Project Server 2013 licensing

I was reviewing the Microsoft Project Server 2013 licensing terms and noticed the following:
PPM solutions require a Project Server 2013 license for each running
instance of the software
(source: http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/project/microsoft-project-licensing-project-for-multiple-users-online-and-on-premises-project-management-software-FX103802201.aspx)
The PUR mentions something similar:
For each license, you may use one Running Instance of server software
(source: http://www.microsoftvolumelicensing.com/ProductPage.aspx?pid=443)
You have to install Project Server on each SharePoint server in your farm. In the past it has always been said that you need one Project Server License for each installed copy (so for every SharePoint server in the farm).
Has anything changed for Project Server 2013?
Is a Project Server License only required for the SharePoint Server where you activate the Project Server Application Service?
Or does running equals installed when it comes to licensing?
Anyone can shed some light on this? Thank you!

I agree with Bernhard on this one....there's been no real change for on-prem licensing....you still need a Project Server license for each server in the farm.
That being said, there was a significant change (and confirm with your local MSFT rep), but in some cases, the online subscription pricing may be used for on-prem installations, i.e. I can pay by user by month instead of buying the CAL. I don't think
this impacts the server licensing, but worth noting.
The "Running Instance" terminology is maybe meant to capture the VM scenario where I have one physical server running multiple VMs, each one running Project Server?
Andrew Lavinsky [MVP] Blog: http://azlav.umtblog.com Twitter: @alavinsky

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Project Server 2013 licenses in use

Is there any way to retrieve the exact number of PWA and Project Pro licenses in use for a Project Server 2013 instance?
In older versions you had the 'About Project Server' page and for 2010 there was a SQL script. But this script does not work for Project Server 2013.

Thank you Paul! That query works just fine.
I reworked it a bit to suit my needs: take into account DENY and the fact that a PWA CAL is included in the Project Pro license.
My query to list the licenses in use is below:
SELECT
PERM.Username,
CASE WHEN PERM.LogonProDeny = 1 THEN 0 ELSE PERM.LogonProAllow END AS [ProLicense],
CASE WHEN PERM.LogonPwaDeny = 1 THEN 0 ELSE
CASE WHEN PERM.LogonProDeny = 0 AND PERM.LogonProAllow = 1 THEN 0 ELSE PERM.LogonPwaAllow
END
END AS [PwaCal]
FROM (SELECT
RES.RES_NAME as Username,
MAX(LOGON_PRO.WSEC_ALLOW+0) AS LogonProAllow,
MAX(LOGON_PRO.WSEC_DENY+0) AS LogonProDeny,
MAX(LOGON_PWA.WSEC_ALLOW+0) AS LogonPwaAllow,
MAX(LOGON_PWA.WSEC_DENY+0) AS LogonPwaDeny,
CASE WHEN RES.RES_TYPE > 100 THEN 0 ELSE 1 END AS UserIsActive
FROM pub.MSP_RESOURCES AS RES WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN pub.MSP_WEB_SECURITY_CLAIMS AS SC WITH (NOLOCK) ON SC.ENCODED_CLAIM = RES.WRES_ACCOUNT
LEFT JOIN pub.MSP_WEB_SECURITY_GROUP_MEMBERS AS GM WITH (NOLOCK) ON GM.WRES_GUID = sc.SECURITY_GUID
LEFT JOIN pub.MSP_WEB_SECURITY_SP_CAT_RELATIONS AS CR WITH (NOLOCK) ON CR.WSEC_SP_GUID = GM.WSEC_GRP_GUID AND CR.WSEC_CAT_UID IS NULL
LEFT JOIN pub.MSP_WEB_SECURITY_SP_CAT_PERMISSIONS AS LOGON_PRO WITH (NOLOCK) ON LOGON_PRO.WSEC_REL_UID = CR.WSEC_REL_UID AND LOGON_PRO.WSEC_FEA_ACT_UID = 'D2F88263-31C5-4FF5-BEAE-B98B26C5C116'
LEFT JOIN pub.MSP_WEB_SECURITY_SP_CAT_PERMISSIONS AS LOGON_PWA WITH (NOLOCK) ON LOGON_PWA.WSEC_REL_UID = CR.WSEC_REL_UID AND LOGON_PWA.WSEC_FEA_ACT_UID = '7C40A2C2-FD15-44E3-8FD3-11B3E0A4E441'
WHERE RES.RES_TYPE IN (1,2,101,102)
GROUP BY RES.RES_NAME, RES.RES_TYPE
) PERM
WHERE PERM.UserIsActive = 1

