There is a table named [custom table] in this project which cannot be overwritten

[Hall]

In Project Pro, I created a custom view that refers to fields in a custom tablein enterprise global. No problem.

I then created a new project and added data to fields in the custom table, and the custom view is what it was saved with. No problem.

I then saved it as a file. Then I opened Project Pro again and loaded the project into Project Server. Then closed Project Pro. No problem.

Then I tried to open the project in Project Pro and got this message:
There is a table named [custom table name] in this project which cannot be overwritten.
Press OK to rename it, or press Cancel to cancel opening the project.
How do I avoid this?

 

[Dale Howard]

Hall --

See the cause of the problem and its solution in the following link:

http://www.projectserverexperts.com/Project Server FAQs/cantoverwritetable.htm

Hope this helps.

--
Dale A. Howard
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


In Project Pro, I created a custom view that refers to fields in a custom tablein enterprise global. No problem.

I then created a new project and added data to fields in the custom table, and the custom view is what it was saved with. No problem.

I then saved it as a file. Then I opened Project Pro again and loaded the project into Project Server. Then closed Project Pro. No problem.

Then I tried to open the project in Project Pro and got this message:
There is a table named [custom table name] in this project which cannot be overwritten.
Press OK to rename it, or press Cancel to cancel opening the project.
How do I avoid this?

 

[Hall]

Dale, not exactly. The message I'm getting is a custom table which was previously loaded into enterprise global to support a custom view also in enterprise global. If I delete the custom table, doesn't the view fall apart?

Is this happening because I have conflict between the tables available in the plan and the tables available in enterprise global? Should I be saving my plans differently? I'm confused about this.

Thx so much
"Dale Howard" <dale(dot)howard(at)msprojectexperts(dot)com> wrote in message Hall --

See the cause of the problem and its solution in the following link:

http://www.projectserverexperts.com/Project Server FAQs/cantoverwritetable.htm

Hope this helps.

--
Dale A. Howard
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


In Project Pro, I created a custom view that refers to fields in a custom tablein enterprise global. No problem.

I then created a new project and added data to fields in the custom table, and the custom view is what it was saved with. No problem.

I then saved it as a file. Then I opened Project Pro again and loaded the project into Project Server. Then closed Project Pro. No problem.

Then I tried to open the project in Project Pro and got this message:
There is a table named [custom table name] in this project which cannot be overwritten.
Press OK to rename it, or press Cancel to cancel opening the project.
How do I avoid this?

 

[Dale Howard]

Hall --

Sorry. I think I misunderstood you problem. Do not delete either the custom View or the custom Table from the Enteprise Global. The issue that you are experiencing is how Project Server enforces the enterprise environment for all Microsoft Project users, and the warning message is part of the enforcement procedure. It guarantees that enterprise features, such as Views and Tables, always supercede local features that are named the same.

Simply tell your people that if they see this warning message, to click the OK button. The issue turns into a problem when people are seeing warnings about renaming or replacing either the Gantt Chart or Entry table, which is not your situation. Sorry for leading you astray, at least at first. Hope this clarification helps.

--
Dale A. Howard
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


Dale, not exactly. The message I'm getting is a custom table which was previously loaded into enterprise global to support a custom view also in enterprise global. If I delete the custom table, doesn't the view fall apart?

Is this happening because I have conflict between the tables available in the plan and the tables available in enterprise global? Should I be saving my plans differently? I'm confused about this.

Thx so much
"Dale Howard" <dale(dot)howard(at)msprojectexperts(dot)com> wrote in message Hall --

See the cause of the problem and its solution in the following link:

http://www.projectserverexperts.com/Project Server FAQs/cantoverwritetable.htm

Hope this helps.

--
Dale A. Howard
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


In Project Pro, I created a custom view that refers to fields in a custom tablein enterprise global. No problem.

I then created a new project and added data to fields in the custom table, and the custom view is what it was saved with. No problem.

I then saved it as a file. Then I opened Project Pro again and loaded the project into Project Server. Then closed Project Pro. No problem.

Then I tried to open the project in Project Pro and got this message:
There is a table named [custom table name] in this project which cannot be overwritten.
Press OK to rename it, or press Cancel to cancel opening the project.
How do I avoid this?

 

[Hall]

If they hit OK, then they'll be prompted to rename the custom table and custom view. If they don't hit OK and hit Cancel instead, they'll not be able to open the project. Do I want them to rename the custom table and view?
"Dale Howard" <dale(dot)howard(at)msprojectexperts(dot)com> wrote in message Hall --

Sorry. I think I misunderstood you problem. Do not delete either the custom View or the custom Table from the Enteprise Global. The issue that you are experiencing is how Project Server enforces the enterprise environment for all Microsoft Project users, and the warning message is part of the enforcement procedure. It guarantees that enterprise features, such as Views and Tables, always supercede local features that are named the same.

Simply tell your people that if they see this warning message, to click the OK button. The issue turns into a problem when people are seeing warnings about renaming or replacing either the Gantt Chart or Entry table, which is not your situation. Sorry for leading you astray, at least at first. Hope this clarification helps.

--
Dale A. Howard
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


Dale, not exactly. The message I'm getting is a custom table which was previously loaded into enterprise global to support a custom view also in enterprise global. If I delete the custom table, doesn't the view fall apart?

Is this happening because I have conflict between the tables available in the plan and the tables available in enterprise global? Should I be saving my plans differently? I'm confused about this.

Thx so much
"Dale Howard" <dale(dot)howard(at)msprojectexperts(dot)com> wrote in message Hall --

See the cause of the problem and its solution in the following link:

http://www.projectserverexperts.com/Project Server FAQs/cantoverwritetable.htm

Hope this helps.

