Project Server PFE Team Blog
This is the Project Server PFE Team Blog. Premier Field Engineers who support Project Server around the globe contribute to this blog.
You are about to reach the limit of 2000 Project Sites. Now what?
Few of my Project Online customers have recently reached out me stating that either they are about...
Date: 01/05/2019
Resource Center in Project Online doesn't show any data related to resource availability
Lately, I have started receiving requests from many of my customers related to the Resource/Project...
Date: 11/12/2018
Make Advanced Search option available in SharePoint Online or in Project Online Site.
I recently got a request where my customer wanted to see Advanced Search option in SharePoint Online...
Date: 10/11/2017
Project Online/Server Custom field with People Picker
Requirement One of my customers recently came up with a requirement, where my customer wanted to get...
Date: 08/04/2017
Project Server 2016 - Save engagements did not succeed
Issue - Project Managers get below error, while saving Project Plan in Project Professional 2016. It...
Date: 05/04/2017
Invalid version of project database: 4.0.0.0. The supported version is '15.0.347.0' or higher.
Issue While upgrading Project Server database from Project Server 2013 to Project Server 2016, below...
Date: 04/14/2017
Periodic Tasks for Project Managers
Periodic Tasks for Project Managers ? Daily Check the queue for Failed and Blocking jobs related to...
Date: 03/22/2016
Project Server 2010, 2013 and 2016 March 2016 PU Announcement
Brian Smith has posted the March 2016 PU announcement for Project Server on the Project Support...
Date: 03/21/2016
Project Server 2016 upgrade error - "The project schema has not been provisioned in Content database"
Upgrade to Project Server 2016 environment fails with below error message. Migrate-SPProjectDatabase...
Date: 03/15/2016
Tell the Product Group what you want to see!
The Product Group wants to know how Microsoft can improve SharePoint Server, SharePoint Online,...
Date: 02/04/2016
403 error in IE when accessing the Project Online OData feed URL
This morning, I fired up my Microsoft Edge browser to connect to my demo tenant for Project Online...
Date: 12/18/2015
Time to create timesheet periods for 2016!
My customers are starting to send me questions about setting up timesheets for 2016, so here's...
Date: 11/25/2015
Where did "Close tasks to updates" go in Project Server 2013/Project Online?
In performing some troubleshooting today for Project Online, I went to "Close tasks to...
Date: 11/13/2015
Email notifications available in Project Online
Email notifications are available now in Project Online! Turn on notifications in Project Online -...
Date: 10/26/2015
SharePoint and Project Online roadmaps
I thought I had posted about this already. Go to the Office 365 Customer Success Center to see the...
Date: 09/23/2015
MPUG has a neat article about reporting in Project Server.
If you are not subscribed to receive updates from https://www.mpug.com/, I would recommend you...
Date: 08/11/2015
Add a hyperlink (URL) to the Project Plan and make it visible in Project Center Page
I received a question on how to add a hyperlink next to a Project Plan in a Project Center view....
Date: 07/27/2015
Real world problems upgrading to Project Server 2013
I recently helped a customer upgrade from Project Server 2010 to Project Server 2013. In the course...
Date: 07/07/2015
Active Directory Synchronization job fails or partially fails in Project Server 2013.
================================== Detail/background of the intermittent issue AD Sync process...
Date: 06/05/2015
Project Creating Report Center Web failed
I'm not sure how many of you have run into this delightful error when standing up a PWA site but...
Date: 05/20/2015
About Project Server page doesn't show correct number of project professional users
While working with a few Project Server 2010 and Project Server 2007 customers, I learned that their...
Date: 04/26/2015
SPUpdatedConcurrencyException: An update conflict has occurred, and you must re-try this action.
I frequently build and tear down PWA instances on my test servers. Today on my Project Server 2013...
Date: 04/22/2015
Community Updates - April 2015
Hello, Microsoft PPM Community. This is our monthly blog post about what is happening in the PPM...