Error while installing MS Project Server 2013(trial) on Sharepoint 2013(CAL)

My problem is that I get the following error:
trial editions and licensed editions of SharePoint, Project Server, and Office Web Apps products may not be installed on the same server
when I try to install MS Project Server 2013(180 days-evaluation) over a Sharepoint 2013(MAPS license).
What does exactly this error say?
Do I need to have Sharepoint and MS Project Server with same type of license?
If so, I suppose I'll have to remove Sharepoint(MAPS) and install a 180 days-evaluation Sharepoint. Will this re-installation be acceptable or I'll get some license type incompatibility issues?

Hello. You are correct, you will need to have the same license types either both trials or both licensed. Uninstalling/ reinstalling with trials should work fine or build another trial farm. Paul
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Error while creating a Timesheet - Project Server 2013

Hi everyone,
One of user of PWA encounters an issue when he tries to create a timesheet. This error only occurs with a timesheet of
a specific period, he can create all the other timesheet.
So, when he creates the timesheet, this error occurs : "The timesheet creation failed, because of problems with Project Web App or with data validations"
After reloaded the list of the timesheets, a link to go to the specific timesheet
is available but if we click on it, we have this error :
"View Failue - The view failed to load"
I think , this error occurs
because the timesheet is not realy existing even if we have a link to it.
In the log (full log at the end), I've got this error :
Exception occured in method 'TimeSheet.CreateTimesheet' System.ArgumentException: These columns don't currently have unique values.
I've found this link with the same kind of problem :
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/projectserver/en-US/b0a92afc-11fc-40ef-9a44-357d953b31f6/unable-to-open-or-create-timesheets-these-columns-dont-currently-have-unique-values?forum=projectserver2010general but I've checked and published all the
user project but still have the error.
Have you got any idea where are these columns ? How can I found them without checked every project of PWA ?
Thanks,
Patmol
Full logs, for information :
[bucketHash:E3B9DED0] Exception occured in method 'TimeSheet.CreateTimesheet' System.ArgumentException: These columns don't currently have unique values. at System.Data.ConstraintCollection.AddUniqueConstraint(UniqueConstraint constraint) at System.Data.ConstraintCollection.Add(Constraint constraint, Boolean addUniqueWhenAddingForeign) at System.Data.DataTable.set_PrimaryKey(DataColumn[] value) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.DataAccessLayer.Generated.TimesheetDalBase.ReadCustomFieldsForAssignments(ISet`1 assignmentUids) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.Timesheet.ImportCustomFields(HashSet`1 assignmentUids) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.Timesheet.ImportActualsAndCustomFields(IEnumerable`1 assignmentUids, ISet`1 userImported) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.TimesheetLoaderForGrid.Load() at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.TimeSheet.CreateTimesheet(TimesheetDataSet dsDelta, PreloadType preloadType) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Wcf.Implementation.TimeSheetImpl.<>c__DisplayClass45.<CreateTimesheet>b__44() at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Wcf.Implementation.WcfMethodInvocation.InvokeBusinessObjectMethod(String businessObjectName, String methodName, IEnumerable`1 actions) StackTrace: at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Native.dll: (sig=6ea170d1-988e-4153-9f1d-0305c0ea0309|2|microsoft.office.project.server.native.pdb, offset=3C1E) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Native.dll: (offset=1255D)
Watson bucket parameters: Microsoft Project Server 2013, ULSException14, 070f6ea0 "project server", 0f0011db "15.0.4571.0", ea364808 "system.data", 0400766f "4.0.30319.0", 52310bef "thu sep 12 02:33:51 2013", 00000e02 "00000e02", 00000020 "00000020", 44395864 "argumentexception", 00101621 "aeby7"
Error is: GeneralUnhandledException. Details: General Unhandled Exception in _TimeSheet.CreateTimesheet_ Attributes: System.ArgumentException: These columns don't currently have unique values. at System.Data.ConstraintCollection.AddUniqueConstraint(UniqueConstraint constraint) at System.Data.ConstraintCollection.Add(Constraint constraint, Boolean addUniqueWhenAddingForeign) at System.Data.DataTable.set_PrimaryKey(DataColumn[] value) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.DataAccessLayer.Generated.TimesheetDalBase.ReadCustomFieldsForAssignments(ISet`1 assignmentUids) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.Timesheet.ImportCustomFields(HashSet`1 assignmentUids) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.Timesheet.ImportActualsAndCustomFields(IEnumerable`1 assignmentUids, ISet`1 userImported) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.TimesheetLoaderForGrid.Load() at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.TimeSheet.CreateTimesheet(TimesheetDataSet dsDelta, PreloadType preloadType) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Wcf.Implementation.TimeSheetImpl.<>c__DisplayClass45.<CreateTimesheet>b__44() at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Wcf.Implementation.WcfMethodInvocation.InvokeBusinessObjectMethod(String businessObjectName, String methodName, IEnumerable`1 actions) . Standard Information: PSI Entry Point: Project User: i:0#.w|wavenet\cev Correlation Id: 9709e41b-9a18-e411-941e-00155d029b05 PWA Site URL: http://intranet.wavenet.lan/PWA SA Name: Project Server Application PSError: GeneralUnhandledException (42), LogLeve...

