Need syntax to link ghost tasks

I am trying to link tasks in two separate projects, both saved and published
to Project Server. I am using Project Professional 2007.

The instructions in MS Project Inside Out say to type,
"<>\[projectname].mpp.published\[tasknumber]" or
"<>\[projectname].mpp.published1\[tasknumber]" (depending upon the enterprise
version control protocol?) into the ID field of the Task Information window
in the Predecessors tab.

I have tried every variation of this that I can think of, with no success.

Does anyone know how to link tasks between two separate projects?

Thanks,

Dave

Dale
Mon May 05 18:52:32 CDT 2008

SFDave --

In the future, please post your Project Server questions in the
microsoft.public.project.server newsgroup, as this newsgroup is dedicated to
the Microsoft Project desktop application only. To answer your question,
forget the steps you see in the book. Instead, create a temporary master
project by doing the following:

1. Launch Microsoft Project Professional 2007 and connect to Project
Server.
2. Make sure you have a new blank project open.
3. Click Insert - Project and select the first project.
4. Click Insert - Project and then select the second project.
5. Expand each of the two subprojects, beginning with the bottom one first.
6. Select the tasks that have a cross-project dependency (use the Control
key, if necessary) and link them.
7. Click File - Close.
8. When prompted to save the temporary master project, click the No button.
9. When prompted to save each subproject, click the Yes to All button.

Voila! You have now set a cross-project dependency. Much simpler than the
directions in the book, eh? 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"


"SFDave" <SFDave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0CD8DCD0-DB3E-4D31-9CA4-454644F440B9@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to link tasks in two separate projects, both saved and
>published
> to Project Server. I am using Project Professional 2007.
>
> The instructions in MS Project Inside Out say to type,
> "<>\[projectname].mpp.published\[tasknumber]" or
> "<>\[projectname].mpp.published1\[tasknumber]" (depending upon the
> enterprise
> version control protocol?) into the ID field of the Task Information
> window
> in the Predecessors tab.
>
> I have tried every variation of this that I can think of, with no success.
>
> Does anyone know how to link tasks between two separate projects?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave

SFDave
Tue May 06 10:08:03 CDT 2008

Dale,

Worked perfectly - just as you described. Thanks!

I also found that the syntax "MS Project 2007 Inside Out" was showing me is
wrong. It just needs to be like this:

<>\filename[no extension .mpp]\[tasknumber]

So the actual text in my main project task that is being linked to a
secondary project task is:

<>\ProjectLink-Engineering\6

Simple as that.

My appologies in posting to the wrong forum. This is my first visit here.
I thought that the server forum was for questions dealing specifically with
server administration, not MS Project being run on MS Project Server.

I'll post there in the future.

Again, thanks for the super quick response,

~SFDave

Dale
Tue May 06 18:56:23 CDT 2008

SFDave --

You are more than welcome for the help, my friend! :)

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


"SFDave" <SFDave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9C064815-44CE-4432-9CBD-E55CFD626069@microsoft.com...
> Dale,
>
> Worked perfectly - just as you described. Thanks!
>
> I also found that the syntax "MS Project 2007 Inside Out" was showing me
> is
> wrong. It just needs to be like this:
>
> <>\filename[no extension .mpp]\[tasknumber]
>
> So the actual text in my main project task that is being linked to a
> secondary project task is:
>
> <>\ProjectLink-Engineering\6
>
> Simple as that.
>
> My appologies in posting to the wrong forum. This is my first visit here.
> I thought that the server forum was for questions dealing specifically
> with
> server administration, not MS Project being run on MS Project Server.
>
> I'll post there in the future.
>
> Again, thanks for the super quick response,
>
> ~SFDave