Enterprise Options

The Enterprise Options feature is available in Project Professional by selecting Tools, Enterprise Options. Enterprise Options provides access to the enterprise configuration functionality of Project Professional. Enterprise Options is your portal for configuring the enterprise-level options for your Microsoft Project configuration.

Microsoft Office Project Server Accounts

You can now work on project files in three modes: local desktop, connected to a project server instance, and offline with a Project Server schedule.

When Project Professional is installed, a single account is created called My Computer, as shown in Figure 20.1. This account is used to work in the local desktop mode. When using this account, the local Global template is used as the template in all new project files created. The Global template is usually located in the \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\1033 directory.

Figure 20.1. The Project Server Accounts dialog box allows you to select an account to connect to.

To configure Project Professional to work with a specific Project Server 2003 instance, you must create an account to use the collaborative features of an enterprise installation. To set up an account, follow these steps:

1.	From the Start menu select All Programs, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Tools, Microsoft Office Project Server Accounts. Or within Project Professional, select Tools, Enterprise Options, Microsoft Office Project Server Accounts from the menu. This displays the available accounts table.
2.	Click the Add button, and the Account Properties dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 20.2. Figure 20.2. The Account Properties dialog box allows you to create new Project Server accounts.
3.	Enter a name for the account. This should be a descriptive name to identify the specific Project Server that the account references. For example, use Production Project Server or Development Project Server.
4.	Enter the proper URL to the project server. Click the Test Connection button to confirm that the URL points to a valid Project Server instance. This validates only the URL; it does not validate the account permissions for the specific user.
5.	Specify the account as a Windows Account or a Project Server Account. If using a Project Server account, you must also enter the username.
6.	Specify the Project Server account that is used when you start Microsoft Office Project 2003 by checking Set As Default Account in the account properties.
7.	To save the account information, click OK.

NOTE

On creating a Project Server account, the following registry is added:

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 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\MS Project\Profiles\Project Server] "Name"="Project Server" "Path"="http://server1/projectserver" "AccountType"="0" "UserName"="" "Default"="No" "GUID"="{F5FCAE4C-8FE6-46D2-BA27-A9187ABC2B50}" (This is an example. The GUID will be  unique for each project server account.) "EntGlobalLastMod"="" "ServerAllowsMasterProjects"="No" "ServerAllowsLocalBaseCals"="No" "ServerProtectsActuals"="No" "DisableMacros"="No" "DisableProjInfoGrid"="No" "DisableSaveAsGrid"="No" "CachedGlobalCPID"="0" "LastDBBootCPID"="0" 

The folder for offline project files is also created using the GUID in the preceding example for the folder name at C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Application Data\Microsoft\MS Project.

The new account then appears on the Project Server Accounts dialog box. To set the starting options for Project, select Automatically Detect Connection State or Manually Control Connection State. The Automatically Detect Connection State option automatically connects to the default account when you start Project. If the server is available, it connects to the enterprise Project Server. If the server is unavailable, it starts in the offline mode for that account.

Manually Control Connection State presents the Project Server Accounts dialog box from which you can select the name of the account you want to use. This should be used if you use multiple Project Server accounts, you require the option to load resource summary data, or you require to work offline in local desktop mode. The specified default account is highlighted in the manual connection mode as shown in Figure 20.3.

Figure 20.3. The Project Server Accounts dialog box allows you to select the connection type and the default account.

Use the Project Server Accounts dialog box to modify account properties as necessaryfor example, if the project server was moved and a different URL is used, or if you are using various Project Server accounts to test permissions on group security.

After the accounts are created, you must connect to the specific project server before you can work offline with that account. On initial connection, the registry is modified to include additional information of the profile and copy the Enterprise Global template to C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\MS Project\11\1033 under the GUID matching the offline folder name.

