Error message when you specify a server for a SharePoint site in Project Portfolio Server 2007: "SharePoint Server URL must begin with 'http://' or 'https://' and have a valid host"

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SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server 2007, when you specify a server for a Microsoft SharePoint site, you receive the following error message:

SharePoint Server URL must begin with "http://" or "https://" and have a valid host

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WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, add a slash mark (/) to the end of the URL when you type the URL of the server. For example, type http://www.server_name.com/.

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STATUS

This behavior is by design.

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Visit the SharePoint Server Definition page. This page is located at the following URL:
http://localhost/PortfolioServer/SharePoint/Admin/SharePointServerDefinition.aspx
Click Add.
Type a URL for a SharePoint site server. For example, type http://www.server_name.com
Click Add.

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