Issue in Custom Filter in PWA of Ms Project Server 2010

Hi,
i am facing an issue on setting a cutom filter in the Project Center view of PWA. I am setting a custom filter and it works fine.
Projects are filtered as per the filter. However, on selecting the filter for editing, I get a message viz. "Failure. There was an error processing the request".
I am looking for pointers and guidance to resolve this issue. Any helpin this regard will be appreciated.

Hi,
Evenif you already checked this out, it is likely to be a security issue. This functionality is managed by permissions in PWA server settings and not in the Central Admin.
Check this article :
http://msprojectnow.com/Blog/tabid/142/entryid/556/Enabling-Task-Sheet-functionality-to-Add-Yourself-to-a-Task-in-Project-Server-2010-PWA.aspx
Check if you're not belonging to multiple categories that might have the given permission disabled.
Hope this helps,
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