Description of the Project Server 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: November 20, 2004

This article describes the issue that is fixed in the Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated November 20, 2004.

Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue. The issue was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article.

When the following conditions are true, the resource manager or the project manager cannot distinguish between tasks.

• You use the Timesheet Approval feature in Project Web Access.
• Resources update tasks that have the same name.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

This hotfix is a Project Server 2003 post-Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Project Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed.

For additional information about Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Service Pack 1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart information

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

You do not have to create or to modify any registry keys to enable the hotfix that is contained in this package.

SQL stored procedure update that you must run to install all Project Server updates

To make sure that all the fixes that this update contains are applied correctly on Office Project Server 2003, follow these steps:

1. Run the self-extracting package to extract the files in a temporary folder that you select.
2. For each SQL query file that is extracted to the temporary folder that you selected in step 1, use one of the following steps.
   
   Note For example, Websps.sql is an SQL query file.
   • If you are using Microsoft SQL Server as the back end for Project Server, follow these steps:
     1. On the main SQL server in your configuration, run SQL Query Analyzer.
     2. In the Database box, click the ProjectServer database.
     3. On the File menu, click Open, locate the SQL query file in the temporary folder that you selected in step 1, and then open the file.
     4. On the Query menu, click Execute.
     5. When the query is completed, you can quit SQL Query Analyzer.
   • If you are using SQL Server Desktop Engine (also known as MSDE 2000) as the back end for Project Server, follow these steps:
     1. On the main SQL server in your configuration, click Start, click Run, type osql -i tempdir\queryfile.sql -U sa in the Open box, and then click OK.
        
        For example, if you extracted the files in step 1 to the C:\Temp folder and the name of the query file is Websps.sql, type osql -i c:\temp\websps.sql -U sa.
        
        This command connects you to the local default instance of MSDE 2000 by using the System Administrator account. You can also run the osql command with another user name that has System Administrator permissions on the server.
     2. When you are prompted for your password, type the password for the account that you used in step a, and then press ENTER. The SQL query file that you specified in step a runs.

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

The following is the download information.
The following is the Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information. After you install the hotfix, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.Note For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

For additional information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: