Permissions changes in Microsoft Office Project Server 2007

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Topic Last Modified: 2016-11-14

This topic describes permissions changes in Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, including:

• New permissions.

• Permissions that are renamed from Microsoft Office Project Server 2003.

• Permissions that are removed from Project Server 2003.

New permissions in Office Project Server 2007

The following table lists permissions that are new in Office Project Server 2007.

Permission Type	New Permission
Category	Accept Task Update Requests
Category	Create Object Links
Category	Create Surrogate Timesheet
Category	Edit Project Properties in Project Center
Category	Manage Resource Plan
Category	Publish Project
Category	Save Protected Baseline
Global	Accept Timesheets
Global	Change Project State
Global	Clean Up Project Server Database
Global	Close Task to Updates
Global	Contribute to Project Web Access
Global	Create New Proposal or Activity
Global	Download PWA Outlook Add-In
Global	Manage Active Directory Settings
Global	Manage Checkins
Global	Manage Cube Building Service
Global	Manage Enterprise Calendars
Global	Manage Enterprise Custom Fields
Global	Manage Gantt Chart and Grouping Formats
Global	Manage Lists in Project Web Access
Global	Manage Notifications and Reminders
Global	Manage Project Server Backup
Global	Manage Project Server Restore
Global	Manage Timesheet and Financial Periods
Global	Manage Queue
Global	Manage Reporting
Global	Manage Server Events
Global	Manage Status Reports
Global	Manage Time Tracking
Global	View Enterprise Reports
Global	View OLAP Data
Global	View Resource Plans
Global	View Surrogate Timesheet
Global	View Task Center
Global	View Task Center

Project Server 2003 permissions that are renamed in Office Project Server 2007

The following table lists permissions in Office Project Server 2007 that are renamed from permissions in Project Server 2003.

Permission Type	Permission in Office Project Server 2007	Permission Name in Project Server 2003
Category	About Microsoft Office Project Server	About Microsoft Office Project Server 2003
Category	Adjust Timesheet	Adjust Actuals
Category	Approve Timesheets	Approve Timesheets for Resources
Category	Assign Resource to Project Team	View Team Builder
Category	Create New Proposal or Activity	Create and Manage Light Weight Projects
Category	Delegate Task	Reassign Task
Category	Edit Status Report Requests	Manage Status Report Request
Category	Edit Status Report Responses	Submit Status Report
Global	Log On to Project Server from Project Professional	Read Enterprise Global
Global	Manage Gantt Chart and Grouping Formats Split into: Manage Notification and Reminders Manage Periods Manage Time Tracking	Customize Project Web Access
Global	Manage Personal Notifications	Set Personal Notifications
Global	Manage Project Check-Ins and Versions Split into: Manage Reporting Manage Cube Building Service	Manage Enterprise Features
Global	Manage Project Web Access Views	Manage Views
Global	Manage Resource Notifications	Set Resource Notifications
Global	Save Project to Project Server	Save Project
Global	Update and Status Project Task	Publish / Update / Status
Global	View Data Analysis	View Portfolio Analyzer
Global	View Enterprise Resource Data	See Enterprise Resource Data
Global	View Project Details in Project Center	View Projects in Project Views
Global	View Project Summary in Project Center	View Projects in Project Center
Global	View Project Workspace	View Risks, Issues, and Documents
Global	View Resource Availability	View Resource Allocation
Global	View Team Builder	Assign Resources to Project Team

Permissions from previous versions that have been removed in Office Project Server 2007

The following are permissions in Project Server 2003 that have been removed in Office Project Server 2007.

Permission Type	Removed Permission
Global	Assign To-Do List Tasks
Global	Backup Global
Global	Change Work Days
Global	Check In My Projects
Global	Connect to Project Server Using Microsoft Project 2002
Global	Create Accounts from Microsoft Office Project
Global	Create Accounts when Delegating Tasks
Global	Create Accounts when Requesting Status Reports
Global	Create Administrative Projects
Global	Create and Manage To-Do List
Global	Go Offline from Project Web Access
Global	Publish To-Do List to All Users
Global	Save Baseline
Global	User Defined 1
Global	User Defined 2
Global	User Defined 3
Global	View Adjust Actuals
Global	View Assignment View
Global	View Documents
Global	View Home
Global	View Issues
Global	View Models
Global	View Status Report List
Global	View Timesheet

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See Also

Concepts

Introduction to permissions in Microsoft Office Project Server 2007
Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 category permissions
Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 global permissions
Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 default group and template permissions
Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 default categories