Project Server Licensing

I am in the planning process for a project to upgrade Project Server 2003 to Project Server 2013. I understand that publishers/writers need a Project Pro license or Project Server CAL, and SharePoint Standard and Enterprise CALs, along with the requisite
Windows Server and SQL Server CALs.
My question is this. Does a user who will only be viewing and not writing to the server require a Project Pro CAL or Project Server 2010 CAL, or do they just need SharePoint Standard and Enterprise CALs along with Windows Server and SQL Server CALs?

Hey Paul,
We are looking at a MS Project-based PRoject management solution for our organisation and I have some queries.
Suppose the server infrastructure comprises of Project Server 2013 Enterprise Ed, Sharepoint Enterprise Server and MS SQL Server running on a Windows Server, how does one calculate the licences in the following
scenarios?
S1) User connects to PWA using a general standards compliant web browser from a PC running a non-windows OS.
S2) User connects to PWA using a general standards compliant web browser from a PC running a windows OS
S3) User connects to Project Server using Project Pro running off a PC on the LAN
S4) User connects to PWA using Project for Office 365
I suppose that all the users who will be using Project will have to be present on the Active Directory (on the Windows Server) before they can have an identity on PWA. Pl correct me if this is a wrong supposition.
Additionally, what are the server-side licences, the very minimum that will be required.
Thank you.
Ajit Menon, India.

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Project Server 2010 Resource Assigments - Need a license for every Resource?

I am trying to determine the requirements for Project Server 2010 licenses.
In Project Server 2010, I need to add resources to the pool, then assign a resource to a project task. The task will be maintained/statused through a manager, not the resource.
Does that resource need to have a Project Server license even if the resource never accesses Project Server even through PWA?

Hi JenKranich,
You need licences only for users that will access
Project Server data by any means :
MS Project Pro, Sharepoint sites and/or
PWA.
But resources not associated with users are not "real person" accessing data but just informal entity, thus no need for licences for those resources.
It is important to note that if those resources can access the SharePoint site, since it contains Project Server data (risks, issues, deliverables), then they DO need a licence.
Hope this helps.
Guillaume Rouyre - MBA, MCP, MCTS

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?
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Is there a way in install a trial version of Project server on a Licensed edition server of sharepoint 2013?

Is there a way in install a trial version of Project server on a Licensed edition server of sharepoint 2013? Is there anyway around this or do I need to make a new box all trial versions to test this out?
Thanks
James T.F

James,
Yes, it is possible , however I wont recommend to do it. Since, once Project trial period expires you need to uninstall project server which can not be done without uninstalling SharePoint. Unless you are willing to rebuild the farm once your
testing is completed
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Project Server 2010 Licensing

My company is considering installing Project Server 2010 and we have a question concerning CALs. According to a document we have, the following CALs are required:
Project Server CAL
SharePoint Standard CAL
SharePoint Enterprise CAL
SQL Server CAL
Windows Server CAL
Our question is, is it necessary for every user in the company who needs to access PWA to have all 5 of these CALs? I know that if I have Project Pro 2010, I already have the Project Server CAL. Do I need the other 4?
If the answer is yes, it seems excessive to require so many CALs for a single application.
Thx - Shane

Well, while the list of CALs is correct, epending upon your licensing model for Windows and SQL Server, your users might already have those CALs already. In addition, if your users have a SharePoint CAL anywhere else in the orifganiation, it still applies.
All in all, it might be useful fro you to talk to a Microsoft licensing representative, as the model depends upon each organization.
And finally, If you are just starting out with Project Server, I suggest you look at the latest version, especially Project Online +project Lite, which makes the whole licensing model super easy.
http://blogs.office.com/2014/03/31/project-lite-may-1st/
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project/enterprise-project-and-portfolio-management-subscription-project-online-with-project-pro-for-office-365-FX104002972.aspx
Prasanna Adavi,PMP,MCTS,MCITP,MCT http://thinkepm.blogspot.com

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

Licensing question Project server

Hello guys !
I have a 16 blade center with 4 virtual machines dedicated to a SharePoint 2013 Enterprise farm and 2 virtual machine for an SQL 2012 active/passive cluster.
I installed Project Server 2013 on all sharepoint servers for redudancy.
How many Project Server 2013 licenses do i need ?
Thanks for the help.

