Add data to a Project Server field from an external source

[jim.e.althoff]

Hi folks. Looking for the appropriate group to ask this question - I
have to start somewhere... I have several external datasources and I
would like to update Project Server fields with this data. In some
cases this would be a new field. However for this first case, I've
created a new table in my project server database and would like to
update the windows login field. Is VBA in Project Pro an approach?
How would you attach this problem?
Thanks for your feedback!

Jim

 

[Rod Gill]

This news group is closing soon, so please use the developer group in
future.

Updating Project Server tables is very risky. Updating Project MSP_ tables
is OK provided you are CAREFUL and follow pjdb.htm to the letter.

Updating Project Server tables is most safely done via PDS calls (See
Project SDK or MSDN). For custom fields you will need to write a PDS
extension. Note that it's not worth doing too much development in PDS as
Project Server 2007 has a completely (but much better) development system.