Active Directory connect to RBS

E

Ed Metzler

Is it possible to set up an RBS like the following and have it connect to equivalent fields in Active Directory for updates?

RBS:
Department
Manager
Direct Reports
Unit
Manager
Direct Reports
Sub-unit
Manager
Direct Reports

We will be loading AD from a legacy system using some of the Extended fields for Unit and Sub-unit. We intend to use the normal Department, Manager and Direct Reports fields in AD fro the rest.

Will this work?

--
Edward J. Metzler
aCCredo Corporation
Six Sigma Project Management
13267 SW Bull Mountain Road, Tigard, OR 97224
p503.624.2124 f503.624.5723 m503.805.7758 http://www.accredo.com
 
B

Brian K - Project MVP

Ed said:
Is it possible to set up an RBS like the following and have it
connect to equivalent fields in Active Directory for updates?

RBS:
Department
Manager
Direct Reports
Unit
Manager
Direct Reports
Sub-unit
Manager
Direct Reports

We will be loading AD from a legacy system using some of the Extended
fields for Unit and Sub-unit. We intend to use the normal
Department, Manager and Direct Reports fields in AD fro the rest.

Will this work?
Click to expand...

Well almost anything is POSSIBLE with custom development but this is
not possible out of the box. You would need to write your own AD sync
application to do this. Right now the AD sync only puts users from a
specified AD group into the Enterprise Pool. It also puts users from
specified AD groups into specific Project Server security groups. There
is no AD sync with RBS.

--
___
Brian K
Project MVP
http://www.projectified.com

Project Server Consultant
http://www.quantumpm.com
 
E

Ed Metzler

Brian, thanks for the answer. I think that I understnad
the syncing of specified AD groups with specific Project
Server groups (like Project Managers, etc.)

I am still trying to understand the overall sync of names
from one AD group (all domain users)into the Enterprise
Resource Pool. If I understand your answer, it sounds
like all I can do is sync the names from one specific AD
group into the Enterprise Resource Pool in a flat format.
There will be no relationship with RBS outline codes even
though the users in the AD group contain exact same
metadata descriptions.

Is there no out-of-the-box way to syncronize this one AD
group with metadata like department name, unit name, sub-
unit name, manager name and subordinates names when those
headings are in the RBS hierarchial ourline?

Ed
 
B

Brian K - Project MVP

Ed said:
Brian, thanks for the answer. I think that I understnad
the syncing of specified AD groups with specific Project
Server groups (like Project Managers, etc.)

I am still trying to understand the overall sync of names
from one AD group (all domain users)into the Enterprise
Resource Pool. If I understand your answer, it sounds
like all I can do is sync the names from one specific AD
group into the Enterprise Resource Pool in a flat format.
There will be no relationship with RBS outline codes even
though the users in the AD group contain exact same
metadata descriptions.

Is there no out-of-the-box way to syncronize this one AD
group with metadata like department name, unit name, sub-
unit name, manager name and subordinates names when those
headings are in the RBS hierarchial ourline?

Ed
Click to expand...

Right. The members of the AD group you specify become resources in the
pool. There is NO link with the RBS. This could be created though by a
developer.

--
___
Brian K
Project MVP
http://www.projectified.com

Project Server Consultant
http://www.quantumpm.com
 
Top