Hi Patmol,
Have you tried to go to the previous or next timesheet and then navigate with the "previous period" or "next period" to the timesheet in question.
Also have you tried to open it using a delegation session?
Hope this helps,
Guillaume Rouyre, MBA, MCP, MCTS |

Issue while installing Ms Project Server 2013 on MS Server 2012 R2 with Sharepoint Server 2013

Hello MS Support Team,
I installed SQL server 2012 & Sharepoint server 2013 and after that the MS project Server 2013 is not installing on the same server -- pls hv a look the enclosed screenshot. sent at [email protected] and guide me to resolve it on priority.
A windows poped up - Installation Error - This Project requires MS Sharepont Enterprise edition... (Which is not available on the MSDN Server)..only standard edition available.
Please reply asap @ [email protected] - Call @ 0120471384
Kind Regards,
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Network System Administrator - GREC (IN)
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Hi Siriosus,
Indeed you do need Sharepoint Server 2013
Enterprise for Project Server 2013.
See article below where it is mentionned:
Project Server 2013 requires the Enterprise edition of SharePoint Server 2013. Prior versions of SharePoint Server and SharePoint Foundation 2013 are not supported.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee662114(v=office.15).aspx
Hope this helps,
Guillaume Rouyre, MBA, MCP, MCTS |

Project Server 2013 on Windows Server 2012 R2

Can we install Project Server 2013 on Windows Server 2012 R2? Is it supported? I searched a bit but couldn't find any concrete information if it is supported or not.

From the article:
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
Today, aligned with the SharePoint Conference, we’re announcing availability
of a slipstreamed SharePoint Server 2013 with SP1. SharePoint administrators
will be able to use this updated installer to deploy on Windows Server 2012 R2.
which I got linked from the following
http://blogs.technet.com/b/projectsupport/archive/2014/02/25/project-2013-and-project-server-2013-service-pack-1.aspx

Task custom field and formula custom field don't correspond Project Server 2013

Hi people, I have an interesting case in Project Server 2013 SP1 CU Apr:
I have a custom task number field called AM. This field get's filled by a PSI action with actual material costs from an external system.
I also have a custom task cost formula field that is called AM*. This field is a formula field that has the formula [AM]. And summary tasks use the formula field as well.
As soon as I create a project, assign costs in the external system and let PSI fill the values within AM I get correct values in AM. But nothing is calculated on AM*. If I edit the project in the browser and publish, check in and revisit the project
AM* still isn't filled.
If I open the project in MS Project Pro the calculation comes through nicely, however I do not want to use MS project Pro to see correct data in browser.
Some tests I have already done:
I have noticed that when I create a new calculated task field AM2*, this get's calculated correctly on the already existing task.
I have also noticed that opening the custom field in server settings and just saving the field creates correct values on AM*.
What is going on? I don't want to save the custom formula field every day... There are 11 custom formula fields in the environment at the moment.

