Project Server 2013 Anonymous Access (SP or PS modes)

Greetings,
This has become quite painful. I have two tickets opened with M$ and I've never witnessed that with which I am witnessing.
Simple question, how to enable Project Server 2013 Anonymous Access...I've been at it for over a week, I've tried in both SP perms mode and PS perms mode. And I've built a bone stock SP/PS server to determine if my farm's jacked or not. I get
the exact same behavior...prompt for creds. M$ told me today that anon has never ever been something offered in SP or PS today or at any point in the past. A simple gotomeeting sent that group reeling out off into outer space. I'm glad I
could help them on their technical journey, but damn't if I don't feel used for spending $1000 on two tickets.
Tried everything I could possibly think of...Please help, before I eat a bullet.

When you enable anonymous access to a Web site, you allow anonymous users (and authenticated users who have not been granted access to the site) to browse the entire Web site, including any list, library, folder within a list or library, list item, or document
that inherits its permissions from the Web site
I think you are referring to PWA/_layouts/15/user.aspx if I understood your query correctly.
As you could read, its referring to SharePoint list and libraries and not Project Webpart data.
Anonymous Access: Specify what parts of your Web site (if any) anonymous users can access. If you select Entire Web site, anonymous users will be able to view all pages in your Web site and view all lists and items which inherit permissions
from the Web site. If you select Lists and libraries, anonymous users will be able to view and change items only for those lists and libraries that have enabled permissions for anonymous users.
So this anonymous doesn't mean users can access, PWA pages like Projects.aspx with anonymous account. If this happens all anonymous users would see all projects...
Project PWA site, has pages like tasks.aspx, projects.aspx, Timesheets.aspx, etc. Users who access Project Server 2010 through the Web interface (Microsoft Project Web App) use these pages that are composed of Web Parts, which are modular elements that present
information on SharePoint pages. Now, to get users based data, this checks for user role, permission and data is rendered.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg314584(v=office.14).aspx
I am curious to know if you would like all users who have not been granted access to the site also access your projects? What is the objective or business requirement you are trying to solve here.
Shazeb Khan

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Clear browser cache and ensure the browser has compatibility mode on and the PWA site is trusted. Also you can verify issue with In private browsing mode.
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Access Project Server 2013 from personal mobile device

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That means your PWA site collection in not published externally so your mobile device can't resolve the DNS. If you connect your mobile device to the same network your Project Server environment is on, it will work as the DNS would resolve. You probably
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Can new PWA views be created whereby a filter can be set and associate to the view by default? (Project Server 2013 ONLINE)

My main question is: Can new PWA views be created whereby a filter for that view can be set, and associate to the view by default? (Project Server 2013 ONLINE)? and can I have a filter set to filter on person logged on to...
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\Spiro Theopoulos PMP, MCITP. Montreal, QC (Canada)

Hi Spiro,
1- You still can define in Project Online a filter in the view settings, it is located just above the category setting. Here is a screenshot of the summary project center view:
2- The view GUID is not anymore in the URL, since the URL triggers an action only on the webpart and not on the whole page. I agree this is annoying since it was great to send a URL with a specific view.
3- Concerning the access to my timesheet versus my task, I'm not sure to get a full understanding but on a general way, it is much more easy to deal with those situation using categories which you cannot do with the SP permission mode.
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Help needed Regarding Project Server - 2013 Workflow

Hi All,
I am new to Project server 2013 Workflow, hence please help me regarding this. Pardon me if this question is too trivial.
I have created a project type associated with a workflow and my workflow is as follows :
So I am not doing anything here, I am just testing the workflow as mentioned by technet site : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn458865(v=office.15).aspx
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Thanks,
shanky

