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You receive the "You need Microsoft Project Professional 2002 or Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 in order to perform this action" error message when you accept updates in Project Web Access in Project Server 2003
(891171) - Explains that you may receive a "You need Microsoft Project Professional 2002 or Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 in order to perform this action" error message when you try to accept updates in Project Web Access.
Printed status report does not include added sections in Project Server 2002 and Office Project Server 2003
(325712) - Explains how to remedy status report printing problems in Microsoft Project Server 2002 and Microsoft Office Project Server 2003.
Your assigned tasks may not appear when you connect to Office Project Server 2003 by using Office Project Web Access
(895508) - Describes an issue when some tasks may not appear if you view your tasks in Microsoft Office Project Web Access of Microsoft Office Project Server 2003.
The MSP_PDS_CacheFullName stored procedure times out after 30 seconds if you use the procedure to query a custom ASPX Web page or a SQL query in Microsoft Office Project Server 2003
(884545) - Describes the problem where the MSP_PDS_CacheFullName stored procedure times out after 30 seconds if you use the procedure to query a custom ASPX Web page or a SQL query in Microsoft Office Project Server 2003.
You receive incorrect results for in progress projects when you use the Portfolio Modeler or the Resource Substitution Wizard in Project Professional 2003 or in Project Server 2003
(828826) - If you are using the Portfolio Modeler or the Resource Substitution Wizard in Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 or in Microsoft Office Project Server 2003, you may obtain incorrect results for in progress projects.
Other project plans are missing in Project Center after you publish your project plan to Microsoft Office Project Server 2003
(838347) - Describes a problem where other project plans are missing in the Project Center after you publish your project plan in Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003.
When you try to publish assignments from Project Professional 2002 to Project Server 2003, you may receive the “An error occurred while trying to access Microsoft Project Server..." error message
(887026) - Describes an issue that occurs in Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 where you receive an error message when you try to publish assignments from Microsoft Project Professional 2002 to Microsoft Office Project Server 2003.
How to allow Microsoft Project Professional 2002 users to connect to Project Server 2003
(885115) - Describes how to configure Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 so Microsoft Project Professional 2002 users can connect to Project Server 2003.
The Actual Work value for a project may appear as a zero (0) in Project 2003
(888638) - Describes a behavior where one or more project Actual Work values may display zero in Office Project 2003.
How to let Project Professional 2003 connect to your Project Server that is located in the intranet zone without being prompted to add the Project Server as a trusted site
(843608) - Describes how to add your Project Server that is located on an intranet site c without being prompted when you log on to Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003.
The submitted hours are shown with the default measurement suffix (std.) when you view a resource's timesheet in Project Web Access in the German version of Project Server 2003
(893093) - Describes a problem that occurs when you view a timesheet in Project Web Access in the German version of Microsoft Office Project Server 2003. The hours are shown with the default measurement suffix (std.) instead of with the hours suffix (h).
"0x80040e14" error message is displayed in the Microsoft Office Project Server Spooler dialog box and is logged in the Application log when you publish a project to Project Server 2003
(889500) - Describes an issue where you receive a "0x80040e14" error message when you publish a project to Project Server 2003.
"You are not authorized to view this page" error message when you try to connect to your Project Server 2003 server by using Project Professional 2003
(840700) - Describes an error message that you receive when you try to connect to your Project Server 2003 server by using Project Professional 2003.
You cannot install Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 on Microsoft Windows Server 2003
(871158) - Describes a problem that may occur when you try to install Project Server 2003 on Windows Server 2003. This article describes a resolution for this problem.
Some projects are not listed on the Project Center page of Microsoft Project Web Access after you upgrade from Microsoft Project Server 2002 to Project Server 2003
(835477) - Describes that some projects are missing from the Project Center page of Microsoft Project Web Access after you upgraded from Microsoft Project Server 2002 to Project Server 2003.
Site addresses of published projects no longer appear on the "Manage Windows SharePoint Services sites" page after you run the Setup program to install Project Server 2003
(828912) - Describes that the site addresses of published projects are not listed in the Site Address column after you run the Project Server 2003 Setup program.
The data from a Microsoft Project 2002 cube may not appear as expected when you view it in Project 2003
(828915) - Describes a problem that occurs when you use a Project 2003 cube to view data that was published from a Microsoft Project 2002 cube, you may find that some assignments are missing.
Description of the Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 hotfix package: February 28, 2004
(837248) - Describes Microsoft Project issues that are fixed in the Project Server 2003 hotfix package that is dated February 28, 2004.
"An error has occurred while collecting data for Administrative Templates" error message when you apply the Project 2003 policy template (Proj11.adm) to a Windows Server 2003 domain
(841003) - Describes and fixes an error message that you receive when you apply the Project 2003 policy template (Proj11.adm) to a Windows Server 2003 domain.
