How to NOT become manager

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BTOjohn

Hi All,

Just a passing thought, and I realise this may not be best practise, but I
hoped that someone might humour me.

I have recently taken over administration of MSP2003+Server for an
organisation of c. 100 staff and c. 100 projects pa. There are many instances
when I need to get into the projects make a small change and republish. I
expect the frequency to reduce as I train the PMs.

For the time being, each time I do this, I become manager and have to ask
the PM to open, republish etc. Is there a way I can make the necessary
changes without MSP thinking I'm the manager and updates coming to me?

Cheers in advance.

John
 
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Chris Marriott

Hi

If you are making small changes and publishing to team members ...

Go to collaborate > publish > republish assignments

Be sure to NOT tick the Become manager for these assignments

The ownership is retained by the original project owner

Hope this helps
--
Regards


Chris Marriott - PMP MCSE MCDBA
UK - EPM Consultant & Trainer
 
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BTOjohn

Hi Chris,

Thanks very much for your answer. Is there somewhere that describes
precisely what each of the publishing options does? eg which make you manager.

Cheers again,

John
 
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mark.everett

BTO John -

The project owner is the first person to save the project to project
server (doesn't need to publish, just save). Saving a project will put
some information on the server - usually the summary line (no task
data). Publishing a project publishes the plan without assignments.
Publishing assignments puts the resource data in the plan and puts the
tasks on the users' Task sheet.

To change the Project Owner, use the Edit feature in the Project Center
in PWA. As Chris said, make sure you uncheck the "become the manager
of these assignments" when you do publishing.

Hope this helps,
Mark
 
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Langhorne

I have found PS often makes me project manager after I make changes to a
project even though I do NOT check the "Become manager" box. I have to have
the manager take it back by republishing assignments and checking that box.
I'll try the edit feature in PWA to see if that does the trick.
 
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Dale Howard [MVP]

Langhorne --

Thanks for correcting your assertion. In Project Server 2002, the system
DID change the manager of the project to the person republishing the
assignments, even if he/she did not select the "Become the manager for these
assignments" option. This was a bug in the system, fixed with the release
of Project Server 2003. Hope this helps.
 
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Langhorne

I've been seeing this in PS03 and Project Pro 03. And not consistently.
Perhaps fixed in 07? Let's hope... thanks for the response.

- L
 
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