Do I need to configure some sort of Project hierarchy (with RBS?) in order to 
have the project manager receive task updates submitted via Outlook/Pwa 
add-in. Right now the PWA task form defaults to "and submit to project 
manager" but nothing is received. I'm assuming that project owner = project 
manager. 
Along this line - can I configure alerts to others up the corporate food 
chain of overdue tasks and such?
Pete

Pete --

Task updates go to the personal who originally PUBLISHES the project, 
designated in the project as the Status Manager for each task.  There is 
nothing special you need to configure, assuming of course, that the person 
who saved the project is the person who published the project initially.

There is no way to configure Executives to receive alerts about overdue 
tasks.  The PM of each project can configure this for the resources in 
his/her own projects, but in order for Executives to receive these alerts 
you would need to do custom software development.  Hope this helps.

-- 
Dale A. Howard [MVP]
VP of Educational Services
msProjectExperts
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
http://www.projectserverexperts.com
"We write the books on Project Server"


"Pete Hay" <PeteHay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:BB7204EF-EDD5-4A20-B907-63898C3F8A6D@microsoft.com...
> Do I need to configure some sort of Project hierarchy (with RBS?) in order 
> to
> have the project manager receive task updates submitted via Outlook/Pwa
> add-in. Right now the PWA task form defaults to "and submit to project
> manager" but nothing is received. I'm assuming that project owner = 
> project
> manager.
> Along this line - can I configure alerts to others up the corporate food
> chain of overdue tasks and such?
> Pete 

Dale,
UP front - I'm a newbie working in a test environment to evaluate MS 
Project/Project Server/MOSS for my company. Please bear with me.

I have set up a simple system with myself publishing projects and a "sample 
user" who is assigned to the tasks. All seems to be somewhat straightforward 
but when Sample Users responds to a task through PWA, I get nothing in the 
way of a notification. I'm assuming that this notification would come through 
Outlook. Am I wrong here? 
Also how can I verify the person "designated in the project as the Status 
Manager for each task"? Is this the person listed as Project Owner in PWA?

Pete

"Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote:

> Pete --
> 
> Task updates go to the personal who originally PUBLISHES the project, 
> designated in the project as the Status Manager for each task.  There is 
> nothing special you need to configure, assuming of course, that the person 
> who saved the project is the person who published the project initially.
> 
> There is no way to configure Executives to receive alerts about overdue 
> tasks.  The PM of each project can configure this for the resources in 
> his/her own projects, but in order for Executives to receive these alerts 
> you would need to do custom software development.  Hope this helps.
> 
> -- 
> Dale A. Howard [MVP]
> VP of Educational Services
> msProjectExperts
> http://www.msprojectexperts.com
> http://www.projectserverexperts.com
> "We write the books on Project Server"
> 
> 
> "Pete Hay" <PeteHay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:BB7204EF-EDD5-4A20-B907-63898C3F8A6D@microsoft.com...
> > Do I need to configure some sort of Project hierarchy (with RBS?) in order 
> > to
> > have the project manager receive task updates submitted via Outlook/Pwa
> > add-in. Right now the PWA task form defaults to "and submit to project
> > manager" but nothing is received. I'm assuming that project owner = 
> > project
> > manager.
> > Along this line - can I configure alerts to others up the corporate food
> > chain of overdue tasks and such?
> > Pete 
> 

Pete --

Welcome to the fast-paced world of Project Server 2007!  :)

The default permissions in Project Server 2007 will cause the system to send 
an e-mail message to the Status Manager whenever one of his/her team members 
submits a task update from the Task Updates page.  Is this sample user 
sending a task update from the My Tasks page or the My Timesheet page?  It 
makes a difference.  Furthermore, did you actually set up the e-mail options 
in Project Server 2007?  If you do not, the system does not send e-mail 
messages.

To see the Status Manager for every task, apply any task View, such as the 
Gantt Chart view and then insert the Status Manager field in the list of 
fields on the left.  The Status Manager, by the way, may or may not be the 
Owner of the project shown in PWA.  Hope this helps.

