Re: THOUSANDS of extra Resources added

From: Gary L. Chefetz \(MVP\) ("Gary)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 06:43:07 -0500

Randy:

The advice you were given is inaccurate. Listen to Dale and use the Import
wizard. 

-- 
Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
"We wrote the books on Project Server"
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
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"Randy" <Randy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B9B266A5-AAE2-4ACF-8DAC-453A651D9852@microsoft.com...
> Dale,
>
> No, we did not use the import option.  When the file is not on the PS we
> were taught to open the file and then use the Save Online option to get
the
> project on the server.  These plans were originally built offline using
MSP
> 2003 Pro because we did not have the PS built and online before they
needed
> to get the plans created.  We have now opened a case with MS regarding
this
> so we will see what they come up with.
>
> Randy
>
> "Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Randy --
> >
> > You did not answer my last question.  Did you use Tools - Enterprise
> > Options - Import Project to Enterprise to import the projects into
Project
> > Server?  Or did you merely open the .mpp file and click File - Save As.
If
> > you did the latter, this might be the source of your problem, as this is
not
> > the correct procedure for brining a non-enterprise project into Project
> > Server.
> >
> > In addition, why in the world are your PM's creating .mpp files in the
first
> > place?  Why don't they log into Project Server, create a new project,
and
> > then populate the project team with enterprise generic or human
resources?
> >
> > -- 
> > Dale A. Howard [MVP]
> > Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
> > http://www.msprojectexperts.com
> > "We wrote the book on Project Server"
> >
> >
> > "Randy" <Randy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:F6DDC0D8-18E1-4F3D-BA67-F5D6DBDD1B54@microsoft.com...
> > > Dale,
> > >
> > > The plans were opened from file and then saved online.  Then the
generic
> > > resources were replaced with enterprise resources.  Someone has told
me
> > > that
> > > the plans may be corrupt.  If that's the case, how do we fix them?
> > >
> > > Randy
> > >
> > > "Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Randy --
> > >>
> > >> When you say "created offline with generic local resources and then
> > >> brought
> > >> online", are you importing the project using Tools - Enterprise
Options -
> > >> Import Project to Enterprise and then replacing the local generic
> > >> resources
> > >> with enterprise resources?
> > >>
> > >> -- 
> > >> Dale A. Howard [MVP]
> > >> Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
> > >> http://www.msprojectexperts.com
> > >> "We wrote the book on Project Server"
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "Randy" <Randy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:35CA4AFE-615B-4B9A-B2B9-F4D0BE69BAA9@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Dale,
> > >> >
> > >> > Can you clarify what a shared resource pool means?  These plans
were
> > >> > all
> > >> > created offline with generic local resources and then brought
online.
> > >> > When
> > >> > the replication of resources happens, it is always a generic
(local)
> > >> > resource
> > >> > that replicates.
> > >> >
> > >> > Randy
> > >> >
> > >> > "Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Randy --
> > >> >>
> > >> >> In the pre-Project Server days when organizations used a shared
> > >> >> resource
> > >> >> pool, the behavior your describe indicated database corruption.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> -- 
> > >> >> Dale A. Howard [MVP]
> > >> >> Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
> > >> >> http://www.msprojectexperts.com
> > >> >> "We wrote the book on Project Server"
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> "Randy" <Randy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> >> news:791AE49B-A280-430A-B793-6906D0B6CF18@microsoft.com...
> > >> >> > We are running MSP 2003 Pro and are having a problem with extra
> > >> >> > resources
> > >> >> > somehow being added to the plans.  These additional resources
are
> > >> >> > local
> > >> >> > generic resources and when this happens the number of resources
> > >> >> > jumps
> > >> >> > to
> > >> >> > 40 -
> > >> >> > 50,000!!  At this point we cannot make any changes to the plan
until
> > >> >> > we
> > >> >> > take
> > >> >> > it offline, delete the resources, save and then bring it back
> > >> >> > online.
> > >> >> > Anyone
> > >> >> > know what is causing this?
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Randy
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >

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