"<UserName> - user of this name already exists but NT accounts do not match" event ID error message is logged when you synchronize the Enterprise Resource Pool with Active Directory in Project Server 2003
(838107) - Describes an issue that occurs in Project Server 2003 where an event ID error message is logged to the application event log when you synchronize the Enterprise Resource Pool with Active Directory.
The Standard and Formatting toolbars appear on the same line when Project Professional 2003 is connected to Project Server 2003
(825220) - Explains why the Standard and Formatting toolbars appear on the same line when you start Project Professional 2003 and connect to a computer that is running Project Server 2003.
You receive an error message when you use Project 2003 to open a project that is stored in Microsoft Project 2002
(843087) - Describes an issue where an enterprise component, such as a project or the Enterprise Resource Pool, opens as read-only when you use Project Professional 2003 to open an enterprise component in Project 2003.
Actual Work that is submitted by the local resources may be lost when you synchronize a project that uses Protected Actuals and local resources in Project 2003
(840376) - Describes a problem where Actual Work that is submitted by local resources may be lost when you synchronize the project in Project 2003.
You receive a Project Data Service (PDS) error 9446 when you save to a Project Server 2003 database
(885851) - Describes an issue where you may receive a Project Data Service (PDS) error 9446 when you save to a Project Server 2003 database that contains more than 1000 resources.
You receive an "An import error occurred" error message when you click "Build Team from Enterprise" on the Tools menu in Project Professional 2003
(885856) - Describes a problem in Project Professional 2003 where you receive error messages when you click "Build Team from Enterprise" on the Tools menu, or when you try to save a project to Project Server 2003.
You receive a "The project is not checked out to you" error message when you use Project 2003 Professional to open a project that is stored in Project Server 2003
(890750) - Fixes a problem in Project 2003 Professional where you receive an error message when you try to open a project that is stored in Project Server 2003. This problem occurs if the project is missing data such as binary properties for tasks and...
You receive a "Microsoft Project cannot log you on automatically using your Windows user account" error message when you try to log on to Project Server 2003
(891168) - Describes an issue where you receive an error message when you log on to Project Server 2003 by using Project Professional 2003 or Project Web Access 2003.
The resource manager does not receive a timesheet approval notification if a resource submits zero actual hours worked in Project Web Access in Project Server 2003
(892472) - Describes a problem where the resource manager does not receive a timesheet approval notification if a resource submits zero actual hours worked in Project Web Access in Project Server 2003.
"Error 5001" error message when you try to log on to Project Server 2003 by using Project Professional 2003 or by using Microsoft Project Web Access
(839773) - Explains that you may receive an "Error 5001" error message when you try to log on to Project Server 2003 if there is a problem with the MSProjectUser account and the MSProjectServerUser account.
The WSSWiz.exe file stops responding when you start Project Server 2003
(827400) - Describes an issue where the WSSWiz.exe file crashes, and you receive an error message when you start Project Server 2003. You can use the Autorun program to resolve this issue.
Error messages that you receive when you update a task for a Project Server 2003 project plan in Microsoft Project Web Access
(871075) - Describes a problem that occurs where you receive an error message when you try to submit an update to a Project Server 2003 project plan in Microsoft Project Web Access.
You receive the "Error when creating site. Site does not seem to exist" in Project Server 2003
(867741) - Describes the "Error when creating site. Site does not seem to exist" error message that you receive in Project Server 2003.
"The specified Windows user accounts do not exist" error message when you use the Sample Data Configuration Wizard in Project Server 2003
(828911) - Describes that you receive an error message when you use the Sample Data Configuration Wizard to install and to configure the sample database in Project Server 2003.
The Administrative Time template is not available in Project Professional 2003
(828959) - Explains that when you upgrade from Microsoft Project 2002, some templates do not appear in Project Professional 2003. Provides steps to work around this problem.
The path of the Viewdrop folder for new a Project Web Access Web site for Project Server 2003 is incorrect
(871219) - Discusses the problem where the Viewdrop folder location is incorrect when you create a Project Web Access Web site for Project Server 2003. Includes modifications to the Windows Registry.
You receive an error message when you import a resource into your Project Professional 2003 project plan
(828914) - Describes that you may receive an "invalid base calendar" error message when you import a resource into a project plan in Project Professional 2003.
Proposed resources receive e-mail notifications from Project Server 2003
(873330) - Describes a fix to the problem where proposed resources receive e-mail notifications from Project Server 2003.
The value of Actual Work Protected field for a task is 0 (zero) hours when you use the Sync to Protected Actuals feature in Project Professional 2003
(892963) - Describes a scenario where the value of Actual Work Protected field for a task is 0 (zero) hours when you use the Sync to Protected Actuals feature in Project Professional 2003. This behavior occurs if no resources are assigned to the task.
