Newly published content for Project Server 2010
Applies to: Project Server 2010
Topic Last Modified: 2016-11-30
This article contains a list of new or updated content for Microsoft Project Server 2010. This article is updated regularly.
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Published the week of August 12, 2013
New article
Deploy Service Pack 2 for Project Server 2010 Deploy the Service Pack 2 update for Project Server 2010.
Published the week of April 30, 2013
New article
Cancelling a project without cancelling your career: white paper Describes best practices for recognizing when a project should be stopped, the benefits of doing so, and considerations you need to take into account when cancelling the project.
Published the week of February 4, 2013
Updated article
Plan browser support (Project Server 2010) Updated to include required browser security settings.
Published the week of January 14, 2013
New article
Charging Ahead on Charge Codes: white paper This white paper describes best practices for defining your organization's charge code structure for the project management system or timesheet system.
Published the week of November 26, 2012
Updated article
Plan for using Project Server 2010 in a Hyper-V virtual environment Updated to include information about Project Server 2010 support for Windows Azure.
Published the week of September 17, 2012
New articles
Aligning projects with strategic drivers: white paper This white paper discusses using strategic drivers in Portfolio Management to effectively create a standard approach for making important project decisions.
Would you like some EPM with that?: white paper This white paper discusses the evolution of project management systems, describes the use of Enterprise Project Management, and discusses the importance of understanding which project management solution is best for you.
Published the week of July 30, 2012
Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2010) Updated with information about the June 2012 cumulative update for Project Server.
Published the week of June 4, 2012
New article
Microsoft Project Server 2010 SuperFlow Describes and links to the Microsoft Project Server 2010 Upgrade SuperFlow. This SuperFlow is a self-contained interactive Help file that provides a collection of technical content about upgrading to Project Server 2010.
Published the week of April 23, 2012
Updated article
Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2010)
Updated article
Database-attach full upgrade to Project Server 2010 Updated to describe how to use the "Bulk Update Project Sites" server settings to relink upgraded project sites to their upgraded projects.
Published the week of April 2, 2012
Updated article
Deploy Service Pack 1 for Project Server 2010 Updated for SQL Server 2012 support.
Published the week of March 26, 2012
New article
Top-down or bottom-up: white paper Discusses project management, portfolio management, and task management, and it compares the top-down and bottom-up management practices related to them.
Published the week of March 19, 2012
Updated articles
Hardware and software requirements (Project Server 2010) and What's new for IT pros in Project Server 2010 Updated to include information about SQL Server 2012 support.
Run Migration Script 7 to compare Project Server 2003 and Project Server 2007 data validation snapshots Updated to include information that the script can provide a false mismatch of task identifiers between Project Server 2010 and Project Server 2007 tasks.
Published the week of March 12, 2012
Updated articles
Create a PWA site (Project Server 2010) Added information about how to resolve slow page loads on servers that are not connected to the Internet.
Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2010) Added links that point to the February 2012 Cumulative Update.
Published the week of March 5, 2012
Updated articles
Active Directory Resource Pool Synchronization (Project Server 2010 settings) Updated with requirements for synchronizing the Enterprise Resource Pool with Active Directory users in a different domain.
Manage security group synchronization with Active Directory in Project Server 2010 Updated with requirements for synchronizing Project Server 2010 security groups with Active Directory users in a different domain.
Published the week of February 27, 2012
New article
Set project-level permissions in Project Web App Describes how to set permissions for an individual project, and it explains the differences between project-level permissions and security groups and categories.
Updated articles
Create a PWA site (Project Server 2010) Updated to clarify content database content lockdown procedures for PWA sites deployed to dedicated Web applications.
Managing task updates in Project Web App Updated to include information about previewing the effects of approving a task change.
Microsoft Project Server 2010 Project Manager's Guide for Project Web App Added a table that compares feature availability in Project Web App and Project Professional 2010.
Published the week of February 20, 2012
Updated article
Deactivate a user account in Project Server 2010 Added information about reassigning project ownership and removing user delegations before deactivating an account.
Published the week of February 13, 2012
New article
Project management comparison: Project Professional 2010 and Project Web App Compares the availability of project management features in Microsoft Project Professional 2010 with those in Project Server 2010 Project Web App.