Hi Kiran,
I am now facing issue while assigning a task to a person in the workflow.
I am having a person named say 'John' , who is included in Project Manager as well as Portfolio Manager.
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Stage : Conceptual
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Hi,
I'm using Project Server 2013.
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Reporting (Project Sync) is executed:
General
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ReportingWssSyncListFailed (24018) - 1100. Details: id='24018' name='ReportingWssSyncListFailed' uid='75eafda7-f147-e411-940d-005056957f05' SPListType='a1efd9a9-bd03-4604-91f3-31a2cc5693ff' Error='1100'.
ReportingWssSyncListFailed (24018) - 1100. Details: id='24018' name='ReportingWssSyncListFailed' uid='81eafda7-f147-e411-940d-005056957f05' SPListType='a1efd9a9-bd03-4604-91f3-31a2cc5693ff' Error='1100'.
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ReportingWSSSyncMessageFailed (24016) - RDS failed while trying to sync one or more SP lists. The RDS queue message will be retried.. Details: id='24016' name='ReportingWSSSyncMessageFailed' uid='67eafda7-f147-e411-940d-005056957f05' QueueMessageBody='ProjectUID='a1efd9a9-bd03-4604-91f3-31a2cc5693ff'.
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ForceFullSync='False'. SynchronizationType='Issues'' Error='RDS failed while trying to sync one or more SP lists. The RDS queue message will be retried.'.
ReportingWSSSyncMessageFailed (24016) - RDS failed while trying to sync one or more SP lists. The RDS queue message will be retried.. Details: id='24016' name='ReportingWSSSyncMessageFailed' uid='7feafda7-f147-e411-940d-005056957f05' QueueMessageBody='ProjectUID='a1efd9a9-bd03-4604-91f3-31a2cc5693ff'.
ForceFullSync='False'. SynchronizationType='Issues'' Error='RDS failed while trying to sync one or more SP lists. The RDS queue message will be retried.'.
ReportingWSSSyncMessageFailed (24016) - RDS failed while trying to sync one or more SP lists. The RDS queue message will be retried.. Details: id='24016' name='ReportingWSSSyncMessageFailed' uid='8beafda7-f147-e411-940d-005056957f05' QueueMessageBody='ProjectUID='a1efd9a9-bd03-4604-91f3-31a2cc5693ff'.
ForceFullSync='False'. SynchronizationType='Issues'' Error='RDS failed while trying to sync one or more SP lists. The RDS queue message will be retried.'.
ReportingWSSSyncMessageFailed (24016) - RDS failed while trying to sync one or more SP lists. The RDS queue message will be retried.. Details: id='24016' name='ReportingWSSSyncMessageFailed' uid='97eafda7-f147-e411-940d-005056957f05' QueueMessageBody='ProjectUID='a1efd9a9-bd03-4604-91f3-31a2cc5693ff'.
ForceFullSync='False'. SynchronizationType='Issues'' Error='RDS failed while trying to sync one or more SP lists. The RDS queue message will be retried.'.
Queue:
GeneralQueueJobFailed (26000) - ReportingWSSSync.WSSSyncMessageEx. Details: id='26000' name='GeneralQueueJobFailed' uid='98eafda7-f147-e411-940d-005056957f05' JobUID='9e937da7-f147-e411-940e-005056957f0d' ComputerName='b579360a-53ab-4fe0-bf9b-c62f5e8d3529'
GroupType='ReportingWSSSync' MessageType='WSSSyncMessageEx' MessageId='1' Stage='' CorrelationUID='0945bd9c-0d6a-a0f1-47b0-68cdfcfbff9a'. For more details, check the ULS logs on machine
b579360a-53ab-4fe0-bf9b-c62f5e8d3529 for entries with JobUID
9e937da7-f147-e411-940e-005056957f0d
What I'm trying to do is to create a new Project from the scratch, update the Issues List, not deleting or modifying columns, just creating new columns in order to match the names he (the Project Manager) put in his Issues List, then Export the list to Excel,
and then create a datasheet view matching the Exported list, but here I don't know how to import the list (copy / paste or whatsoever it can be done...)
Do you know how to do it, or do you know another/any method to solve this problem?
Thank you in advance,
José Espases

Hi José,
2 considerations:
The first one is that (as you experienced) one should not delete or rename any of the predefined columns in the risk/issue list. What you did is the right way, meaning keeping the native column as is and creating new ones based on the business needs. Finally
you just need to create view with the appropriate fields.
Then for importing risks from an Excel list, I can't test it right now, but you should have a datagrid view (MS Access type) allowing you pasting data from Excel.
Hope this helps,
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How to get timesheet information in a javascript (Project Server 2013)

Hi all,
In Project Server 2013, I'm trying to customize the Timesheet ribbon. This far, I've been able to add a new button and tie an event to it. All is working well. This is all done using elements.xml and a javascripts.
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Project Server 2013 - External Data Refresh Failed

Hi,
I have built new Project Server 2013 in a 3 tier farm, with OWA, configured PWA site everything working fine except, Reports in BI Center, where i am getting - External Data Refresh Failed error
http://Sp2013/PWA/ProjectBICenter/Sample%20Reports/Forms/AllItems.aspx
i have stopped using Excel Web also to use Excel Services, get below error
External Data Refresh Failed
An error occurred while accessing application id ProjectServerApplication from Secure Store Service. The following connections failed to refresh:
Project Server - Issue Data
Project Server - Risk Data
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more about data refresh
Steps Tried:
1.deleted Excel Services - recreated
2.Deleted Secure store - recreated
Built test box without OWA still have the same issue
Any suggestions/ Solutions greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Aleem
Alim

