Approvals - Tasks Updates

[MJ]

Help!!!!
A PM has 214 task updates from resources pending his approval. When he
goes to the approvals.aspx page, the browser hangs.

If they launch MS Project Professional, they see that there are 214 tasks
awaiting approval, however they experience the same hanging behavior inside
MS Project Pro 2007.

Is there a max.number of tasks allow to update?

 

[Tao of Project]

Help!!!!
A PM has 214 task updates from resources pending his approval.  When he
goes to the approvals.aspx page, the browser hangs.  

If they launch MS Project Professional, they see that there are 214 tasks
awaiting approval, however they experience the same hanging behavior inside
MS Project Pro 2007.  

Is there a max.number of tasks allow to update?

Looks like there is a max number based on what you said.
You can create an Approval Rules to approve these updates.

 

[Marc Soester [MVP]]

MJ, does this also happens when the user logs on to a different machine?
I am not sure if there is a maximum number of task approvals ( at least I
have not heard that this is hte case) I would check on a different PC to see
if the user still has the same issue.
Let me know how you go

 

[MJ]

Hi Marc,

Yes, I have tried on seveal differnt machines, the results are the same.

Thanks,

 

[BoggyBoy]

I think this is a bug. Everything works with 49 or fewer updates.

Workaround...

1. Log into the plan as a different PM
2. Change the "Status Manager" to the same PM on 49 or fewer tasks
3. Re-publish

the "different PM" should now be able to approve the updates without the
grid hanging.

 

[MJ]

We found a way to workaround. Change the status manger of certain amount of
tasks so that only update that amount tasks at a time. However, after I
updated the first 36 task, I'm able to update the rest which is 178 tasks.
Maybe there is a Max. tasks to update, like 200?!

Thanks,

 

[Marc Soester [MVP]]

hmmmm, i didnt know about this. MJ this may be worth posting to Microsoft.
thanks for giving us your workaround