Information About Microsoft Project and Project Server Cumulative December UpdateAdrian JenkinsSupport Escalation EngineerMicrosoft Corporation

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Brian SmithSenior Support Escalation EngineerMicrosoft Corporation

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Agenda

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Today’s Webcast

• Introductions• Microsoft® Office Project 2007 fixes• Microsoft® Office Project Server 2007 fixes• Microsoft® Project 2010 fixes• Microsoft® Project Server 2010 fixes• Cumulative update deployment and links• Past webcasts

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Project 2007

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Project 2007—KB 2466314

• 28086—The values for enterprise custom fields on external (ghost) tasks may not be correct.

• 28120—Summary resource assignments (SRAs) do not load after an access denied condition is encountered even if the user has access to subsequent SRAs.

• 28292—After you save a project, you may see on the Manage Queue page that the first attempt for the save failed, and you may see error ID 12005(0x2EE5) in the ULS log.

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Project Server 2007

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Project Server 2007—KB 2458607

• 27976—Saving a security category fails when you filter for and add an inactive resource or when you save a category that already has an inactive resource assigned.

• 28033—You receive the “unknown error” message when you try to edit a user account if the site’s regional settings are Danish or Norwegian.

• 28105—Local custom fields may not be displayed correctly after they are migrated from Project Server 2003.

• 28121—A project workspace’s permissions are not modified after a resource is transitioned from being an assignment owner to a team member.

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Project Server 2007—KB 2458607

• 28263—When you preview or apply an update, the process never completes and appears to stop responding.

• 28419—The My Tasks page is very slow when you do not select Expand All and when you use Windows® Internet Explorer ® 7.

• 28509—You cannot edit a calendar if the calendar has a recurring exception that is scheduled after the 28th of the month.

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Project 2010

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Project 2010—KB 2466263

• 28125—When you close projects that share resources, Project may crash.

• 28223—An extra space may appear in text values when you copy and paste from one location to another.

• 28372—After you create deliverables to the project summary task, you see errors that resemble the following when you try to view properties about the deliverable:

An error has occurred in the script on this page.

Line: 56Char: 7Error: The argument value is not validCode: 0URL: res://………./deliverable_utilities_js

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Project 2010—KB 2466263

• 28437—The ProjectBeforeAssignmentChange event cannot be raised as expected if an assignment is changed by using code.

• 28632—Baselines may disappear if you make changes by using the Task Update function.

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Project Server 2010

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Project Server 2010—KB 2459112

• 27954—If you create a new site based on the Project Server site template and then you try to add the “Cost” column to the risks list, an unexpected error occurs.

• 28151—You cannot provision a new PWA site if you use a host header name such as http://contoso.site.com/project.

• 28373—You cannot assign a user as a project owner unless the user has the Save permission for the project.

• 28494—You cannot edit the start date of an assignment in My Tasks when the tracking mode is set to Percent of work complete or Actual work done and work remaining.

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Project Server 2010—KB 2459112

• 28495—An unexpected error occurs when you drill into a project from the Project Center.

• 28521—Project Server 2007 custom solutions may not work automatically when they are installed on Project Server 2010.

High-Level Software Update Steps

Resources• Update Center for Microsoft Office, Office Servers, and related products: http://

technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ee748587.aspx

• Deploy Project Server 2007/2010 updates • TechNet articlesSteps• Preparation

– Complete software update signoff in a test environment– Back up your environment because you cannot uninstall an update– Create a single deployment package (slipstream)

• Installation– Windows® SharePoint® Services– Server rollup packages– 2007: Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (includes

Project Server) – 2010: Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2010 and Project Server 2010 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix

Package  – Language packs (if needed)– SharePoint Server 2007/2010 language pack– Repeat the steps above for each server in your farm– Run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard– Deploy the Project desktop update

• Verification– Review the ULS logs (C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\

{version}\LOGS)– Verify the product version in Add or Remove Programs/Programs and Features– Verify the database version

Microsoft Project and Project Server Resources

• Product information and trial download– Main product site: www.microsoft.com/project/2010/ – Project team blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/project/

• Product help for users– Project 2010 Help: http://office2010.microsoft.com/project-help – Project Server 2010 Help: http://office2010.microsoft.com/project-server-help – Support blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/brismith/

• Interactive content: Videos/sessions/webcasts – www.microsoft.com/showcase/en/US/channels/microsoftproject/– www.microsoft.com/events/series/epm.aspx – Prior webcast:

www.microsoft.com/events/series/epm.aspx?tab=Webcasts&seriesid=51&webcastid=14007

• Project and Project Server 2010 demo image – Download: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9713956 – Hosted virtual lab: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9713654

• Resources for IT professionals: TechNet– TechCenter: http://technet.microsoft.com/ProjectServer/ – The Project Admin blog: http://blogs.technet.com/projectadministration/

Microsoft Project and Project Server Resources

• Resources for developers: Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN®) – Developer Center: http://msdn.microsoft.com/Project/ – Programmability blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/project_programmability/

• Got questions? Project forums– http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/projectserver2010,proje

ctprofessional2010/

• Microsoft SharePoint 2010– http://sharepoint.microsoft.com

Questions and Answers

• Submit questions by using the Ask button• Don’t forget to fill out the survey• For upcoming and previously live webcasts, visit

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Prior Cumulative Update Webcasts

Title Description Related topics

TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft Project and Project Server Cumulative June Update

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=201581)

This webcast provides a brief overview of recently released Microsoft Project and Project Server cumulative updates (CU) and answers related questions about the cumulative updates.

The slide deck for this topic can be downloaded at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=201593

TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft Project and Project Server Cumulative August Update

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=201583)

This webcast provides a brief overview of recently released Microsoft Project and Project Server cumulative updates (CU) and answers related questions about the cumulative updates.

The slide deck for this topic can be downloaded at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=203367

Updates for Project Server 2010

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/projectserver/gg176680.aspx

For all Update information we now have a dedicated page on TechNet. This includes links to these webcasts

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