Timesheet functionality

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José M. Dominguez

Hello:

I have some questions regarding the timesheet
functionality that are critical for a succesful
implementation of the EPM solution.

I want to avoid people on my organization tracking hours
on weekends and non working days, since this is not done
automatically by project web access depending on project
proffesional calendars, the only option I have is creating
managed periods, open periods for labour days and closed
periods for weekends. Then I was surprised to see that
resources were getting a message on their homepage saying
their timesheet was not sent on those weekend periods (for
which they don't have any hour planned).

First of all I would like to know in which case does
project server thinks the timesheet wasn't submitted. I
may have tasks planned for a managed period in which I
haven't been able to work because I've been working in
other tasks, and that doesn't mean that I haven't sent my
timesheet. (Do they have to insert zeros on such tasks?)

And then, is there a way of avoiding this message to
appear in the homepage. I don't want it to be displayed in
any case (I know it can be removed by cleaning the
projectserver database.

Thanks
José
 
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Dale Howard [MVP]

Jose --

I'm having a really hard time understanding what you are trying to do with
Project Server. Are you saying that your people NEVER work on a Saturday or
Sunday? If so, why would you both with trying to lock those weekend time
periods in the first place? If your people never work weekends, then you
shouldn't need to lock weekend time periods. Instead, you could simply make
this a training issue and teach your people not to enter Actual Work in
weekend time periods.

On the other hand, if your people do work weekends occasionally, then I
believe you are making a big mistake by attempting to lock weekend time
periods. In either situation, you are going to way too much work with this
software tool, and I am afraid you are making the system way too hard for
your people to use. Just my opinion. Perhaps the others will have some
ideas, too.




Hello:

I have some questions regarding the timesheet
functionality that are critical for a succesful
implementation of the EPM solution.

I want to avoid people on my organization tracking hours
on weekends and non working days, since this is not done
automatically by project web access depending on project
proffesional calendars, the only option I have is creating
managed periods, open periods for labour days and closed
periods for weekends. Then I was surprised to see that
resources were getting a message on their homepage saying
their timesheet was not sent on those weekend periods (for
which they don't have any hour planned).

First of all I would like to know in which case does
project server thinks the timesheet wasn't submitted. I
may have tasks planned for a managed period in which I
haven't been able to work because I've been working in
other tasks, and that doesn't mean that I haven't sent my
timesheet. (Do they have to insert zeros on such tasks?)

And then, is there a way of avoiding this message to
appear in the homepage. I don't want it to be displayed in
any case (I know it can be removed by cleaning the
projectserver database.

Thanks
José
 
G

Guest

Hello Dale:

For my organization is mandatory avoiding non working days
to be available on the timesheet.

Still I don't understand how does project server states
that a timesheet has not been sent, do we have to fill all
cells of the time sheet with some hours, including zeros
for time we haven't worked?

Thanks
Jose
 
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