Hi,
If you are still facing the same issue follow the below steps:
1) Access PWA from your server
2) Download any built in report from Reports section (in your case
Project Server - Issue Data Project
Server - Risk Data) to your server.
3) Open report in excel, go to Data->Connections in Workbook Connection dialog open "Project Server - Issue Data" go to properties.
4) Here select tab 'Definition' under connection file remove tick for 'Always use connection file'
5) Tweak your connection string & tick save password option
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After installing Project Server 2013 (without updating SharePoint Server 2013 SP1))

I am facing the problem while opening project web app. I configured the SharePoint 2013 and project server 2013. Here is the detail what I performed the steps:
OS Server 2012 R2, SQL Server 2012, SharePoint server 2013 version
15.0.4420.1017, Project Server 2013 version
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Microsoft.Office.Project.PWA.WebParts.PWAPart' from assembly 'Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.PWA, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c' cannot reduce access.
I run this psconfig -cmd upgrade -inplace b2b -wait -force. But still getting same error.
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For SP2013 and PS2013 to work properly on Windows Server 2012 R2 you need to use the SP1 install media for both, download SharePoint 2013 with SP1 and Project Server 2013 with SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2891274
http://blogs.technet.com/b/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2014/03/03/announcing-availability-of-slipstreamed-office-2013-and-sharepoint-server-2013-with-sp1.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/projectsupport/archive/2014/02/25/project-2013-and-project-server-2013-service-pack-1.aspx
Paul
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Project Server 2013 Task Reassignment Privileges Off? (Works in Timesheet)

Version: Project Server 2013
I'm trying to give our users access to reassign tasks. I turned on "Reassign Task" on the Global Permissions and gave them security to "Assign Resource" on all their categories.
I've tested this, and the "Reassign" feature is available and working then they are on the "Timesheet" page, but it is grayed out and gives the message:
"This control is currently disabled. You might not have the right permission level to use this, you might need to select an object or item, or the control might not work in this context."
Again, the same task is available to be reassigned in Timesheet though.
My guess is that this is a Security Permission issue, because my account which I am the Administrator and Owner of the project, I can reassign tasks on both pages.
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Thanks,
Justin
It's me

Hi Justin,
Just for your information, as far as I know, the "assign resources" is not necessary for using the "reassign task" feature. The "reassign task" global permission is enough.
To be sure to understand your issue, the "reassign task" button is available for you as admin or project owner, but not for users which you granted the "reassign task" permission to? Am I right?
You are talking about global permissions but did you add the "reassign task" to the
groups permission the users belong to?
Silly question, but do the users have select a task before trying to reassign it?
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Allow collaboration on un-published / checked-in project on Project Server 2013 and Project Online

Hi All,
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Hi George,
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As far as I can remember (I don't have it in front of me now), you have a "line" in the schedule PDP (don't know how to call it in english) that will tell you if you are accessing either the draft or the publish version.
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Project Server 2013 SSRS with Project Site

Hi All,
We are using Project Server 2013. We have developed a SSRS report by accessing Project Site lists. It was working fine for some time, now when we try to access the report it is showing loading. The data source itself is not working, we used http://<servername>/PWA
as URL for the data source . The reports developed without Project Site list are working fine.
After 5 to 10 minutes it is showing the below error.
An error has occurred during report processing. (rsProcessingAborted)
Query execution failed for dataset 'dtRisk'. (rsErrorExecutingCommand)
An error occurred when accessing the specified SharePoint list. The connection string might not be valid. Verify that the connection string is correct. (rsSPDataProviderError)
For more information about this error navigate to the report server on the local server machine, or enable remote errors
When we try to test the datasource connecting string, after 5 minutes showing the below error.
An error occurred when accessing the specified SharePoint list. The connection string might not be valid. Verify that the connection string is correct. (rsSPDataProviderError) Get Online Help For more information about this error navigate to the report server
on the local server machine, or enable remote errors
Below connection setings
Thanks in advance , Taj

Hi Taj,
Your list is in PWA? is a global list?, if not, try to make a connection with http://server/PWA/SiteProject may this can resolve, because when you do some DS with a SPList, your need to stablish that connection directly at site path where you have the list.
I hope this help
Ray