Connection to Project Server Accounts

On starting Project Professional, depending on the Control Connection State setting, Project connects to the default account or presents the Project Server Accounts dialog box from which you can select the name of the account you want to use. In the manually controlled connection state, you also have the option to load or not load resource summary data.

Tools Plus Options

Setting the options that control the behavior of Project Professional 2003 in a Project Server 2003 environment requires an understanding of the interaction of the global templates and the specific options. When Project Professional is set up to connect to a Project Server 2003 instance, there are three global template files: Local Global, Non-cached Enterprise Global template, and the Cached Enterprise Global template. Project loads dependent on the connection. Some possible connection scenarios follow:

• Example 1 Connected to My Computer account in the offline mode uses the local global file located in the folder C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\MS Project\11\1033.

• Example 2 Connected to a Project Server account in the connected state merges the Enterprise Global template stored in the Project Server database with the Local Global template.

• Example 3 Connected to a Project Server account in the offline state merges the Local Global template with the Enterprise Global template for that instance stored in the folder C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\MS Project\11\1033 with the filename of the GUID. The cached Enterprise Global template is updated with a newer version when connected to the server and the time stamp differs between the templates. Only the most current Enterprise Global Template is retained on the local machine.

The Enterprise Global template does not control the environment options except for setting the currency symbol provided by the Project Server configuration feature by selecting Enforce Single Currency As Specified in the Enterprise Global Template option is elected. The following sections provide details of the environment options and precedence.

The View Tab

The View tab allows you to establish settings regarding the way things appear in Project Professional. Table 20.1 outlines the features available in Options when the View tab is selected, as well as what template those features apply to.

Table 20.1. Enterprise Environment OptionsView Tab

Environment Options	Project File	Local Global	Enterprise Global	Software Policy #
Default View		X		X
Date Format		X		X
Show
Status Bar		X		X
Scrollbars		X		X
OLE Links Indicators		X		X
Windows in Taskbar		X		X
Entry Bar		X		X
Project ScreenTips		X		X
Cross-project Linking Options for "Project 1"
Show External Successors		X
Show External Predecessors		X
Show Links Between Projects Dialog on Open		X
Automatically Accept New External Data		X
Currency Options for "Project 1"
Symbol			X
Placement	X
Decimal Digits	X
Outline Options for "Project 1"
Indent Name	X
Show Outline Number	X
Show Outline Symbol	X
Show Summary Tasks	X
Show Project Summary Task	X

The General Tab

The General tab in the Options window allows you to control what features of Project Professional appear. For example, you can select the option Open Last File on Startup, which means that the last .mpp file you viewed before closing Project Professional will open automatically the next time you connect to Project Server. Table 20.2 outlines the features available to you when selecting the General tab on the Options window and the template the features apply to.

Table 20.2. Enterprise Environment OptionsGeneral Tab

Environment Options	Project File	Local Global	Enterprise Global	Software Policy #
General Options for Microsoft Office Project
Display Help on Startup		[X]		[X]
Show Startup Task Pane		[X]		[X]
Open Last File on Startup		[X]		[X]
Prompt for Project Info for New Projects		[X]		[X]
Set AutoFilter on for New Projects		[X]		[X]
Recently Used File List		[X]		[X]
Planning Wizard
Advice from Planning Wizard		[X]		[X]
Advice About Using Microsoft Office Project		[X]		[X]
Advice About Scheduling		[X]		[X]
Advice About Errors		[X]		[X]
General Options for "Project 1"
Automatically Add New Resources and Tasks	[X]	[*]		[*]
Default Standard Rate	[X]	[*]		[*]
Default Overtime Rate	[X]	[*]		[*]

^[X] Software Policy using Project 2003 administrative template

^[*] Default setting

The Edit Tab

The Edit tab in the Options window allows you to control the editing features of Project Professional. For example, you can select the option Edit Directly in Cell, which allows you to edit directly in the cell of the grid (and not have to do it in the top bar). Table 20.3 outlines the features available to you when selecting the Edit tab on the Options window and the template the features apply to.