Date: 04/15/2015
Act as delegate causes inability to connect with Project Pro
Lately, I have been troubleshooting quite a bit in Project Server 2013's PWA and Project Pro...
Date: 03/16/2015
Project Server 2013 and Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014 Supported?
I have received a number of questions from our customers lately asking if SQL Server 2014 is...
Date: 03/08/2015
Project Server 2013 Performance Recommendations
Project Server is sensitive tool with regard to performance. When we plan to install and configure...
Date: 03/04/2015
Community Updates - March 2015
Hello, Microsoft PPM Community. This is our monthly blog post about what is happening in the PPM...
Date: 03/03/2015
No permissions to read Project Web Access Enterprise Global file.
I have been setting up my Project Server 2013 multi-server test farm for a demonstration next week...
Date: 02/26/2015
Failed to provision PWA with error: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: Failed to find Service Application Either the Service Application does not exist or the Service Application proxy is misconfigured.
I recently ran across an interesting error and upon a quick search I didn't find much, if...
Date: 02/26/2015
Retro tool with still current uses
Hello all, Here is a fun tidbit from codeplex.com that was designed for Project Server 2007 but...
Date: 02/26/2015
Replace a single Generic Resource with multiple named Work Resources
I get a question quite often from many users related to replacing multiple Work Resources with a...
Date: 02/25/2015
New Project Plan creation always fails in Project Server 2013.
Symptoms Any new project plan creation process fails with below error message in the queue. Even...
Date: 02/18/2015
"From the Trenches" white papers about enterprise project management
Whether you're new to project management or a seasoned professional, it can be helpful to have...
Date: 02/14/2015
Disconnecting a single server from a SharePoint farm
How to remove a single SharePoint server from your server farm. Performing these steps will remove...
Date: 01/30/2015
Periodic Tasks for Project Server Administrators
Periodic Tasks for Project Server Administrators Daily Check the queue for Failed and Blocking jobs....
Date: 01/30/2015
Advantages to a single PWA instance over multiple PWA instances
I generally get questions about creating new PWA instances to separate Project Server data,...
Date: 01/12/2015
"Reporting (Project Sync)" queue job when linking tasks to risks.
A customer pain point brought to my attention this week is related to linking tasks to risks from...
Date: 12/12/2014
Project Server 2013 - Minimize loss of work due to unreliable connectivity
Introduction Microsoft Project Professional users sometimes lose their unsaved work due to...
Date: 11/11/2014
Community Updates - November 2014
Hello, Microsoft PPM Community. This is our monthly blog post about what is happening in the PPM...
Date: 11/03/2014
Best Practices for Project Server 2010, 2013, and Online Permissions
The cardinal rule of permissions: Keep It Simple The highest rule of permissions best practice is to...
Date: 10/21/2014
Community Updates - October 2014
Hello, Microsoft PPM Community. This is our monthly blog post about what is happening in the PPM...
Date: 10/20/2014
Add an Email Notification to a Project Server 2013 Workflow
Recently, while helping a Project Server 2013 user create a new workflow, I was asked how to add an...
Date: 10/07/2014
Find and Manage Updates for SharePoint 2010/2013 and Project Server 2010/2013
I've always maintained a list of my own links to updates, but I learned of these two links...
Date: 09/29/2014
PowerShell Script to automate the data refresh for Project Server 2010
Repeatable Data Refresh Project Server 2010 Scenario: You need one or more additional Project Server...
Date: 09/22/2014
Community Updates - September 2014
Hello, Microsoft PPM Community. This is our second blog post about what is happening in the...
Date: 09/11/2014
Link to "SharePoint patching demystified" article by Stefan Gossner.
This link has been making the rounds lately and I wanted to share it. SharePoint patching...
Date: 08/26/2014
Community Updates - August 2014
Hello, Microsoft PPM Community. This is our first blog post about what is happening in the Microsoft...
Date: 08/08/2014
Baselining Best Practices
Cross posted from...
Date: 08/05/2014