Published the week of February 6, 2012
New article
Project management comparison: Project Professional 2010 and Project Web App Compares the availability of project management features in Project Professional 2010 with those in Project Server 2010 Project Web App.
Published the week of January 23, 2012
Updated article
Best practices for submitting and reporting on actual work (Project Server 2010) Updated to include additional guidance on deleting and changing assignments while in single entry mode.
Published the week of January 16, 2012
New article
Microsoft Project Server 2010 integration with SAP (white paper) Describes the benefits of and scenarios for integrating Microsoft Project Server 2010 with SAP’s ERP.
Published the week of January 9, 2012
Updated articles
Microsoft Project Server 2010 Project Manager's Guide for Project Web App Updated with new articles that describe how to work with Microsoft Project Server 2010 data and how to perform project management-related tasks by using Project Web App. New articles include the following:
Published the week of January 2, 2012
New article
Microsoft Project Server 2010 Project Manager's Guide for Project Web App Describes how project managers can use Project Web App (PWA) to work with Project Server 2010 data and to perform project management-related tasks. The guide can be downloaded in Microsoft Word, PDF, and XPS formats.
Published the week of December 12, 2011
New article
They say they want a resolution: white paper Describes some common challenges when scheduling projects and how to decide the best approach when you want to determine how long tasks should be and how many tasks would optimize a project schedule.
Updated article
Best practices for managing a large number of resources in Project Server 2010 Updated the values for the UserSyncSettings enumeration.
Published the week of December 5, 2011
Updated article
Configure Project Server 2010 to work with Exchange Server 2010 Updated to clarify shell command use of farm administrator and application pool accounts and to clarify that those accounts must have permissions for the Project Server Queue services.
Published the week of November 28, 2011
New articles
Best practices for managing a large number of resources in Project Server 2010 Describes best practices when you are managing project site access in a Project Server 2010 environment in which projects have many users assigned to them.
Testing Project Server 2010 deployments Includes nine new related topics that walk through testing a Project Server 2010 deployment.
Published the week of November 14, 2011
Updated articles
Plan browser support (Project Server 2010) Updated with information about issues resolved by Project Server 2010 Service Pack 1 and Internet Explorer 9 updates.
Review system requirements for upgrade (Project Server 2010) Updated with information about support for Internet Explorer 9.
Published the week of October 24, 2011
Updated articles
Configure Exchange Server 2010 Impersonation and Deploy Project Server 2010 with Exchange Server Revised for Project Server 2010 SP1.
Configure Project Server 2010 to work with Exchange Server 2007 SP2 and Configure Project Server 2010 to work with Exchange Server 2010 Revised for Project Server 2010 SP1. Added a new section that provides information about exporting and importing SSL certificates from Exchange Server to Project Server 2010.
Plan for Exchange integration (Project Server 2010) Updated with new information for Project Server 2010 SP1.
Published the week of October 10, 2011
Updated article
Plan for authentication in Project Server 2010 Updated to reflect that changing the authentication mode in IIS to certificate authentication is unsupported.
Published the week of September 26, 2011
New article
Dashboard directions: white paper Describes considerations and best practices for dashboards in an Enterprise Project Management environment. The article is the newest written by MVP Chris Vandersluis of HMS Software for the "From the Trenches" column in the Project Server 2010 Tech Center.
Published the week of August 22, 2011
Updated article
Deploy Service Pack 1 for Project Server 2010 Updated to include information about the June 2011 cumulative updates for both Project Server 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010.
Published the week of July 11, 2011
Updated article
Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2010) Updated with information about the June 2011 Cumulative Update.
Published the week of June 27, 2011
New articles for Project Server 2010 SP1
Deploy Service Pack 1 for Project Server 2010 Describes how to deploy Microsoft Project Server 2010 with Service Pack 1 (SP1). This article provides an overview of key enhancements, deployment instructions, considerations, known issues, and links to related resources.
Updated for Project Server 2010 SP1
Hardware and software requirements (Project Server 2010), Plan browser support (Project Server 2010), and Project Server 2010 with SharePoint Server 2010 architecture (overview) Updated to include information about additional supported Web browsers for Microsoft Project Web App Team Member pages in Project Server 2010 with SP1.
New articles
Database maintenance plans for Project Server 2010 Describes database maintenance recommendations for Project Server 2010.