Table 20.3. Enterprise Environment OptionsEdit Tab

Environment Options	Project File	Local Global	Enterprise Global	Software Policy #
Edit Options for Microsoft Office Project
Allow Cell Drag and Drop		[X]		[X]
Move Selection After Enter		[X]		[X]
Ask to Update Automatic Links		[X]		[X]
Edit Directly in Cell X		[X]
View Options for Time Units in "Project 1"
Minutes	[X]	[*]		[*]
Hours	[X]	[*]		[*]
Days	[X]	[*]		[*]
Weeks	[X]	[*]		[*]
Months	[X]	[*]		[*]
Years	[X]	[*]		[*]
Add Space Before Label	[X]	[*]		[*]
Hyperlink appearance in "Project 1"
Hyperlink Color	[X]	[*]		[*]
Followed Hyperlink Color	[X]	[*]		[*]
Underline Hyperlinks	[X]	[*]		[*]

^[X] Software Policy using Project 2003 administrative template

^[*] Default setting

The Calendar Tab

The Calendar tab in the Options window allows you to control what calendar features of Project Professional are used for your project files. For example, under the Calendar tab you can set options such as what day the week starts on, the default start time, and so on. Table 20.4 outlines the features available to you when selecting the Calendar tab on the Options window and the template the features apply to.

Table 20.4. Enterprise Environment OptionsCalendar Tab

Environment Options	Project File	Local Global	Enterprise Global	Software Policy #
Calendar Options for "Project 1"
Week Starts On	[X]	[*]		[*]
Fiscal Year Starts In	[X]	[*]		[*]
Use Starting Year for FY Numbering	[X]	[*]		[*]
Default Start Time	[X]	[*]		[*]
Default End Time	[X]	[*]		[*]
Hours Per Day	[X]	[*]		[*]
Hours Per Week	[X]	[*]		[*]
Days Per Month	[X]	[*]		[*]

^[X] Software Policy using Project 2003 administrative template

^[*] Default setting

The Schedule Tab

The Schedule tab in the Options window allows you to customize what features of Project Professional are used for scheduling in your project files. For example, you can select the default scheduling unit for resource assignments and whether you want to see a percentage or a decimal number. Table 20.5 outlines the features available to you when selecting the Schedule tab on the Options window and the template the features apply to.

Table 20.5. Enterprise Environment OptionsSchedule Tab

Environment Options	Project File	Local Global	Enterprise Global	Software Policy #
Schedule Options for Microsoft Office Project
Show Scheduling Messages		[X]		[X]
Show Assignment Units As a Percentage or Decimal		[X]		[X]
Scheduling Options for "Project 1"
New Tasks	[X]	[*]		[*]
Duration Is Entered In	[X]	[*]		[*]
Work Is Entered In	[X]	[*]		[*]
Default Task Type	[X]	[*]		[*]
New Tasks Are Effort Driven	[X]	[*]		[*]
Autolink Inserted or Moved Tasks	[X]	[*]		[*]
Split In-Progress Tasks	[X]	[*]		[*]
Tasks Will Always Honor Their Constraint Dates	[X]	[*]		[*]
Show That Tasks Have Estimated Durations	[X]	[*]		[*]
New Tasks Have Estimated Durations	[X]	[*]		[*]

^[X] Software Policy using Project 2003 administrative template

^[*] Default setting

The Calculation Tab

The Calculation tab in the Options window allows you to customize what features of Project Professional are used when performing calculations in your project files. For example, you can select a manual calculation mode that prevents Project Professional from running automatic recalculations while you are working with your project file. This can be particularly useful if you are using the built-in function for leveling resources and don't want to see recalculation after each minor change you make. Table 20.6 outlines the features available to you when selecting the Calculation tab on the Options window and the template the features apply to.

