Not all subsites are modified when you modify an individual subsite in Project Server 2003 (887024)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Project Server 2003
  • Microsoft Project Web Access

SYMPTOMS

When you make modifications to a subsite in Microsoft Office Project Server 2003, the modifications only appear in the subsite where the modifications were made. The modifications do not appear in all subsites.

For example, when you add columns to Issues in the Issues list or you modify the Issue template, the modifications only appear in the subsite where the modifications were made.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Project Server 2003 uses the Project Workspace template as a parameter for all subsites. The modifications that are made to an individual subsite do not modify the Project Workspace template, but just the individual subsite. Any newly created subsites are created based on the Project Workspace template.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior and to create a new Project Workplace template, follow these steps:
  1. Create a new project site by using the Project Workspace template. To do this, follow these steps:
    1. Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.
    2. In the Address list, type http://server name, and then press ENTER.
    3. In the Project Workspace Home page, click Create, and then click Sites and Workspaces under Web Pages.
    4. Type TEST in the Title box, type test in the URL name box, and then click Create.
    5. In the Template box, click Project Workspace, and then click OK.
  2. Make the modifications that you want in the new project site. For example, you can add columns and create views in Issues in the Issues list and in Risks in the Risk list.
  3. Click Site Settings, and then click Go to Site Administration under Administration on the Site Settings page.
  4. Click Save site as template under Management and Statistics on the Site Administration page.
  5. On the Save Site as Template page, type test_template in the File name box. Then, type Test Template in the Template title box. Click OK.
  6. On the Operation Completed Successfully page, click site template gallery, click test_template, and then click Save.
  7. Locate a network share, click Save, and then click Close.

    Note By default, the test_template file is saved as an .stp file. Locate the network share where you saved the test_template file. Then, rename the test_template file with an .fwp file name extension. For example, rename the test_template.stp file to the test_template.fwp file.
  8. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
  9. At the command prompt, switch to the following folder:

    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\60\BIN

  10. At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER:

    stsadm.exe -o addtemplate -f \\server name\share name\templatefilename.fwp -title templatetitle

  11. Restart Internet Information Services (IIS). To do this, click Start, click Run, type iisreset, and then click OK.
  12. Log on to Microsoft Office Project Web Access 2003.
  13. Click Admin, and then click Manage Windows SharePoint Services under Actions.
  14. Under Options in the left pane, click Site provisioning settings.
  15. Under Specify root Web site settings, click the new custom template that you created in the Site template list, and then click Save Changes.
From this point on, all Project Workspaces will be created by using the new custom Project Workspace template.

MORE INFORMATION

You must delete and re-create the subsites that have already been created before the settings can take effect.

Note If you delete a subsite, all issues and documents will be lost.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/5/2005
Keywords:kbtemplate kbConfig kbtshoot KB887024 kbAudEndUser kbAudITPRO
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