Updated articles
Install and configure Project Server 2010 and Plan for deployment (Project Server 2010) Updated to specify that Project Server 2010 is not compatible with multi-tenant environments.
Run Migration Script 7 to compare Project Server 2003 and Project Server 2007 data validation snapshots Updated to include information about the script's possibly reporting a false mismatch of task identifiers between Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 and Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 tasks.
Published the week of June 13, 2011
New articles
Plan hardware architecture in Project Server 2010 Discusses the recommended hardware configurations for various Project Server 2010 dataset sizes.
Upgrade from a trial version of Project Server 2010 Describes how to upgrade your Project Server 2010 trial version to the fully licensed version.
Published the week of June 6, 2011
New resource center
Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Content Pivot Viewer Use the pivot viewer to browse a complete collection of articles, white papers, training videos, and models for EPM in Project Server 2010. Pivot on content by lifecycle, solution area, or content type.
Updated article
In-place upgrade to Project Server 2010 Updated to include information about "Missing server side dependencies" errors that are displayed on the Health Analyzer Page after upgrading to Project Server 2010 by using the in-place upgrade method.
Published the week of May 23, 2011
New resource center
New resource center: Server Settings in Project Server 2010 Use this page to find help for the configuration options that are on the Project Server 2010 Server Settings page in Microsoft Project Web App.
New article
Enterprise system best practices: white paper Describes operational best practices that increase the chance for success for enterprise systems such as Project Server 2010. It was written by Chris Vandersluis of HMS Software for the "From the Trenches" column in the Project Server 2010 Tech Center (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=208599).
Published the week of May 9, 2011
Updated article
Database-attach core upgrade to Project Server 2010 Added five videos about executing a database-attach core upgrade to Project Server 2010.
Published the week of May 2, 2011
Updated articles
Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2010) Updated with information about the April 2010 Cumulative Update.
Install and configure Project Server 2010 Added a note that uninstalling Project Server 2010 from a farm is not supported.
Published the week of April 25, 2011
New resource center
Time and Task Management in Project Server 2010 Visit this new resource center to get started with time and task progress tracking in Project Server 2010. Learn how to use Project Web App to submit time spent and progress on tasks.
New article
Accessing Project Web App and Project Professional from a Macintosh-based computer Describes two options for those who want to access a Project Web App site or use the Microsoft Project Professional 2010 client application from a Macintosh-based computer.
Published the week of April 18, 2011
New articles
Project Server 2010: A financial management solution for projects, programs and portfolios (white paper) Describes how Microsoft Project Server 2010 can be used by finance professionals as a financial management solution for their organizations' projects, programs, and portfolios. The paper was written by Arbutus Solutions.
Queue (Project Server 2010 settings) This section includes the following new articles:
Manage Queue Jobs (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how to use the Manage Queue Jobs settings on the Project Web App Server Settings page.
Queue Settings (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes the Queue Settings that are available on the Project Web App Server Settings page.
Updated article
Run Migration Script 3 to capture a Project Server 2003 data snapshot Updated to include an important note about pre-creating a blank SQL database to which the script will write results.
Published the week of April 11, 2011
New blog post
Creating an EPM deployment plan and Creating an EPM Deployment Plan: white paper This white paper describes how to deploy the Enterprise Project Management solution in phases, and it includes key issues and estimated durations for each phase. The paper was written by Chris Vandersluis for the "From the Trenches" column in the Project Server 2010 Tech Center (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=208599).
New articles
Manage delegates (Project Server 2010 settings) This section includes the following new articles:
Set up who can act as a delegate (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how to set up user-level or group-level permissions that enable you to determine which users or groups can act as delegates for other people.
Set up who can have delegates assigned to them (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how to use categories in Project Web App to determine which users or groups can have delegates do work on their behalf.
Workflow and Project Detail Pages (Project Server 2010 settings) This section includes the following new articles:
Change or Restart Workflows (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes the Change or Restart Workflow section in Project Web App, which enables you to change a project's in-progress workflow or change a project's current stage in a workflow.
Project Detail Pages (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how to create a Project Detail Page (PDP), which represents a single Web Part Page in Project Web App.
Project Workflow Settings (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes the Project Workflow Settings page, which designates the Workflow Proxy User account so that the Project Server Interface (PSI) calls in a workflow can be performed.
