Resource Pool offline

[Hadi]

Hi,

I have about 30 files linked to a single resource pool being stored on a
shared drive. The resource pool is about 7.5MB and is exteremly slow to work
on off the shared drive. I have a single user for each one of these 30
project files that will be maintaining their own project schedules. Is there
a clean way that I can have the project users move their schedule file to
their hard drive along with a copy of the resource pool, and maybe have them
change the link to the pool, work on their files, save it and then put it
back on the shared drive. I then have to go back and relink the file to the
pool on the shared drive. How should I protect the pool so nobody can write
to it? Is there a clean way??

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

I'll first be answring a quetion that you haven't asked.
If a pool is extremely slow to work with (talking in terms of minutes)
generally it contins links to files that no longer exist. You can always try
Tools, Resoures, Share resources, and verify there are no "parasites" in the
names of the linked files.

 

[Hadi]

Hi Jan,
I already cleaned the old links, no difference. same problem.

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

Something bothers me.
I they replace their file on the exact salme spot why do you have to relink
it?
And can't the pool (in your scenario) reside on a server that is read only
for them but read write for you?

Greetings,

 

[Haris Rashid]

hi Hadi,
For the environment you have given, you need to have MS Project Server. In
the absnce of that, your Shared Resource Pool must reside at a shared
location (a server) and each Project file at various computers to link to
this single file. To improve performance, you can add RAM and MAP network
drive on work-stations. You should have a 100Mbps or better network.

 

[Rod Gill]

I would suggest in fact unlinking all projects from the pool and save them,
delete the pool file then create a new one from a blank project. Finally
link current projects to the new file.

Every so often open the pool file then save immediately. This will do file
house keeping on it, keep it as small as possible and so speed things up.

Be very careful that no one ever over-writes their project file, renames it
or moves it without first disconnecting from the pool. Failure to unlink
first will eventually corrupt the pool.

 

[Hadi]

We thought about going to the enterprise resource pool. the problem with that
is I have the server in one location and the project files will be maintained
in remote areas that has slow LAN connections. for example, it takes around
5mins to save a 175kb file when working on the enterprise server. My main
problem is LAN speed. that is why I was asking about a clean way to work
offline. Back to your question on the linking Jan, If I understand you
right, if they want to move their project files to the hard drive, they need
to have a local copy of the resource pool and change the link from the
project file to look at the pool on the hard drive. And here is where i
start running into problems with people overwriting the pool evern by
mistake..