-- 
Dale A. Howard [MVP]
VP of Educational Services
msProjectExperts
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
http://www.projectserverexperts.com
"We write the books on Project Server"


"Pete Hay" <PeteHay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:A15B3774-A41F-4B65-98E8-5EFCFB6305C5@microsoft.com...
> Dale,
> UP front - I'm a newbie working in a test environment to evaluate MS
> Project/Project Server/MOSS for my company. Please bear with me.
>
> I have set up a simple system with myself publishing projects and a 
> "sample
> user" who is assigned to the tasks. All seems to be somewhat 
> straightforward
> but when Sample Users responds to a task through PWA, I get nothing in the
> way of a notification. I'm assuming that this notification would come 
> through
> Outlook. Am I wrong here?
> Also how can I verify the person "designated in the project as the Status
> Manager for each task"? Is this the person listed as Project Owner in PWA?
>
> Pete
>
> "Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Pete --
>>
>> Task updates go to the personal who originally PUBLISHES the project,
>> designated in the project as the Status Manager for each task.  There is
>> nothing special you need to configure, assuming of course, that the 
>> person
>> who saved the project is the person who published the project initially.
>>
>> There is no way to configure Executives to receive alerts about overdue
>> tasks.  The PM of each project can configure this for the resources in
>> his/her own projects, but in order for Executives to receive these alerts
>> you would need to do custom software development.  Hope this helps.
>>
>> -- 
>> Dale A. Howard [MVP]
>> VP of Educational Services
>> msProjectExperts
>> http://www.msprojectexperts.com
>> http://www.projectserverexperts.com
>> "We write the books on Project Server"
>>
>>
>> "Pete Hay" <PeteHay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BB7204EF-EDD5-4A20-B907-63898C3F8A6D@microsoft.com...
>> > Do I need to configure some sort of Project hierarchy (with RBS?) in 
>> > order
>> > to
>> > have the project manager receive task updates submitted via Outlook/Pwa
>> > add-in. Right now the PWA task form defaults to "and submit to project
>> > manager" but nothing is received. I'm assuming that project owner =
>> > project
>> > manager.
>> > Along this line - can I configure alerts to others up the corporate 
>> > food
>> > chain of overdue tasks and such?
>> > Pete
>> 

Dale,
Sample user is publishing/sending the task update from Outlook tasks via the 
PWA sync add-in. I did add the "Status Manager" column to my Gantt view and 
yes I am the status manager for all tasks.
I have a 3pm PST meeting so I hope I will be able to check the Project 
Server mail settings before I leave for the day. I think I was working under 
the impression that since Project Server was installed on top of MOSS, I 
wouldn't need to config mail separately.
I will post my findings. Thanks for the tips.
Pete

"Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote:

> Pete --
> 
> Welcome to the fast-paced world of Project Server 2007!  :)
> 
> The default permissions in Project Server 2007 will cause the system to send 
> an e-mail message to the Status Manager whenever one of his/her team members 
> submits a task update from the Task Updates page.  Is this sample user 
> sending a task update from the My Tasks page or the My Timesheet page?  It 
> makes a difference.  Furthermore, did you actually set up the e-mail options 
> in Project Server 2007?  If you do not, the system does not send e-mail 
> messages.
> 
> To see the Status Manager for every task, apply any task View, such as the 
> Gantt Chart view and then insert the Status Manager field in the list of 
> fields on the left.  The Status Manager, by the way, may or may not be the 
> Owner of the project shown in PWA.  Hope this helps.
> 
> -- 
> Dale A. Howard [MVP]
> VP of Educational Services
> msProjectExperts
> http://www.msprojectexperts.com
> http://www.projectserverexperts.com
> "We write the books on Project Server"
> 
> 
> "Pete Hay" <PeteHay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:A15B3774-A41F-4B65-98E8-5EFCFB6305C5@microsoft.com...
> > Dale,
> > UP front - I'm a newbie working in a test environment to evaluate MS
> > Project/Project Server/MOSS for my company. Please bear with me.
> >
> > I have set up a simple system with myself publishing projects and a 
> > "sample
> > user" who is assigned to the tasks. All seems to be somewhat 
> > straightforward
> > but when Sample Users responds to a task through PWA, I get nothing in the
> > way of a notification. I'm assuming that this notification would come 
> > through
> > Outlook. Am I wrong here?
> > Also how can I verify the person "designated in the project as the Status
> > Manager for each task"? Is this the person listed as Project Owner in PWA?
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > "Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Pete --
> >>
> >> Task updates go to the personal who originally PUBLISHES the project,
> >> designated in the project as the Status Manager for each task.  There is
> >> nothing special you need to configure, assuming of course, that the 
> >> person
> >> who saved the project is the person who published the project initially.
> >>
> >> There is no way to configure Executives to receive alerts about overdue
> >> tasks.  The PM of each project can configure this for the resources in
> >> his/her own projects, but in order for Executives to receive these alerts
> >> you would need to do custom software development.  Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Dale A. Howard [MVP]
> >> VP of Educational Services
> >> msProjectExperts
> >> http://www.msprojectexperts.com
> >> http://www.projectserverexperts.com
> >> "We write the books on Project Server"
> >>
> >>
> >> "Pete Hay" <PeteHay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:BB7204EF-EDD5-4A20-B907-63898C3F8A6D@microsoft.com...
> >> > Do I need to configure some sort of Project hierarchy (with RBS?) in 
> >> > order
> >> > to
> >> > have the project manager receive task updates submitted via Outlook/Pwa
> >> > add-in. Right now the PWA task form defaults to "and submit to project
> >> > manager" but nothing is received. I'm assuming that project owner =
> >> > project
> >> > manager.
> >> > Along this line - can I configure alerts to others up the corporate 
> >> > food
> >> > chain of overdue tasks and such?
> >> > Pete
> >> 

