template.
> >>
> >> FYI, I am also getting this with a table view.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> SBelling
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >SBelling --
> >> >
> >> >The root cause of this problem is that you
> >> have "polluted" the Enterprise
> >> >Global with nonenterprise objects, such as the Gantt
> >> Chart view.  The
> >> >Enterprise Global should contain only enterprise
> objects,
> >> such as the
> >> >Enterprise Gantt Chart view and Enterprise Entry table.
> >> Refer to the
> >> >following link for more information about what is
> causing
> >> the problem and
> >> >how to fix it permanently:
> >> >
> >> >http://www.projectserverexperts.com/Project%20Server%
> >> 20FAQs/cantoverwritetable.htm
> >> >
> >> >Hope this helps.
> >> >
> >> >-- 
> >> >Dale A. Howard [MVP]
> >> >Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
> >> >Denver, Colorado
> >> >http://www.msprojectexperts.com
> >> >"We wrote the book on Project Server"
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"S Belling" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> >> in message
> >> >news:2113d01c45ac5$9ed51b80$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> I'm a Project Server admin and PMO mgr - We are
> >> >> implementing Prj Svr 2003 and going live as we speak.
> >> OUr
> >> >> project leads (and me) sometimes get messages when
> >> opening
> >> >> projects we've published indicating that various
> views
> >> >> (Gantt&, for example) already exist and can't be
> >> >> overwritten - dialogue box asks if we want to rename
> it
> >> or
> >> >> cancel the opening of the project.
> >> >>
> >> >> I've found that if I just add a 1 to the end of the
> view
> >> >> name, I can proceed.
> >> >>
> >> >> Just today I got something similar, except it was
> >> >> referring to filters that already exist in the
> >> enterprise
> >> >> global template. I was asked to replace, rename or
> >> cancel.
> >> >>
> >> >> What is the root cause of these view and filter
> issues,
> >> >> and what should I be doing to fix these?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> SBelling
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >