TASK in data sheet view - How do you publish?

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Brad Harris

I created a new data sheet view for tasks and assinged team members. What
next? How do they get there emails and tasks? Do these tasks HAVE to roll
up to the project scgedule??
 
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Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]

Brad:

Can you explain a bit more? If by "data sheet view" you mean Excel, the you
would have to import this into Project, if that is your goal. If you're
using the tasks list in SharePoint, you're creating tasks that do not have
anything to do with tasks in Project or Project Web Access.

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Dale Howard [MVP]

Brad --

Did you do each of the following:

1. Launch Microosft Project and connect to Project Server.
2. Create a new project, either from a blank project or from an enterprise
template.
3. Add resources to the project using Tools - Build Team from Enterprise.
4. Assign one or more resources to each task.
5. Click File - Save and save the project in the Project Server database.

If you did all of the above steps, you need to do one of the following to
publish the project:

Project Server 2003: Click Collaborate - Publish - All Information.
Project Server 2007: Click File - Publish.

The result of publishing a project is that team members receive an e-mail
message from Project Server, notifying them about new tasks in a new
project. From their, team members can navigate to their View My Tasks page
(in 2003) or the My Tasks page (in 2007) and then enter and submit progress
on their assigned tasks.

And I have NO IDEA what you mean by "Do these tasks HAVE to roll up to the
project scgedule??" Perhaps you need to confirm you have done the steps I
detailed above and then let us know more about your last question. Hope
this helps.
 
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Brad Harris

Gary/Dale,

Thanks for the feedback. You guys rule!!
I think answering Gary's question a may answer Dale's.
Let me set the stage more clearly. MSP2K7 and WSS3.0
I have project schedule tasks assigned to team members built from "build
team from enterprise," they all have project tasks assigned, and heve
recieved emails and task list updates from a published project.
My issue is:
I am using the tasklist in sharepoint under a published project's work
space, Tasks, settings, create view, Datasheet View.
Gary says that these tasks do not have anything to do with PWA. That is OK.
That means that these tasks do NOT roll up to the project sschedule, right?
Here is my question: Can the created in sharepoint-Task-Dataview sheet show
up in a team members task list? Can they recieve email notification of the
assignment? Are they available in the DB for reporting or cube analysis? If
so, how do I take the next step?
 
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