Enterprise Data (Project Server 2010 settings) This section includes the following new articles:
Enterprise Global (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes the Enterprise Global file and how you can make changes to it.
Resource Center (Project Server 2010 settings) Links to articles that describe how to use the Resource Center in Project Web App.
Edit an existing calendar (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how you can modify the default standard enterprise calendar to account for the working and nonworking times observed by your organization.
Updated articles
Deploy language packs (Project Server 2010) Updated to include additional languages that are supported in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 language packs but not in Microsoft Project Server 2010 language packs. This article also describes how the June 2010 Cumulative Update can prevent Project Server 2010 upgrade issues if your SharePoint Server 2010 farm is using a language pack that is not available in Project Server 2010.
Hardware and software requirements (Project Server 2010) Updated with a link to the SQL Server 2008 Analysis Management Objects (AMO) that are needed for reporting. Additionally, this article has been updated with information about Internet Explorer 9 compatibility with Project Web App.
Published the week of April 4, 2011
New articles
Reporting with Microsoft Project Server 2010 (white paper) Describes the various tools available for Project Server 2010 Reporting and how to use them.
Workflow Stages (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how to create a new workflow stage, which is one step in a project life cycle in Project Web App.
Manage Views (Project Server 2010 settings) The articles in this section describe the different kinds of views in Project Web App and provide information about how to create, modify, copy, and delete these views.
Fiscal periods (Project Server 2010 settings) The articles in this section describe how to define and delete fiscal periods.
Time Reporting Periods (Project Server 2010 settings) The articles in this section describe how to set up and delete time reporting periods in Project Web App.
Updated articles
Plan browser support (Project Server 2010) Updated to describe Internet Explorer 9 support in Project Web App for Project Server 2010
Published the week of March 28, 2011
New articles
Plan for disaster recovery in Project Server 2010 Describes disaster recovery practices for Project Server 2010 using SQL Server tools.
Operational Policies (Project Server 2010 settings) This section includes the following new articles:
Alerts and Reminders (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how to generate e-mail notifications and reminders for each user whenever new, overdue, rejected, or forthcoming events occur in Project Server 2010.
Server Side Event Handlers (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how Project Server 2010 provides public events that enable development of custom processes such as adding and enforcing business rules, validation, data processing, notification services, and workflow.
Active Directory Resource Pool Synchronization (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how Active Directory Enterprise Resource Pool synchronization is used to create or update multiple Project Server enterprise resources at the same time.
Project Sites (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how to manage project sites in Project Server 2010.
Project Site Provisioning Settings (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how to configure settings for project sites.
Bulk Update Project Sites (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how to change site path information for project sites in one Web application to a different one (for example, when migrating).
Additional Server Settings (Project Server 2010 settings) This section includes the following new articles:
Project 2007 Compatibility Mode (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how Microsoft Office Project 2007 compatibility mode allows an upgraded Project Server 2010 instance to accept client connections from Office Project Professional 2007 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and also from Microsoft Project Professional 2010.
Project Professional Versions (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how you can specify which versions (build numbers) of the Microsoft Project Professional client application will be able to connect to your Project Server 2010 environment.
Enterprise Settings (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how you can determine whether projects will have certain capabilities, such as master projects and local base calendars.
Currency Settings (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how to select the default currency setting for projects that are published to the server.
Resource Capacity Settings (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how to calculate your resources' availability for work over a specified time range.
Resource Plan Work Day (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how you can specify the length of a work day for all resources in your resource plan.
Exchange Server Details (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how Exchange Server can be integrated with Project Server 2010 to provide task synchronization with Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 or Microsoft Outlook 2010.
Task Mode Settings (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how Task Mode Settings let you select the default mode in which tasks will be scheduled: manually or automatically.
Time and Task Management (Project Server 2010 settings) This section includes the following new articles:
Timesheet Adjustment (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how people who have appropriate permissions can adjust timesheet data after a timesheet has been submitted and approved.
Timesheet Settings and Defaults (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes options to control how resources enter time on their timesheets and whose approval is required. Also describes how to turn Single Entry Mode on or off.
Administrative Time (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how site administrators can set up different categories for administrative time.
Task Settings and Display (Project Server 2010 settings) Describes how site administrators can change how resources report task progress, how actual work can be updated, and other task settings.
