Multiple project

[martin.champoux]

Hello,

I have a problem and somebody has to help me resolve it !!
I post the same problem a month ago but now, I need more information !

We need to manage our internal task and suppliers tasks.

Here is multiple project structure :

Master project
----Task 1 Project master file (Client task)

Supplier project (Sub-project)
----Task 2 Supplier project file (Supplier task)
----Task 2.1 Supplier project file (Supplier task)
--------Task 2.2 Supplier project file (Supplier task)
--------Task 2.3 Project master file (Client task)
------------Task 2.3.1 Project master file (Client task)
------------Task 2.3.2 Project master file (Client task)
--------Task 2.4 Supplier project file (Supplier task)

----Task 3 Project master file (Client task)

Our limit is that the supplier is maintening is project and the client
is maintening the master.

Thanks in advance for your response !

Marty

 

[John]

Hello,

I have a problem and somebody has to help me resolve it !!
I post the same problem a month ago but now, I need more information !

We need to manage our internal task and suppliers tasks.

Here is multiple project structure :

Master project
----Task 1 Project master file (Client task)

Supplier project (Sub-project)
----Task 2 Supplier project file (Supplier task)
----Task 2.1 Supplier project file (Supplier task)
--------Task 2.2 Supplier project file (Supplier task)
--------Task 2.3 Project master file (Client task)
------------Task 2.3.1 Project master file (Client task)
------------Task 2.3.2 Project master file (Client task)
--------Task 2.4 Supplier project file (Supplier task)

----Task 3 Project master file (Client task)

Our limit is that the supplier is maintening is project and the client
is maintening the master.

Thanks in advance for your response !

Marty

Marty,
OK..... so what's the question/problem?

John
Project MVP

 

[martin.champoux]

I'm trying to include those task and it doesn't work.

When I try to insert a task in the sub-project that will be in the
master project, it won't work.

Maybe I don't do it properly !

Thanks for the reply !

Marty

 

[John]

I'm trying to include those task and it doesn't work.

When I try to insert a task in the sub-project that will be in the
master project, it won't work.

Maybe I don't do it properly !

Thanks for the reply !

Marty

Marty,
Your description of the "problem" is still a little sketchy but I think
I see what you are trying to do.

First some basics about master files. When one or more subprojects are
inserted into a master file dynamically, which is the default, the
subprojects do not actually become part of the master. Rather, the
master simply contains pointers to the individual subproject files.
Given that, a task from the subproject cannot be dragged and dropped
into the master and vice versa. It can be copied and pasted but then
there is a duplicate of the task.

There are a couple of alternate ways to work with this setup. One is to
establish external links between the client and supplier files. That can
be accomplished in a variety of ways, check the Project help file for
more information. This approach will be closest to what you show in your
example except the tasks from one file are linked to the other instead
of actually residing in it.

A second way to get the structure you want is to create a static master.
To do that, uncheck the "link to project" option near the lower right of
the Insert Project window. A static master IS a single file and tasks
can be dragged and dropped just like any regular Project file. However,
a static master is only a snapshot of the files that make it up. Changes
in the individual subproject files will not be reflected in the master
and vice versa.

Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP

 

[martin.champoux]

Thanks John !

I try it and give you some feedback !

Marty

 

[John]

Thanks John !

I try it and give you some feedback !

Marty

Marty,
You're welcome.
John