Hi Gary,
Thank you for the quick response. Please note that the fieldnames are [AM] and [AM*]. There is a difference in field name due to the astrix. However I did think about the situation and changing one of the field names all together didn't do anything for the
situation at hand.
It looks like some kind of refresh thing, because without changing anything in the custom field just saving the field in server settings will turn op good values. However, values already turned up good in Project Professional 2013. And that suggest
that there is a calculation error on the PWA side wouldn't you say?
Anyway, thank you for taking time to look into this matter.
Erik

Project Server 2013 - This webpart was unable to load

Hi all,
I am getting the following error in project server 2013 project sites:
This webpart was unable to load. For more information, please contact your server administrator.
<Guid>
I only get this error message on 'Project Summary Web Part'.
Any idea what it could be?
Thank you,
SJ

Hi there!
I got similar problem in a PDP that was working perfectly even after migration to 2013. On this case, my PDP was showing the webpart that let you to choose what fields and custom fields want to show on a specific PDP.
I created a copy of the crashed PDP and got the same error. So I bet for remove all the custom fields and add one by one to see what happens. The surprise came up when it started to work when my PDP had just pair of custom fields. With this procedure,
I found that the problem was on some specific custom fields created that had null values to all the projects created before. Once I forced value on those fields it worked properly!!
Sometimes EPM2013 has a very strange behavioural and in some cases just clicking on EDIT and SAVE without any change have solved some of my problems too.
I hope it helps this to you and feel free to contact me if I can somehow help you :)
Diego

Can't open Project Server 2013 word documents with office 2010 installed

hello forum members,
we having issues opening a word document in a Project Server 2013 . we have Office 2010 on our computers installed.
when I click on a document link, i get a message "The webpage cannot be displayed". the only way to open a document is to right click on link and select "Open".
Does Project Server 2013 require Office 2013 installed? If not, is there a way to open documents in Project Server 2013 without right clicking on links?
tatiana
tatiana

Hi Tatiana,
This is the know issue. I have experienced this issue with one of our client. The cause of issue as below -
Scenario
You have 2007 Microsoft Office installed on a computer.
On the same computer, you also have a Microsoft Office 2013 application installed, such as Microsoft Lync 2013 or Microsoft Word 2013.
SOLUTION
To work around this issue, remove the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Support program component from the Office 2013
installation on the affected computer or computers. To do this, follow the “Install or remove individual Office program components” section of the following Microsoft Office website:
Install or remove individual Office
programs and components
(http://office.microsoft.com/redir/HA010354261.aspx)
After you complete these steps, repair 2007 Office. For more information about how to repair the installation, click
the following article number to go to the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
924611
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924611/ )
How to install the individual 2007 Office features or to repair the installed 2007 Office programs
Note When
you follow these steps, set the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Support
component within Office Tools to Not Available.
This solution doesn't apply to scenarios in which SharePoint Designer 2013 is installed on the affected computer.
You can find further details here at Microsoft support site -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2888015
Hope this helps you.
Cheers, Badal