Hello,
Typically you need a Project Server 2013 license for each server Project Server is installed on. You have to install Project Server on all the SharePoint servers in the farm.
Paul
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Project Server 2010 how many CAL licenses do I need?

Hey Guys,
We have Project Server 2010 running for two years now.
We are preparing for the true-up yearly exercise with Microsoft to count the nbr of CAL licenses we need.
As Project Server admin I have been asked to provide an access log of the users accesing Project Server.
Is there a way to know how many users are accessing Project Server so we know how many CAL we need?
I alreayd read the project server 2010 licensing guide (http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/8/8/F88B3241-3E27-4BDD-8A01-ABF2422FB31C/Project%202010%20Licensing%20-%20Licensing%20Guide.pdf)
but it does not help me in this case.
Thanks in advance

I found my answer here :
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/0507ab7f-82d3-435d-8f90-74f2edfa3aa7/how-to-count-number-of-users-in-project-server-2010
"Well, you could just go to Server Settings >> Manage Users >> Actions and Export to Excel.
From there you can filter out the Active vs. Inactive Resources, and get your counts"

Reporting Services Add-in for Sharepoint- does it need an SQL Server license?

In a new project we will be creating an SSRS in Sharepoint integrated mode. For this we'll need SQL Server and Sharepoint on that box.
We'll also have one or more SharePoint Web Front End (WFE) servers. To allow them to connect to the SSRS-in-sharepoint-mode box, and to present the user with the right user interface for doing so, I believe we can install the Reporting Services Add-In for
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We've had advice that we need to buy a SQL Server license everywhere we use the add-in, but I am not sure this is correct.
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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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Project Lite License for Team Members not giving access to the PWA

Hi there - So here is my issue I am having with Project Online 2013. I am new to project server ( I mean project online) & really having fun with it but MSFT can make it a bit easier to the Users.
So we brought the following 2 licenses
1) Project Lite for Team Members ( Brought this license after getting answer from previous question posted by me at Previous
thread )
2) Project Online with Project Pro for Office 365.
So I am able to access the PWA for my Portfolio Managers, Project Managers etc., Now I tried giving access to the Team Members and as directed by MSFT I added them to the group "Team Members for Project Web App ".
I created some tasks in project schedule and assigned the tasks to the Team Members and published them.
Now when My Team Members try too access the PWA Site , they are not able to access it.
1 ) When trying to access the ( http://tenant.sharepoint.com/PWA/Default.aspx) which is the home page I am seeing a webpart error with correlation ID.
2) When trying to access the Task through (http://tenant.sharepoint.com/PWA/Tasks.aspx ) where you see the tasks, the page gives me " Sorry you don't have access to this page"
So now my question is how do I give access to my Team Members so that they can work on the tasks assigned to them in the PWA.
Any help is highly appreciated.

SP2013Dev,
You need to Share the PWA with the team members to give them access. Please refer to my blog here. Hope this helps.
http://www.prasannaadavi.com/2014/05/project-litetrial-my-experience-and.html
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Microsoft Project Server for SharePoint Standard

Hi,
We are using Microsoft SharePoint Standard version. Which product in Microsoft family should we add on to get the full capabilities of Microsoft Project into SharePoint Standard version? Is it Microsoft Project server? But Microsoft Project Server has a
prerequisite of SharePoint Server.
Any ideas?