The hours for the work that was submitted for the administrative task does not update in the project plan in Project 2003
(892994) - Describes a problem that occurs when you press BACKSPACE or DELETE (DEL) to remove time entered in the "Notify your manager of time you will not be available for work" task in PWA, the change is not updated in Project 2003.
"This page shows secure and nonsecure items" error message when you use Microsoft Project Web Access to locate documents on a server that is running Project Server 2003
(842779) - Discusses the problem where you receive an error message when you locate a server that is running Project Server 2003 Windows SharePoint Services.
You receive "Cannot obtain WSS item tp_ID" error message when you try to connect to a workspace in Project Server 2003
(825219) - Describes how you may receive a "Cannot obtain WSS item tp_ID" error message when you connect to a workspace in Project Server 2003 through Sharepoint services. To work around this problem, you can manually configure the properties for the subsite.
"The page cannot be found" error message when you connect to Project Server by using Project Web Access
(832590) - When you connect to Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 by using Microsoft Office Project Web Access 2003, you may receive the following error message: The page cannot be found. The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name...
A database transaction log file grows unexpectedly in Microsoft Project Server 2002 and in Microsoft Project Server 2003
(871237) - Describes an issue where a database transaction log file may grow to an unexpected file size, and you may receive an error message when you log on to Microsoft Project Server 2003 or Microsoft Project Server 2002.
Previously submitted actual work may shift after a project plan is updated in Microsoft Office Project 2003
(838024) - Describes a problem that occurs when a project manager updates a project plan after a resource has submitted their actual work, the actual work that was submitted by a different resource may be shifted later on the time line of the project plan.
Project Web access tab is blank when you double-click a Project Server 2003 Outlook calendar item
(827401) - Describes a problem that occurs when you try to open an Outlook calendar item in Project Server 2003, the Project Web access tab does not display the timesheet.
Microsoft Project files take longer than you expect to open in Project 2003
(834445) - Explains that it may take Project 2003 a long time to open a file. This problem may occur if the project file is contained in a large database. Requires that you install a hotfix to resolve the problem. Lists the steps to activate this hotfix.
You receive a "Project Server cannot connect to the specified Web server running Windows SharePoint Services" error message when you try to connect to Windows SharePoint Services by using Project Server 2003
(891166) - Describes a problem that may occur when you configure Windows SharePoint Services with a custom URL, and then you try to connect to Windows SharePoint Services by using Project Server 2003.
The "Load summary resource assignments" check box is selected again when you reconnect to an account in Project 2003
(892135) - Describes a problem where the "Load summary resource assignments" check box in the Project Server Accounts dialog box is selected again when you start Project 2003. Describes a resolution.
Error messages when you access a Microsoft Project Web Access page that contains grids
(832588) - When you connect to Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 by using Microsoft Office Project Web Access 2003, and you access Project Web Access pages that contain grids, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: When you click Tasks...
"Project Encountered a Problem and Needs to Close" Error Message and Microsoft Project Quits Unexpectedly (Crashes) When You Save Your Project to Project Server
(832395) - When you connect to Microsoft Office Project Server 2003, and you open or create a new project and then save the project to the server, Microsoft Project quits unexpectedly (crashes) and you receive an error message that is similar to the following:
PWA stops responding when you try to update your timesheet in Project Server 2003
(832367) - Describes a problem that causes PWA to stop responding when you try to update your timesheet in Project Server 2003.
Not all subwebs are modified when you modify an individual subweb in Project Server 2003
(887024) - Describes how to resolve an issue in Project Server 2003 where all subwebs are not modified when you modify an individual subweb.
You receive the “An import error occurred. Check Row <RowNo> column RES_PEAK” error message when you open a project file in Project Professional 2003
(887027) - Describes an issue in Project Professional 2003 where you receive an error message when you open a project file that is stored in a database.
The results in the timesheet or in the database may be inaccurate when you type fractions of time as time-phased data in Microsoft Project Server 2003
(888112) - Describes a problem where data that is submitted by using Project Web Access (PWA) in Microsoft Project Server 2003 is rounded to two decimal places. Describes a fix.
You are prompted to type your user name and password before you can log on to Project Server 2003 if you connect from a computer that is outside the Active Directory domain
(894437) - Describes a scenario where you are prompted to enter your user name and password before you can log on to Project Server 2003 if you connect from a computer that is outside the Active Directory domain.
"You do not have any scheduled work during this week" message when you use the Project Web Access Add-in for Outlook to report the hours that you worked on a task in Project Server 2003
(832595) - Describes the message that you receive in Project Server 2003 when you use the Project Web Access Add-in for Outlook to report hours that you worked. You cannot report the hours that you worked per week.
You receive an error message when you use the administrator account to try to log on to a Project Server 2002 or Project Server 2003 Project Web Access Web page
(893802) - Describes a problem that occurs when you cannot log on