Unable to edit the Project details from PWA in Project server 2013

I am Migrating the project from MS Project 2007 to MS Project 2013.In that i save the project as a file first in 2007 and then open that file in MS Project 2013 And publish it.But in some Project when i am Trying to change the projects details from
PWA in Project server 2013 and then trying to save then the projects are not saving and are generating the error as shown below
•GeneralQueueException:◦GeneralQueueException (9131). Details: id='9131' name='GeneralQueueException' uid='f7bb5d93-20e9-e411-b302-005056ae159c' messageID='2' exception='System.TimeoutException: This request operation sent to net.pipe://localhost/pscalc_13c43af4a7d34a2c8145b776b325a865
did not receive a reply within the configured timeout (00:05:00). The time allotted to this operation may have been a portion of a longer timeout. This may be because the service is still processing the operation or because the service was unable to send a
reply message. Please consider increasing the operation timeout (by casting the channel/proxy to IContextChannel and setting the OperationTimeout property) and ensure that the service is able to connect to the client. Server stack trace: at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.DuplexChannelBinder.Request(Message
message, TimeSpan timeout) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.Call(String action, Boolean oneway, ProxyOperationRuntime operation, Object[] ins, Object[] outs, TimeSpan timeout) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.InvokeService(IMethodCallMessage
methodCall, ProxyOperationRuntime operation) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.Invoke(IMessage message) Exception rethrown at [0]: at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData&
msgData, Int32 type) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Interfaces.ICalcService.OpenProjectRemappedProject(CalcServiceCallState callState, Guid realProjectGuid, Guid remappedProjectGuid, EngineSessionState& sessionState, EngineSessionType sessionType,
PSError& psError) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.CalcServiceChannel.OpenProjectRemappedProject(CalcServiceCallState callState, Guid realProjectGuid, Guid remappedProjectGuid, EngineSessionState& sessionState, EngineSessionType sessionType,
PSError& psError) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.CalcServiceProxy.<>c__DisplayClass2.<OpenProjectRemappedProject>b__1(ICalcServiceChannel calcServiceChannel, PSError& localPsError, EngineSessionState& localSessionState)
at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.CalcServiceProxy.<>c__DisplayClass6e`1.<RunCalcServiceOperation>b__6c() at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Base.IdentityUtilities.<>c__DisplayClass1`1.<RunWithAccessToAppTierServices>b__0()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSecurity.<>c__DisplayClass5.<RunWithElevatedPrivileges>b__3() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SecurityContext.RunAsProcess(CodeToRunElevated secureCode) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges(WaitCallback
secureCode, Object param) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges(CodeToRunElevated secureCode) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Base.IdentityUtilities.RunWithAccessToAppTierServices[T](Func`1 action) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.CalcServiceProxy.RunCalcServiceOperation[T](CalcServiceOperation3`1
func, EngineSessionState& sessionState, String scopeName) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.CalcServiceProxy.OpenProjectRemappedProject(Guid realProjectGuid, Guid remappedProjectGuid, EngineSessionState& sessionState, EngineSessionType
sessionType) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.ProjectEngineUpdate.OpenProject() at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.ProjectEngineUpdate.HandleUpdate() at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.ProjectQueueDispatch.HandleProject2(MessageContext
mContext, ProjectMain project, ServerEventManager sem, ProjectDataSet dataset, Guid projectUid, Guid sessionUid) at Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.ProjectQueueDispatch.InternalDispatchMessage(IPlatformContext context, Message msg, Group messageGroup,
JobTicket jobTicket, MessageContext mContext)'.
•Queue:◦GeneralQueueJobFailed (26000) - ProjectUpdate.ProjectUpdate2Message. Details: id='26000' name='GeneralQueueJobFailed' uid='f8bb5d93-20e9-e411-b302-005056ae159c' JobUID='a6fa36de-1fe9-e411-b302-005056ae159c' ComputerName='1af8030b-7714-4c8f-8738-903b73e87a82'
GroupType='ProjectUpdate' MessageType='ProjectUpdate2Message' MessageId='2' Stage='' CorrelationUID='0a4aff9c-dd6b-7015-87a8-29d876e1540c'. For more details, check the ULS logs on machine 1af8030b-7714-4c8f-8738-903b73e87a82 for entries with JobUID a6fa36de-1fe9-e411-b302-005056ae159c.
What will i do .Please help.

Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for the reply .I try the steps that is given in link above but its not working.Please suggest something.What
should i do.

Project Server 2013 and email notifications

Hi,
Newbie's question: is it possible to set email notifications in Project Server 2013 without Exchange Server, just with gmail or hotmail?
Is there somewhere a document for that?
Thanks

Hi Robert,
Here is the
documentation for configuring email notifications. I might be wrong and it has to be tested but the destination email could be any email address, you just have to enter a gmail or hotmail address in the resource
email field.
Hope this helps,
Guillaume Rouyre, MBA, MCP, MCTS |

How do I create a project site after I publish a project in Project Server 2013?

How do I create a project site after I publish a project from project pro 2013 in Project Server 2013? I'm trying to look for an option in the ribbon but haven't found any.
Thanks
James T.F

Hi James,
See in the article the procedure for site provisionning settings.
Note that the project site is created based on the template associated to the chosen project type (EPT) when the user first publishes his project. Be aware that if you allow the user to choose weither or not he'll create a sharepoint site when publishing
his project, he will be prompted in Project Pro with a dialog box giving the choice to create or not the site.
Hope this helps,
Guillaume Rouyre, MBA, MCP, MCTS |

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...
In previous versions of Project Server, when CREATING a PWA view, we were able to apply/ define a filter for that view. Does not seem like it is the case in Project Server 2013 Online. And if I remember, we could also use the URL Guid_view_id.
Please confirm; and / or tell me how-to.
What I was hoping to do is the following... Given that our standard that we have adopted for reporting time is 'My Timesheets' (fyi, Single Mode Entry=ON), we have some resources who have others who do it on their behalf via 'My Tasks' (ie., accomplished
by using the 'Assignment Owner' field, accordingly). Therefore, when entering time on someone else's behalf within 'My Tasks', we like to present the user that is logged in only the tasks that they are are assigned to update on others' behlaf.
I know that there is another more elegant approach to doing this which may be to use the Delegation feature. But since we are trying to stick to Sharepoint Security mode for now, this is not an option for the time being.
Any help appreciated would be greatly appreciated.
\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.
Hope this helps,
Guillaume Rouyre, MBA, MVP, P-Seller |

