Notification

[MNA]

Hi,
I am using Project server 2003.
Is it possible that once resources are assigned to a project then some how a
notification could be generated. this could be an e-mail or we may run a
program at the end of the day finding new resources assigned to any project
for specific period?

Thanks in advance
MNA

 

[Jason-W]

Hi,

Yes, MSP Server 2003 can be setup to send automatic
notifications & reminders. In PWA, you need to fill in
the fields in the Admin -> Customize Project Web Access ->
Notifications & Reminders

See chapter 8 of the MS Office Project Server 2003
Administrator's Guide for more details. Here's the link
for the Guide:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=20236

HTH,
Jason

 

[MNA]

Thanks Jason,
I could not find an option which tells that if a project manager assigns a
reasource to any project then e-mail notification might be generated to say
CEO of the company.

Following notification will work only after resources will send the
information not when are assigned to the project.

1. Submit new tasks and assignments
2. Delegate tasks
3. Update tasks


Regards,
Nadeem

 

[Jason-W]

Hi,

For something like this, you would probably need to use
VBA. From a quick search in the help file I think
the "MailSend" method can be used to send emails, but I
haven't tried it myself.

You can check for new assignments by using the "Created"
assignment(?) field to check what new assignments were
made during the day. Since you are using Project Server,
you can run an SQL Query using a DSN (one of the .HTM
files in the project directory has a sample...
projdb.htm?) through VB to retreive all the new
assignments. Then take the assignment list & format it
into the body of an email.

If you search the Project Groups on Google, there are a
fair number of threads about using a DSN to access the
Project Server.

Hope that helps.

If anyone knows an easier way, feel free to jump in
--Jason