Project Server 2013 reporting security

HI
I have a question and I have seen a couple similar ones but nothing definitive on the topic of permissions/security for Project server 2013 (in project server security mode) for either Excel(Odata) reports or for SSRS reports.
Even setting security aside the Out of the box configuration is certainly not elegant or even usable.
Situation:
In PWA project managers and team members can only see projects they, own, are team members on, or have been granted permissions explicitly to. (Pretty standard - is using security templates and "my Projects"). We are using secure store
and impersonation for access to reports. We do have report authors groups.
As an example a PM needs to create a weekly status report but should not have to pull all the data back to then filter for their one project.
However, when a PM goes to either SSRS or Excel using oData they can see every project in the company. This is just does not make a lot of sense. Why would I hit the database for 100projects when I only care about one and yet there seems
to be a lack of information on the topic. In contacting Microsoft we were told there was nothing we could do that is how it was designed.
REALLY???? (see above)
What we have come up for our approach is that we're currently using the UserID value to set parameters in our data sources, but are looking for more 'elegant' approaches
to security (if they exist) as there are some liabilities with this approach (EX is a report author forgets to put the parameter in the users will get everything back.
QUESTION:
If there is not another approach then we will stay with it. We can't imagine there isn't a better way.
Additionally, the Project user view only contains the identity of the project owner not the rest of the team members (including sponsors who might need to see the data.) so where are they in the database?
Tasks

Hi Paul,
I have a similar situation only I'm using Project Online. I have setup Groups and Categories where there is a relationship between clients and groups, and projects and categories.
Only issue is that when running a report a user receives an error and then all the data shows for all projects irrespective of the group/category/project relationship and the fact that user only exists in one group (and therefore can't see
or access the other projects in PWA outside of their group.
Hope that makes sense.
Regards,
Conrad

Project Server 2013 - After host header defined, WSSCreateSiteFailure

after configuring webapplication and provisioning PWA (URL: http://<server_name>:<port>/pwa), i have extended the webapp to use host header and SSL protocol. now URL become something like this https://mycompany.com/pwa
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General
CreateWssSiteContent: Creating project site failed! Project Uid=6b33f03d-b3af-e311-93fd-00155d01a359, site URL=https://epm/Projects/Project Site Teset, site name=Project Site Teset. :
WSSCreateSiteFailure (16400). Details: id='16400' name='WSSCreateSiteFailure' uid='0809ce4e-b3af-e311-93fd-00155d01a359' projectUID='6b33f03d-b3af-e311-93fd-00155d01a359' workspaceUrl='https://epm/Projects/Project Site Teset' projectWorkspaceName='Project
Site Teset'.
Queue:
GeneralQueueJobFailed (26000) - CreateWssSite.CreateWssSiteMessage. Details: id='26000' name='GeneralQueueJobFailed' uid='0909ce4e-b3af-e311-93fd-00155d01a359' JobUID='df8efb43-b3af-e311-93fd-00155d01a359' ComputerName='191cfefc-7d92-4801-a9d5-37d90cb6465e'
GroupType='CreateWssSite' MessageType='CreateWssSiteMessage' MessageId='1' Stage='' CorrelationUID='1fe97e9c-2dfa-d087-6465-e3809f2d856d'. For more details, check the ULS logs on machine
191cfefc-7d92-4801-a9d5-37d90cb6465e for entries with JobUID
df8efb43-b3af-e311-93fd-00155d01a359.
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Hey Paul, good to see you mate :)
and yea i think now we are hitting more on the target.
patch level is 0, its a RTM version without any update. and applying any kind of patch is also not easily possible, because its one server hosting a very complex and huge SharePoint portal as well.
with your clue, i have got Brian's blog related to this exact issue: http://blogs.technet.com/b/projectsupport/archive/2013/01/10/project-server-2013-project-sites-alternate-access-mapping-and-themes.aspx
here he has mentioned a workaround until we apply patch, and also quoted it as a good way of configuring.
From Brian's Blog:
The first would be to use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) as the Default zone Url, and then add an Internal
Url to the same Default zone for the server name – http://Project2013/.
Another option would be to set the FQDN as the Default zone Url and then add the shorter version as the Intranet zone or Custom zone. Either of these would mean that the strings wouldn’t get confused and the site would get created.
now in my case, assuming machine name is: ServerA, and while creating webapplication which going to host PWA site i am defining required host header assuming: epm.
provisioning my PWA using this web app and defing PWA path as "Project" because its a migrated site so i have to use the same name, and the URL i am going to get in the end would be: http://epm/project
AAM is, default zone: http://<server>:<port> and intranet zone: http://epm
is the above complying with the first option of Brian?
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