Project Server 2013 - Remove user from resource pool via sync

Hello everyone,
has anyone managed to configure their Project Server 2013 box with a resource pool sync that will actually remove user from the resource pool (disable "User can be assigned as resource" or deactivate users) when the user is removed from the AD
group(s)?
Setup: Single box, SQL 2012 SP1, SharePoint/Project Server 2013 + PU March + CU April. 2 PWA instances, 1 in SharePoint and 1 in Project permission mode. Tried on 2 different machines (different setup, accounts, domains).
Proceedings:
Create AD user U, AD group G. Add U to G.
Go to PWA, setup resource pool sync with G, sync.
U is now in the resource pool, has no PWA permissions.
Remove U from G. Resync resoure pool.
U is still in resource pool, still a resource, still active, can still be assigned as resource.
Adding U back to G an repeating the whole spiel with a resource pool and a PWA group sync of G will result in U being added and removed from the user list (as expected), and U being added but not removed from the resource pool.
Having read
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg982985.aspx and
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg750243.aspx, there does not seem to be an omission on my part.
The first article states:
Note:
The corresponding Project Server User Account is not deactivated based on this synchronization. If the same Active Directory user is configured to synchronize with a Project Server security group, the Project Server user account will be inactivated when
that synchronization occurs. For more information, see
Best practices to configure Active Directory groups for Enterprise Resource Pool synchronization in Project Server 2013.
Unfortunately, this deactivation either does not seem to occur even with a PWA group sync or I misunderstood the article.
So, did anyone manage to setup their resource pool sync in a way, that new resource will be added, but also be removed from the resource pool?
Kind regards,
Adrian

Hi Adrian,
you tried to sync the same AD group that you used for the resource pool sync also with a Project Server permission group?
And on removal of the user of the AD group the project user/resource is not deactivated? Only removed from the group
Regards
Christoph
Hi Christoph,
even though I might have tried that before, I tried it again in several constellations. It didn't change anything. The the user will be properly added to and removed from the PWA group whenever I remove them from the AD group, the use will also stay active
(but cannot logon without permissions). However, the user will always remain in the resource pool, i.e. the "User can be assigned as resource." checkbox will remain unless it is cleared manually.
Having re-read the technet articles, none of the scenarios actually seem to descibe or address the process that I require, or maybe I'm just misunderstanding. Let me just try to outline the core issue:
Add user to AD group. Sync AD group with resource pool. User is now a PWA resource and PWA user.
Remove user from AD group, but do not deactivate/delete user from AD.
(Magic happens!)
User cannot be assigned as ressource in PWA.
So, is there anything to make this step 3 happen, or is it just not possible to sync users out of the resource pool anymore unless they are deleted/deactivated in AD?
Kind regards,
Adrian

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
But it is mentioned that, after a minute or 2, the workflow state will change, also they have mentioned to press the Submit button.
But in my case, the workflow is not moving to next stage [It just says 'The workflow is still processing - which never changes after hours] or I am getting the submit button (Submit button is disabled on the ribbon). Below is the state of my workflow :
PS : I have made the user added to Portfolio managers group as well. But still I am having this same issue.
The Workflow manager is installed properly, and it is working fine in case of List workflow. I am facing the issue only wrt Site workflow for Project server 2013.
Please help me to solve this issue.
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.
And I am using a workflow as :
Stage : Conceptual
Assign a task to John (Task outcome to Variable: Outcome5 | Task ID to Variable: TaskID3 )
Transition to stage
Go to Approval
But this is again giving issue as :
Workflow Internal status : Cancelled
Details: System.ApplicationException: HTTP 401 {"error":{"code":"-2147024891, System.UnauthorizedAccessException","message":{"lang":"en-US","value":"Access denied. You do not have
permission to perform this action or access this resource."}}}
PS : I have used the same Sharepoint admin account for 'Account Name' in ‘User Profile Sync' , Is this causing the issue? Please let me know.
Thanks,
Shanky

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