Dale,
I set the Project Server to point to our Exchange server and used my email 
address as the sender. Nothing seems to be going through from the Project 
Server.
Is there an easy way to test this connectivity short of poring over SMTP logs?
Pete

"Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote:

> Pete --
> 
> Welcome to the fast-paced world of Project Server 2007!  :)
> 
> The default permissions in Project Server 2007 will cause the system to send 
> an e-mail message to the Status Manager whenever one of his/her team members 
> submits a task update from the Task Updates page.  Is this sample user 
> sending a task update from the My Tasks page or the My Timesheet page?  It 
> makes a difference.  Furthermore, did you actually set up the e-mail options 
> in Project Server 2007?  If you do not, the system does not send e-mail 
> messages.
> 
> To see the Status Manager for every task, apply any task View, such as the 
> Gantt Chart view and then insert the Status Manager field in the list of 
> fields on the left.  The Status Manager, by the way, may or may not be the 
> Owner of the project shown in PWA.  Hope this helps.
> 
> -- 
> Dale A. Howard [MVP]
> VP of Educational Services
> msProjectExperts
> http://www.msprojectexperts.com
> http://www.projectserverexperts.com
> "We write the books on Project Server"
> 
> 
> "Pete Hay" <PeteHay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:A15B3774-A41F-4B65-98E8-5EFCFB6305C5@microsoft.com...
> > Dale,
> > UP front - I'm a newbie working in a test environment to evaluate MS
> > Project/Project Server/MOSS for my company. Please bear with me.
> >
> > I have set up a simple system with myself publishing projects and a 
> > "sample
> > user" who is assigned to the tasks. All seems to be somewhat 
> > straightforward
> > but when Sample Users responds to a task through PWA, I get nothing in the
> > way of a notification. I'm assuming that this notification would come 
> > through
> > Outlook. Am I wrong here?
> > Also how can I verify the person "designated in the project as the Status
> > Manager for each task"? Is this the person listed as Project Owner in PWA?
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > "Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Pete --
> >>
> >> Task updates go to the personal who originally PUBLISHES the project,
> >> designated in the project as the Status Manager for each task.  There is
> >> nothing special you need to configure, assuming of course, that the 
> >> person
> >> who saved the project is the person who published the project initially.
> >>
> >> There is no way to configure Executives to receive alerts about overdue
> >> tasks.  The PM of each project can configure this for the resources in
> >> his/her own projects, but in order for Executives to receive these alerts
> >> you would need to do custom software development.  Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Dale A. Howard [MVP]
> >> VP of Educational Services
> >> msProjectExperts
> >> http://www.msprojectexperts.com
> >> http://www.projectserverexperts.com
> >> "We write the books on Project Server"
> >>
> >>
> >> "Pete Hay" <PeteHay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:BB7204EF-EDD5-4A20-B907-63898C3F8A6D@microsoft.com...
> >> > Do I need to configure some sort of Project hierarchy (with RBS?) in 
> >> > order
> >> > to
> >> > have the project manager receive task updates submitted via Outlook/Pwa
> >> > add-in. Right now the PWA task form defaults to "and submit to project
> >> > manager" but nothing is received. I'm assuming that project owner =
> >> > project
> >> > manager.
> >> > Along this line - can I configure alerts to others up the corporate 
> >> > food
> >> > chain of overdue tasks and such?
> >> > Pete
> >>