--
Dale A. Howard
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


In Project Pro, I created a custom view that refers to fields in a custom tablein enterprise global. No problem.

I then created a new project and added data to fields in the custom table, and the custom view is what it was saved with. No problem.

I then saved it as a file. Then I opened Project Pro again and loaded the project into Project Server. Then closed Project Pro. No problem.

Then I tried to open the project in Project Pro and got this message:
There is a table named [custom table name] in this project which cannot be overwritten.
Press OK to rename it, or press Cancel to cancel opening the project.
How do I avoid this?

 

[Dale Howard]

Hall -

Yes, tell your people to click the OK button and to rename the table. This will cause no problems. Each time your people log into Project Server in Microsoft Project 2002, the Enterprise Global features and the local Global.mpt features are merged together into a single cached global file. Thus, each time they log in, they are getting the latest version of the custom Table and View you created for them. Don't worry. It will work as intended. The warning message just "freaks out" people a lot of the time. Good luck!

--
Dale A. Howard
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


If they hit OK, then they'll be prompted to rename the custom table and custom view. If they don't hit OK and hit Cancel instead, they'll not be able to open the project. Do I want them to rename the custom table and view?
"Dale Howard" <dale(dot)howard(at)msprojectexperts(dot)com> wrote in message Hall --

Sorry. I think I misunderstood you problem. Do not delete either the custom View or the custom Table from the Enteprise Global. The issue that you are experiencing is how Project Server enforces the enterprise environment for all Microsoft Project users, and the warning message is part of the enforcement procedure. It guarantees that enterprise features, such as Views and Tables, always supercede local features that are named the same.

Simply tell your people that if they see this warning message, to click the OK button. The issue turns into a problem when people are seeing warnings about renaming or replacing either the Gantt Chart or Entry table, which is not your situation. Sorry for leading you astray, at least at first. Hope this clarification helps.

--
Dale A. Howard
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


Dale, not exactly. The message I'm getting is a custom table which was previously loaded into enterprise global to support a custom view also in enterprise global. If I delete the custom table, doesn't the view fall apart?

Is this happening because I have conflict between the tables available in the plan and the tables available in enterprise global? Should I be saving my plans differently? I'm confused about this.

Thx so much
"Dale Howard" <dale(dot)howard(at)msprojectexperts(dot)com> wrote in message Hall --

See the cause of the problem and its solution in the following link:

http://www.projectserverexperts.com/Project Server FAQs/cantoverwritetable.htm

Hope this helps.

--
Dale A. Howard
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


In Project Pro, I created a custom view that refers to fields in a custom tablein enterprise global. No problem.

I then created a new project and added data to fields in the custom table, and the custom view is what it was saved with. No problem.

I then saved it as a file. Then I opened Project Pro again and loaded the project into Project Server. Then closed Project Pro. No problem.

Then I tried to open the project in Project Pro and got this message:
There is a table named [custom table name] in this project which cannot be overwritten.
Press OK to rename it, or press Cancel to cancel opening the project.
How do I avoid this?

 

[Gary L. Chefetz]

Hall:

When you say "I then saved it as a file. Then I opened Project Pro again
and loaded the project into Project Server. Then closed Project Pro. No
problem"

What exactly did you do? If you didn't use the Import Wizard, you should
have.
--

Gary Chefetz [MVP]
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"

*** Remember to look for line breaks in links posted to the news group, use
cut and paste for these.

In Project Pro, I created a custom view that refers to fields in a custom
tablein enterprise global. No problem.

I then created a new project and added data to fields in the custom table,
and the custom view is what it was saved with. No problem.

I then saved it as a file. Then I opened Project Pro again and loaded the
project into Project Server. Then closed Project Pro. No problem.

Then I tried to open the project in Project Pro and got this message:
There is a table named [custom table name] in this project which cannot be
overwritten.
Press OK to rename it, or press Cancel to cancel opening the project.
How do I avoid this?

 

[Hall]

Gary, you're saying I should only import a project file using the Import
Wizard?

How is that different from "Open from file"->"Save As"...save to Project
Server with type "Project"? That's what I've been doing and if that causes
problems, we really need to understand that!

 

[Gary L. Chefetz]

Hall:

If it exists as a file, best practice is to use the Import Project Wizard.

--

Gary Chefetz [MVP]
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"

*** Remember to look for line breaks in links posted to the news group, use
cut and paste for these.

Gary, you're saying I should only import a project file using the Import
Wizard?

How is that different from "Open from file"->"Save As"...save to Project
Server with type "Project"? That's what I've been doing and if that causes
problems, we really need to understand that!

Hall:

When you say "I then saved it as a file. Then I opened Project Pro again
and loaded the project into Project Server. Then closed Project Pro. No
problem"

What exactly did you do? If you didn't use the Import Wizard, you should
have.
--

Gary Chefetz [MVP]
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"

*** Remember to look for line breaks in links posted to the news group, use
cut and paste for these.

In Project Pro, I created a custom view that refers to fields in a custom
tablein enterprise global. No problem.

I then created a new project and added data to fields in the custom table,
and the custom view is what it was saved with. No problem.

I then saved it as a file. Then I opened Project Pro again and loaded the
project into Project Server. Then closed Project Pro. No problem.

Then I tried to open the project in Project Pro and got this message:
There is a table named [custom table name] in this project which

cannot

be
overwritten.
Press OK to rename it, or press Cancel to cancel opening the project.
How do I avoid this?