Re: Error adding enterprise resource

From: Gary L. Chefetz \(MVP\) ("Gary)
Date: 07/13/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 07:47:00 -0400

Hamit:

What's happening here is that you're adding the resource as a user first.
Adding a user to the resource pool automatically creates the user account
for the resource, so the system is telling you it can't do this because the
user account already exists. Once you've added a resource as a user and not
a resource, and then you decide to make the user a resource, the only way to
do this is to take the following action:

Add the users to a blank project file (.mpp) making certain to enter the
Windows account information accurately. Then use Tools > Enterprise Options
> Import Resources to enterprise. Point to the plan you just setup and the
system will map these resources to their respective user accounts.

In the future, add your users as resources and you won't have this problem. 

-- 
Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
"We wrote the book on Project Server
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
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"Harmit" <Reply@news.group> wrote in message
news:#BmzGoJaEHA.3692@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> From MSP, I am logging in using an admin account, which uses a
> username/password. Also, I use the admin account requiring a
> username/password to access the PWA rather than a windows accnt for
> administration.
>
> Also, I was able to add a large number of users in this manner, however
some
> are giving trouble.
>
> The method I am following is:
>
> 1. Log in into Project server using the admin account, which asks for
> username/password
>
> 2. add user and denote it as having windows authentication.
>
> 3. Open MSP using the admin account, which asks for username/password
>
> 4. Open Enterprise resource pool
>
> 5. Add this resource to the resource pool
>
> 6. Save Enterprise Resource Pool
>
> This is where I get the error...."Following users cannot be added due to
> error "Name or Windows Account error"
>
> And I have checked that the name and windows accnt are correct.
>
> Please advise.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Regards
>
> Harmit
>
>
>
>
> "david" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2b2e401c46812$af61aa90$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> > hi harmit,
> >
> > can it be that you are using windows user accounst as
> > access to the PWA??? if so this could be the reason for
> > your error message - try to swich on the manage user part
> > of the admin of the project web access (PWA) wrom use
> > windows account to use user name and password - and then
> > you should be able to ad the user to the ent. resource
> > pool...
> >
> > hope this helps
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > david
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Hi all,
> > >
> > >on adding a resource to the enterprise resource pool, I
> > am getting an error
> > >:
> > >
> > >"Following users cannot be added due to error "Name or
> > Windows Account
> > >error", "
> > >
> > >Any clues why this might be happening and how to get over
> > it?
> > >
> > >Thanks.
> > >
> > >--
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >Harmit
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>