Table 20.6. Enterprise Environment OptionsCalculation Tab

Environment Options	Project File	Local Global	Enterprise Global	Software Policy #
Calculation Options for Microsoft Office Project
Calculation Mode		[X]		[X]
Calculate		[X]		[X]
Calculation Options for "Project 1"
Updating Task Status Updates Resource Status	[X]	[*]		[*]
Move End of Completed Parts After Status Date Back to Status Date	[X]	[*]		[*]
And Move Start of Remaining Parts Back to Status Date	[X]	[*]		[*]
Move Start of Remaining Parts Before Status Date Forward to Status Date	[X]	[*]		[*]
And Move End of Completed Parts Forward to Status Date[*]	[X]	[*]
Edits to Total Task % Complete Will Be Spread to the Status Date	[X]	[*]		[*]
Inserted Projects Are Calculated Like Summary Tasks	[X]	[*]		[*]
Actual Costs Are Always Calculated by Microsoft Office Project	[X]	[*]		[*]
Edits to Total Actual Cost Will Be Spread to the Status Date	[X]	[*]		[*]
Default Fixed Costs Accrual	[X]	[*]		[*]
Calculate Multiple Critical Paths	[X]	[*]		[*]
Tasks Are Critical if Slack Is Less Than or Equal To	[X]	[*]		[*]

^[X] Software Policy using Project 2003 administrative template

^[*] Default setting

The Spelling Tab

The Spelling tab in the Options window allows you to customize the Autocorrection and Ignore options for spelling within the project files. Table 20.7 outlines the features and selections available to you when choosing the Spelling tab on the Options window and the template the features apply to.

Table 20.7. Enterprise Environment OptionsSpelling Tab

Environment Options	Project File	Local Global	Enterprise Global	Software Policy #
Ignore Words in UPPERCASE		X		X
Ignore Words with Numbers		X		X
Always Suggest		X		X
Suggest from User Dictionary		X		X

The Collaborate Tab

The Collaborate tab in the Options window allows you to customize features used for collaborating using Project Professional. For example, you can select what assignments, if any, Project Professional should publish when you save a project file. Table 20.8 outlines the features available to you when selecting the Collaborate tab on the Options window and the template the features apply to.

Table 20.8. Enterprise Environment OptionsCollaborate Tab

Environment Options	Project File	Local Global	Enterprise Global	Software Policy #
Collaboration Options for "Project 1"
Collaborate Using	[X]	[*]		[*]
Project Server URL	[X]	[*]		[*]
Identification for Project Server
Windows User Account	[X]	[*]		[*]
Microsoft Office Project User Name	[X]	[*]		[*]
Email Address	[X]	[*]		[*]
Allow Resources to Delegate Tasks Using Project Server	[X]	[*]		[*]
"Publish New and Changed Assignments" Updates Resources' Assignment When
Start, Finish, % Complete or Outline Changes	[X]	[*]		[*]
Any Task Information Changes	[X]	[*]		[*]
On Every Save, Publish the Following Information to Project Server
New and Changed Assignments	[X]	[*]		[*]
Project Summary	[X]	[*]		[*]
Including Full Project Plan	[X]	[*]		[*]

^[X] Software Policy using Project 2003 administrative template

^[*] Default setting

The Save Tab

The Save tab in the Options window allows you to customize the save options available to you in Project Professional. For example, you can select the Auto Save interval so that Project Professional saves your projects every X minutes. Table 20.9 outlines the features available to you when selecting the Save tab on the Options window and the template the features apply to.

Table 20.9. Enterprise Environment OptionsSave Tab

Enterprise Options	Project File	Local Global	Enterprise Global	Software Policy #
Save Microsoft Office Project		X		X
File Locations		X		X
Auto Save
Save Every		X		X
Save Active Project Only		X		X
Save All Open Project Files		X		X
Prompt Before Saving		X		X
Database Save Options for "Project 1"
Expand Timephased Data in the Database		X		X

The Interface Tab

The Interface tab in the Options window allows you to customize the interface options available to you in Project Professional. For example, you can select which of the indicators you want to appear in your project file. Table 20.10 outlines the features available to you when selecting the Interface tab on the Options window and the template the features apply to.

