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Thomas
Does anybody know how to link enterprise project templates?
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Dale Howard [MVP]
Thomas --
If you are wanting to set cross-project dependencies in your enterprise
project templates, you can't and you shouldn't. The linking should only
take place in the enterprise projects and never in the enterprise project
templates themselves. Hope this helps.
If you are wanting to set cross-project dependencies in your enterprise
project templates, you can't and you shouldn't. The linking should only
take place in the enterprise projects and never in the enterprise project
templates themselves. Hope this helps.
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Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]
Thomas:
Can't be done. But, you can set up your templates in such a way that a VBA
macro can do the work for you.
Can't be done. But, you can set up your templates in such a way that a VBA
macro can do the work for you.
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Thomas
Thanks Gary...so in case we would adjust the templates we always would have
to adjust the VBA script?
to adjust the VBA script?
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Thomas
Thanks Dale,
as we have a somehow complex (fixed) project structure with 8 sub-projects
we would have to perform this step everytime when we would set up a new
project. Thus we want to save time using a linked project structure.
Of course I know that this approach is a big challenge we would like to
try....but how? Only via scripts?
I cannot imagine that we are the first people who face this problems....or
are we the first that do not give up?
Regards
Thomas
as we have a somehow complex (fixed) project structure with 8 sub-projects
we would have to perform this step everytime when we would set up a new
project. Thus we want to save time using a linked project structure.
Of course I know that this approach is a big challenge we would like to
try....but how? Only via scripts?
I cannot imagine that we are the first people who face this problems....or
are we the first that do not give up?
Regards
Thomas
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Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]
Not if you have someone who understands Project VBA. In fact, I would
automate the entire process. One button creates all the new Project Files
and then links them. It sounds like you're managing a highly repeatable
process, which is a perfect candidate for this type of automation.
automate the entire process. One button creates all the new Project Files
and then links them. It sounds like you're managing a highly repeatable
process, which is a perfect candidate for this type of automation.
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Thomas
thanks gary,
sounds, i will have to learn Project VBA....otherwise we would have to order
this support each time we want to change project templates....in the
beginning this could be quite often.
do you have recommendations on web links or books on project vba?
anyhow...as we have a highly repeatable ore moreover very standardized
process with 8 subprojects for each project...we have to face this....or we
have to link manually each time setting up new projects....but this was
supposed to be automated as this represents the expected benefit (one of
many) of micosoft project server.
regards
thomas
sounds, i will have to learn Project VBA....otherwise we would have to order
this support each time we want to change project templates....in the
beginning this could be quite often.
do you have recommendations on web links or books on project vba?
anyhow...as we have a highly repeatable ore moreover very standardized
process with 8 subprojects for each project...we have to face this....or we
have to link manually each time setting up new projects....but this was
supposed to be automated as this represents the expected benefit (one of
many) of micosoft project server.
regards
thomas
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Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]
Thomas:
There's only one reference for Project VBA, and that's fellow MVP Rod Gill's
"VBA Programming for Microsoft Office Project Versions 98 through 2007. The
company I work for is the publisher. For more information see:
http://www.projectserverbooks.com
http://www.projectvbabook.com
Rod is teaching some courses this year, if you'd like to learn from the
master himself. For info on that, see:
http://www.projectservertraining.com
Beyond that, I caution you to be certain that your requirement to use linked
plans is absolutely necessary. IME, more times than not, taking this
approach is driven by corporate politics rather than what's best for
managing the process. If your project plans follow departmental divides,
efforts to deliver meaningful value from PM tools are likely to fail.
There's only one reference for Project VBA, and that's fellow MVP Rod Gill's
"VBA Programming for Microsoft Office Project Versions 98 through 2007. The
company I work for is the publisher. For more information see:
http://www.projectserverbooks.com
http://www.projectvbabook.com
Rod is teaching some courses this year, if you'd like to learn from the
master himself. For info on that, see:
http://www.projectservertraining.com
Beyond that, I caution you to be certain that your requirement to use linked
plans is absolutely necessary. IME, more times than not, taking this
approach is driven by corporate politics rather than what's best for
managing the process. If your project plans follow departmental divides,
efforts to deliver meaningful value from PM tools are likely to fail.
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Thomas
maybe we have to discuss this issue in our company....many thanks to you.
thomas
thomas