Timesheet could not add task from existing project task assignment

Question

HI there,
I tried to add a task in Timesheet (PWA2013) from an existing assignment. However, there is no task listed under the project when I open the dialog "Add an existing task". It only shows me the project name, I click it, nothing under the project.
Due to this issue, I could not add any existing task into the timesheet.Please look at the screenshot. The "test project" is the project name, while no  any task under this project.
Any help is appreciated!
Cindy

Answer 1

Hi Cindy,
Indeed if you cannot access the server setting from the quick launch menu in the left part of PWA, you have to request administrator rights to your admin.
I would add an important comment : in PWA2013, the "close to update" PWA2010 feature no longer exists and has been replace by the "lock" feature, which works basically the same.
To unlock tasks in PWA2013,
go to server setting, manage views,
choose a project view,
insert the "lock" column,
go to the project center,
check out your project schedule,
select the view you just modified,
change the value in the lock field for the given task,
publish the project
Read this post here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/projectserver/en-US/28d4914d-5a80-4638-8153-94155a7d43fe/locked-feature-not-working-in-pwa-2013?forum=projectserver2010general
And this article: http://epmsource.com/2012/10/31/where-has-close-tasks-to-update-gone-in-project-server-2013/
Then it should be ok.
Hope this helps.
Guillaume Rouyre - MBA, MCP, MCTS