Table 20.10. Enterprise Environment OptionsInterface Tab

Enterprise Options	Project File	Local Global	Enterprise Global	Software Policy #
Show Indicators and Option Buttons For
Resource Assignments		X		X
Edits to Start and Finish Dates		X		X
Edits to Work, Units, or Duration		X		X
Deletions in the Name Column		X		X
Project Guide Settings
Display Project Guide		X		X
Project Guide	X	*		*
Functionality and Layout Page
Project Guide Content
Use Microsoft Office Project's Default Content	X	*		*

The Security Tab

The Security tab in the Options window allows you to customize your security setup for Project Professional. For example, you can set the privacy options to remove information such as Author, Company, Last Saved By, and so on, from a newly created project file. Table 20.11 outlines the features available to you when selecting the Security tab on the Options window and the template the features apply to.

Table 20.11. Enterprise Environment OptionsSecurity Tab

Enterprise Options	Project File	Local Global	Enterprise Global	Software Policy #
Privacy Options for "Project 1"
Remove Information from File Properties on Save	X
Macro Security		X		X

Using the Organizer

The Organizer is a utility provided in Project to copy, rename, or delete objects in project schedules and templates. This allows the user to share objects from one file or template to another file or template. Table 20.12 demonstrates the objects contained in a project file/template.

Table 20.12. Project Objects

Objects	Description
Views	Used to display project data for reporting, modifying, and organizing information. There are six types of views in Project: Calendars, Charts, Diagrams, Forms, Sheets, and Usage (time-phased data).
Reports	Used to query specific project information and output to the screen or printer.
Modules	Macros using VBA and can be of the type, module, userform, or class module.
Forms	Forms are used to present detailed task or resource data.
Tables	Used to define the data columns from task or resource fields.
Filters	Used to limit or highlight data presented to defined conditions.
Calendars	Used to identify working times for projects, resources, and tasks.
Toolbars	Used to rearrange and modify existing toolbar buttons, menus, and menu commands or to create new ones.
Maps	Used to define the field mapping for import and export to other file types.
Fields	Custom fields defined in the project.
Groups	Used to group resource or task data to create rolled-up totals for the condition specified.

TIP

When creating or modifying an object, maps, toolbars, and macros are saved to the Local Global template. All other objects are saved in the active project file.

To access the Organizer, select Tools, Organizer. The Organizer dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 20.4.

Figure 20.4. The Organizer dialog box allows you to select the tabs for selecting the desired objects.

The Organizer dialog box has a tab for each type of object and a radio button to select task or resource objects on appropriate objects. Two windows list the object names based on the file selected in the drop-down list at the bottom of each window. The global template being used and any open project files will be listed. From this interface you can copy, rename, or delete objects.

TIP

An object used within a project file becomes a unique object in that file. Any changes to objects or any new objects are stored in the project file object and not the global object. The exceptions are maps, modules, and toolbars.

To copy an object from one file to another, perform the following steps:

1.	Open the source file for the object and the target file where you want to copy the object.
2.	Select the files from the pick-list at the bottom of each object list. Select the source file for one and the target file for the other.
3.	Select the tab that contains the object to copy. Select the radio button for Task or Resource, if applicable.
4.	Select (highlight) the object name(s) from the list for the source.
5.	Click the Copy button.

To delete or rename an object, perform the following steps:

1.	Open the source file for the object you want to delete or rename.
2.	Select the file from the pick-list at the bottom of an object list.
3.	Select the tab that contains the object to delete or rename. Select the radio button for Task or Resource, if applicable.
4.	Select (highlight) the object name(s) from the list.
5.	Click the Delete or Rename button. Enter a new name for the object if renaming.