Quick Launch (Project Server 2010 settings) The articles in this section describe how to configure the Quick Launch (the left navigation list) in Project Web App. They include information about adding, deleting, and modifying Quick Launch links; changing Quick Launch behavior; and reordering items on the Quick Launch.
Enterprise Calendars (Project Server 2010 settings) The articles in this section describe how you can use enterprise calendars in Project Web App to capture the predefined working hours, holidays, and other schedule details in an organization. They include information about copying or deleting an existing calendar, and modifying working and nonworking times.
Published the week of March 21, 2011
New article
Manage security group synchronization with Active Directory in Project Server 2010 Describes how to configure security group synchronization with Active Directory in Project Server 2010.
Updated article
Configure reporting for Project Server 2010 Added a note clarifying the different database access methods used by Microsoft Excel 2010 and Excel Services in SharePoint.
Published the week of March 14, 2011
New articles
Delete enterprise objects (Project Server 2010) This section contains the following new articles:
Portfolio Analysis with Microsoft Project Server 2010 (white paper) Points to a comprehensive user guide for the Portfolio Analysis module of Project Server 2010. The intended audience is an experienced non-technical user or PMO administrator charged with analyzing portfolios of projects within Project Server 2010.
Project Server 2010 performance counters Defines performance counter information for Web server, database server, and the project application server.
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration Feature Pack Discusses the Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server 2010 Integration Feature Pack and links to various resources in MSDN and the Microsoft Download Center.
Updated article
Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2010) Updated with information about the February 2010 Cumulative Update.
Published the week of March 7, 2011
New articles
Enterprise Custom Fields and Lookup Tables (Project Server 2010) Describes enterprise custom fields and lookup tables in Microsoft Project Server 2010 and explains how they are used. This section includes the following articles:
Add or edit an Enterprise Custom Field (Project Server 2010)
Add or edit an Enterprise Custom Lookup Table (Project Server 2010)
Updated article
SharePoint 2010 Products administration by using Windows PowerShell Added a section about scripts and execution policies.
Published the week of February 28, 2011
New article
Project Server 2010 Administrator's Guide Describes how to help your organization manage the tasks involved in administering Project Server 2010. The guide can be downloaded in Microsoft Word, PDF, and XPS formats.
Updated articles
Microsoft Project Server 2010 default categories Deleted the reference to the "My Personal Projects" category.
Add a user account in Project Server 2010 Clarified the procedure for adding a user account and reorganized the article for greater usability.
Create a category in Project Server 2010 Clarified the procedure for adding a custom security category and reorganized the article for greater usability.
Published the week of February 21, 2011
New articles
Videos: Time and task progress workflow overview (Project Server 2010) These videos illustrate the workflow for entering, submitting, and approving time and task progress by using a single view (single entry mode), separate views, or through a delegate. Videos also address what to do after a time reporting period has closed or after a task has been locked from being updated.
About the Quick Launch in Project Web App Describes the Quick Launch in Project Web App. You can use the Quick Launch to access Project Web App features such as tasks and timesheets.
Published the week of February 14, 2011
New article
SQL script for known Project Server 2010 upgrade issues Provides a SQL script you can use to detect known issues that might cause the upgrade process to fail when you attempt to upgrade from Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 to Project Server 2010.
Published the week of February 7, 2011
Updated article
Project Server 2010 global permissions Added the Manage Drivers global permission.
Published the week of January 24, 2011
New articles
Use Project Web App (Project Server 2010) Describes how to configure and use Microsoft Project Web App. This content is designed for team members, project managers, portfolio managers, and site administrators.
Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2010) Describes how to install cumulative updates for Microsoft Project Server 2010.
TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft Project and Project Server Cumulative December 2010 Update (Level 200) Provides a brief overview of the recently released Project 2010 and Project Server 2010 Cumulative Update for December 2010. This article also provides a link to the slide presentation used for this Webcast.
Published the week of January 17, 2011
New article
Accessing Project Web App and Project Professional from a Macintosh-based computer Describes two options for those who want to access a Project Web App site or use the Microsoft Project Professional client application from a Macintosh-based computer.
Published the week of January 10, 2011
Updated articles
Set up SQL Server for a Project Server 2010 test environment Added a procedure to confirm that TCP/IP connections are enabled.
Plan for Exchange integration (Project Server 2010) Updated with information about supported protocols.