Re: Default Task Type: Enterprise Global
- From: "TroyS" <troy.stauber@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:40:54 -0600
Both responses are very helpful. Thx.
I was thinking that templates would be the way to go, but i just wanted to
be sure.
"Dale Howard [MVP]" <dale(dot)howard(at)msprojectexperts(dot)com> wrote in
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> Troy --
>
> To piggyback on Gary's correct answer, the Enterprise Global file serves
> several purposes in Project Server:
>
> 1. It is your organization's "library" of custom enterprise objects such
> as enterprise Views, Tables, Filters, Groups, Reports, Fields, Calendars,
> etc.
> 2. It specifies your organization's default currency.
>
> You will notice that neither of the above functions includes what you
> attempted to do in the Enterprise Global. You cannot set the default Task
> Type, Effort-Driven status, or any of these other settings in the Options
> dialog in the Enterprise Global. What you CAN do, however, is to set the
> Task Type and other options in each of your enterprise project templates,
> so that every time a PM creates a new project from an enterprise project
> template, the Options settings will be correct. You can also teach your
> PM's how to set these options manually.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> --
> Dale A. Howard [MVP]
> Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
> http://www.msprojectexperts.com
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> "We wrote the book on Project Server"
>
>
> "Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]" <gary AT chefetz DOT org> wrote in message
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>> Troy:
>>
>> These options can't be set in the Enterprise Global, only the local
>> global.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
>> "We wrote the books on Project Server"
>> http://www.msprojectexperts.com
>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>> "TroyS" <troy.stauber@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%231GsHyqnFHA.3960@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> You can set in the Ent Global the default task type (under tools -
>>> options) to be Fixed units, fixed work, fixed duration.
>>>
>>> however, it doesn't seem to come thru to the client level of Project Pro
>>> 2003 when i create a new project.
>>>
>>> For example, if i set default task type = Fixed Duration in the Ent
>>> Global. Save and Exit Project Pro 2003
>>> I log back into Project Pro 2003 and create a new project, the default
>>> task type is fixed units.
>>>
>>> Is this expected behavior?
>>> If this is expected behavior AND the default type type is controlled at
>>> the individual installation of Project Pro 2003, is there a workaround
>>> to make the Ent Global set each time a new project is created?
>>>
>>> I guess the workaround would be to use Project Templates that have this
>>> default task type set to the perferred method.
>>>
>>> thx.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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