From a licensing perspective to run Project Server you require SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise edition. A user (or device) that is using Project server would therefore require all the following CALs:
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Windows azure and project server

Hello,
I am investigating the possibilities of hosting MS Project server on windows azure. I have questions as follows:
- Can MS project server 2010 be installed on azure
- if I have a license of MS project 2010 and on azure I install the same version can I use the same license without purchasing a new one for MS project server?
- I found this link http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/calculator/?scenario=full# for azure pricing calculations, but I do not see there sharepoint cost and project server cost. What will be approximate cost for these two platforms on azure?
Also please let me know if there is some other information that I may need regarding this hosting.
Thank you,

Hi,
From my research, As Azure does support the creating of Virtual Machines there is nothing to stop you using this environment to install SQL, SharePoint and Project Server. This is a fully supported environment, All Microsoft software that is installed in
the Windows Azure Virtual Machine environment must be properly licensed. By default, Windows Azure Virtual Machines include a license for use of Windows Server in the Windows Azure environment. Certain Windows Azure Virtual Machine offerings may also include
additional Microsoft software on a per-hour or evaluation basis. Licenses for other software must be obtained separately. For information about Microsoft’s License Mobility program see
Volume Licensing. In some cases, specific versions of Microsoft server software are required for support. These versions are noted in following article.
# http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2721672/en-us
Details:
Microsoft Project Server
Microsoft Project Server 2013 and later versions are supported.
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and later versions are supported on Windows Azure Virtual Machines.
Microsoft doesn't look inside your VMs, from my experience, if you have the licensed, you will not be charged for Microsoft Project Server. Hope it helps.
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Project Server 2013 Site Owner not changed when Project owner is changed

It seems when a project is created the project site "owner" is set to be the person that created the project. If the project owner is changed then site "Owner" is not updated. This is a problem on several fronts and I am almost
hoping it is an issue with my install.(We are running Project permissions mode)
Use Case 1: A project manager leaves the company and the New PM is added as the new project owner. After addition and publish the site owner remains the same as the original. this means the new pm can't share the site (to a stakeholder who is not in the
ERP) by adding them to the general "Contribute" group or otherwise.
Use Case 2: a planner creates a portfolio project and gets it through the workflow and all. the PM is assigned but can't add other stakeholders without going back to the planner and having them add them to the project site as an owner.
Question: Is this a feature or a bug? Is there a script to do this?
Seems kind of cumbersome and has already produced numerous issues for us.
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Bob,
Unfortunately, you are seeing the behavior as designed. The Project Site Owner will always be the person, who created the project site (i.e. Project). This is because, after the initial creation, the only groups that are synced are:
<Site Name> Project Managers (Project Web App Synchronized)
<Site Name> Team Members (Project Web App Synchronized)
<Site Name> Web Administrators (Project Web App Synchronized)
The idea here is that, all 'sharing' of the project site will happen via the project schedule/Project Server. Anybody who is part of the Project team, will be given Team member access, and anybody with rights to save that project will be given project manager
acess on the Project site,
This is also good in a way, because, this prevents any license violations, (users who access project sites also should have PWA CAL), that could happen via direct sharing.
Having said that, you have couple of options:
1) Make it part of your process that when a owner changes, the admin (or workflow) manually adds the new owner to the Site Owners group.
2) Disable Project Site Sync, and manage it via the AD Groups (depending upon on your security model).
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The server license allows connections from only 5 unique IP addresses

Hi All,
For a project, i did "/Installing Oracle BPEL Process Manager with the
BEA WebLogic Server/".
While accessing the BPEL Console from more than 2 machine, i am
getting the following error message.
"/The Server is not able to service this request:
[Server:002621]Connection rejected, the server license allows
connections from only 5 unique IP addresses./"
I am running the " /Oracle WebLogic Server 9.2 MP3/" weblogic server,
which i downloaded from the following oracle internal site.
/http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/bea_main.html/
I have downloaded the license key from the following location.
/http://licensecodes.oracle.com/
/I have updated the license key using the "/UpdateLicense.cmd" /file.
I manually checked the "/license.bea/" file it got changed
"/expiration="never"/" mode.
But still i wasn't able to get rid of the above error message. Still
the license is not updated to the server.
Regards,
Vijay.B

Hi James,
Thanks a lot for your answer.
I tried all the possible way to update the license file, i was able to update the file but the problem was not solved.
I just tried downloading the software from another location and tried updating the license key and now its working fine, i don't see the issue.
The below link is where i downloaded the software, you can get the license key also.
"/http://aseng-wiki.us.oracle.com/asengwiki/display/ASHotPlug/Software+Page+-+Internal+Use/"
Regards,
Vijay.B

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