Hi Jennifer,
I'm not sure if this is exactly what you want to do, but if you want to
create a specific project workspace for your projects this is what I usually
do. You will need to change the STP file (no other way that I know of), and
I'm assuming you're using Project Server. You will need to be an
administrator or have him/her handy.
Changing the Project Template in Project Server 2007
1) Create a new project using Project Professional. This has to be done as
the workspace will need to be deleted so we can’t start with a real live
project. This also means you can leave the existing standard site with no
modifications. Call the project something obvious like “Workspace Template
Project version xâ€. Save and publish the project, making sure a new workspace
is created;
2) Navigate to the workspace and make any changes required;
3) Use Site Actions -> Site Settings to save the site as template.
4) Give the template a memorable file name and template name. "Description"
is not required, but you might want to fill it in. "Include content" is only
required if items in lists or libraries will be required in the new
workspaces.
5) You should see an Operation Completed Successfully screen. Click on “go
to the site template gallery†hyperlink. If you accidentally click OK, you
can find the gallery by using Site Actions -> Site Templates from PWA.
6) Click on the template file and save it to some file location. Best
practice means saving the file in a “PS2007 Workspace Templates†or similar
directory somewhere so they’re all in the same place. Open a command prompt
and navigate to the directory location. You need to use the stsadm command
that is in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Web Server
Extensions\12\BIN directory. (A good ideas is to add this to the system’s
path to avoid having to type the whole path every time).
The command you need is stsadm –o addtemplate – filename “path\filename you
used.stp†–title “title you usedâ€
7) Once this is done you need to run iisreset. This should be done when the
server is quiet.
8) Delete the project and the workspace by using PWA -> Server Settings ->
Database Administration -> Delete Enterprise Objects.
9)Use PWA -> Server Settings -> Operational Policies -> Project Workspace
Provisioning Settings and select the new workspace template just created.
10) This workspace will now be used for all future projects. The original
template will still be available if you need to use it, and you can do step 9
again to revert to it.
