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Brooks White, Sr. PFE SharePoint

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I am a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer supporting SharePoint.

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2018 5

  1. Turning off Access Requests in all sites in a web app
  2. Lesser Used Features in the Project Desktop Client: Add object to task
  3. Please upvote product suggestions on UserVoice
  4. Providing notes to resources on their timesheets
  5. "Due to organizational policies, you can't access these resources"

2017 7

  1. What's new in SharePoint and Project Server 2016 links
  2. Installing Project 2016 on a workstation with Office Pro Plus 2016 C2R (click to run)
  3. HTTP or HTTPS in Office Online Server
  4. PWA banner says “This site is read-only at the moment.”
  5. Migrate-SPProjectDatabase : Error encountered while migrating project data in Content database. The INSERT permission was denied on the object 'MSP_RESOURCES', database 'PWA_Content', schema 'pjpub'.
  6. "Sorry, this site has not been shared with you." on PS2013 databases restored to a different domain farm.
  7. GeneralActionCanceledBecauseServerEventServiceProblem (22002) Action cancelled because of a problem with the Project Server Event Service.

2016 6

  1. After February 2017, no more support for Project 2013 with Project Online
  2. SharePoint 2016 - Joining Farm failed. The exception is One or more types failed to load.
  3. Actual hours can move in a plan
  4. What's the impact of an AD display name change on workflows?
  5. Periodic Tasks for Project Managers
  6. Tell the Product Group what you want to see!

2015 13

  1. 403 error in IE when accessing the Project Online OData feed URL
  2. Time to create timesheet periods for 2016!
  3. Where did "Close tasks to updates" go in Project Server 2013/Project Online?
  4. Email notifications available in Project Online
  5. SharePoint and Project Online roadmaps
  6. MPUG has a neat article about reporting in Project Server.
  7. Real world problems upgrading to Project Server 2013
  8. SPUpdatedConcurrencyException: An update conflict has occurred, and you must re-try this action.
  9. Act as delegate causes inability to connect with Project Pro
  10. No permissions to read Project Web Access Enterprise Global file.
  11. "From the Trenches" white papers about enterprise project management
  12. Disconnecting a single server from a SharePoint farm
  13. Periodic Tasks for Project Server Administrators

2014 12

  1. "Reporting (Project Sync)" queue job when linking tasks to risks.
  2. MUST READ: "Project Server and Synchronizing Users to Project Sites" by Brian Smith
  3. Best Practices for Project Server 2010, 2013, and Online Permissions
  4. Find and Manage Updates for SharePoint 2010/2013 and Project Server 2010/2013
  5. Link to "SharePoint patching demystified" by Stefan Gossner
  6. Can I make changes to the Reporting DB?
  7. Baselining Best Practices
  8. Add AD group to all PWA project sites with Read Only permission using PowerShell
  9. SPS Farm Report
  10. Pretty darned useful - "Merge-SPLogFile" cmdlet
  11. Team members receive Access Denied when accessing Project Details
  12. Project Server 2010 Queue is VERY Slow

2013 17

  1. A feature/function comparison of Project Online and Project Server 2013
  2. Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer.
  3. Alerts and Reminders in Project Online
  4. Project Pro and Project Server 2010 and 2013 August 2013 CU released.
  5. How Percent Complete Is Calculated for Nested Summary Tasks
  6. Editing enterprise custom field lookup table, Error='gzip' is not a supported encoding name.
  7. Project 2010 and Project Server 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Released!
  8. "Responding to government legal demands for customer data" by Brad Smith
  9. Office 15-Minute webinar was dedicated to Project (2013)!
  10. Link to "Microsoft Project Server 2007, 2010 and 2013 April 2013 CU Announcement"
  11. SharePoint Config Wizard fails with "SPUpgradeException: One or more types failed to load."
  12. Error editing resources in PWA > Server Settings > Manage Users
  13. Microsoft Project Server 2007, 2010 and 2013 February 2013 CU Announcement
  14. Where to find Project Server documentation online...
  15. Project Server 2013 Reporting Database Schema and OLAP Reference
  16. Dec 2012 CUs
  17. How to have resources self assign tasks assigned to a team assignment pool resource.

2012 19

  1. Disk Cleanup in Windows 2008 R2
  2. The New Microsoft Project reaches RTM!
  3. When your Project Server queue slows down.
  4. Moving Customized Project Workspace Templates Between Instances
  5. Configuring Excel Service Application for Business Intelligence Center in PWA
  6. TFS Server Integration with Project Server 2010
  7. Microsoft Project Server and Sharepoint Server 2007 and 2010 June 2012 CU Announcement
  8. "How Toy Story 2 Nearly Vanished" or "TEST your backups, people!"
  9. What has been fixed in a CU?
  10. April 2012 Cumulative Updates Released
  11. Options for maintaining archival/historical Project Server 2007 data
  12. Project Server and Client February CUs have been released!
  13. How to Use a Default Counter Template to Capture perfmon Data
  14. Register for the Feb 2011 CU Webcast for Project Server!
  15. How to filter a resource assignment view in PWA based on a Project level custom field in Project Pro
  16. Case studies of using Project, Portfolio, Team Foundation Server, and Project Server at Microsoft.
  17. Auto Accept of Task Updates by Status Manager with Rule
  18. Link to "How to become a PFE at Microsoft"
  19. Remember: December 2011 CU information webcast on Jan. 10th, 2012.

2011 9

  1. Changing the Days to Weeks for Entering Actuals in My Tasks
  2. How to Access All Available Commands in Project 2010
  3. Backward Compatibility Mode in Project Server 2010 After Upgrade
  4. Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint Server 2007 and 2010 December 2011 CU Announcement
  5. How to Create Custom Views in Project Professional 2007 and 2010
  6. Webcast for Project and Project Server 2007 and 2010 cumulative updates for December 2011
  7. Quick Demo: How calendars work in Project Professional
  8. SharePoint Server 2010 Update Testing Procedure
  9. How to quiesce a SharePoint 2010 farm.