Tools Plus Enterprise Options

Project Professional provides access to enterprise functions to manage Project Server accounts, the Enterprise Global template, and the Enterprise Resource Pool, and to import projects or resources to the enterprise environment. These functions can be located using the Tools, Enterprise Options menu.

Microsoft Project Server Accounts

You access Project Server accounts by selecting Tools, Enterprise Options, Microsoft Project Server Accounts. The Project Servers Accounts dialog box opens, allowing modification of your accounts.

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Open Enterprise Global Template

The Enterprise Global template is similar to your Local Global template but allows you to create enterprise standards for project schedules. When a user connects to Project Server, the Enterprise Global template is merged with the Local Global template to create the Global (+ noncached Enterprise) template.

To modify the Enterprise Global template select Tools, Enterprise Options, Open Enterprise Global.

NOTE

You must connect with an account that has permission to Save Enterprise Global to modify it.

The Enterprise Global template opens as a Checked-out Enterprise Global and displays as a blank project schedule. When the template is opened, you can create or add custom views, tables, reports, filters, groups, forms, modules, calendars, toolbars, maps, and fields that are then available to all users connected to the Project Server.

NOTE

The Enterprise Global template resides in the Project Server. Each version of the Global template is retained in Project Server to enable version archiving. The most recent template is the active Enterprise Global.

Project must be closed and reopened to access the modifications in the Enterprise Global template.

NOTE

To transfer an item from a project file to the Enterprise Global template, open both files and use the Organizer to copy the item to the template.

Open Enterprise Resource Pool

To modify the Enterprise Resource Pool select Tools, Enterprise Options, Open Enterprise Resource Pool. This presents the Open Resources dialog box as shown in Figure 20.5.

Figure 20.5. The Open Enterprise Resources dialog box displays the resources the user has permission to see in the Enterprise Resource Pool.

To filter the resources, select an Enterprise Outline Code and select the value. Only defined outline codes can be used. Click the Apply Filter button to filter the list based on the selections.

To include inactive resources, check the Include Inactive Resources box and click Apply Filter.

To select individual resources, select the box next to the resource name. Use Select/Deselect All to include all resources in the list.

The Open/Add button opens the Enterprise Resource Pool and presents the selected resources in the Resource Sheet view. Resource attributes can then be modified, or new resources can be added.

Import Project to Enterprise

The Import Project to Enterprise option saves an existing local project file to the Project Server. When executed, the Import Project Wizard is initialized. Resources in the project file are automatically mapped to enterprise resources, provided that the names match. If resources are not matched, they are identified as local resources in the project file. Tasks are then listed, and local task custom fields can be mapped to enterprise task custom fields.

The Import Resources to Enterprise Option

The Import Resources to Enterprise option adds resources from a project file to the Enterprise Resource Pool. The Import Resource Wizard allows mapping of local custom fields to enterprise fields and setting of resource attributes as desired.

The Backup Enterprise Global Template

The Enterprise Global template can be saved as a Microsoft Project template file. To back up the Enterprise Global template, select Tools, Enterprise Options, Backup Enterprise Global. The Save As dialog box opens where you can select the folder and enter a name for the backup.

The Restore Enterprise Global Template

The Enterprise Global template can be restored from an Enterprise Global backup file. To restore an Enterprise Global template, select Tools, Enterprise Options, Restore Enterprise Global. The Restore Enterprise Global dialog box appears as shown in Figure 20.6.

Figure 20.6. The Restore Enterprise Global dialog box.

Select the server account where you want to restore the template to. All Project Server accounts identified will be listed in the pull-down list. Select the backup file location and name using the Browse button. Select Restore to load the backup file to the Project Server. The restored global cannot be removed; however, you may restore again.

NOTE

The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a local project file field. Enterprise Global cannot be restored if it contains local fields. Use the Organizer to delete those fields and repeat the restore process.