Every Microsoft Project Server user must have a user account before he or she can log on to Project Server and interact with Project Server data. The user accounts that you are adding are configured properly in either Active Directory or the forms-based membership provider so that their information is available to Project Server Project Server supports two authentication methods for its users Windows authentication and forms-based authentication.

Microsoft project server 2010 accounts free more information about supported authentication methods for Project Serversee Plan for authentication in Project Server Important: The Manage users and groups global permission in Project Server is required to complete this procedure. On the New User page, fill out the required information for the user.

See the following sections for more information about each option. Use the Identification Information section to specify user information such as name, e-mail address, and account status. The status of microsoft project server 2010 accounts free user as an Enterprise Resource. Select User can be assigned as a resource to enable this user account to be assigned tasks as a resource.

Selecting this entry makes the user an Enterprise Resource. This setting is the default selection. Once a user account becomes an Enterprise Resource it cannot be changed back to a non-Enterprise Resource even if the check box is cleared. The e-mail address for the user. This field is required to synchronize tasks with Microsoft Exchange Server. Can be set to Active or Inactive.

If the value is set to Activethe user account functions normally. If the value is set to Inactivethe user is unable to access the account. Use the User Authentication section to specify the user's logon account and whether the user account should be synchronized with Active Directory. If you are using forms-based microsoft project server 2010 accounts free, type the user account name in the form of MembershipProviderName:UserAccount.

Selecting the Prevent Active Directory synchronization for this user check box prevents a user account from being synchronized during Active Directory Resource Pool Synchronization. Use the Assignment Attributes section to define information associated with the user's assignment to tasks. This includes calendar, booking type, timesheet manager, assignment owner, and cost and availability information.

Note: If you have not selected the User can be assigned as a resource check box, these options are not available. Indicates whether the resource can be leveled. Leveling is the process that is used to resolve resource conflicts or over-allocations by delaying or splitting certain tasks.

When Project levels a resource, its selected assignments are distributed and rescheduled. The base calendar for this resource. A base calendar is microsoft project server 2010 accounts free calendar that can be used as a project and task calendar that specifies default working and non-working time for a set of resources.

The configuration of a user's booking type as either Committed or Proposed. A committed resource is formally allocated to any task assignment in a project. A proposed resource has a pending resource allocation to a task assignment that has not yet been authorized. This resource assignment does not detract from the availability of the resource to work on other projects. The enterprise resource who is responsible for entering progress information in PWA.

Microsoft project server 2010 accounts free person can differ from the person first assigned to the task. For example, a material resource cannot log on to PWA but the assignment owner field allows an enterprise resource to enter progress for the resource within PWA.

The earliest date that the user is available as a resource. This date corresponds to the resource availability dates for a microsoft project server 2010 accounts free that can be seen in Microsoft Project Professional The latest date that the user is available as a resource. This date corresponds to the resource availability dates for a resource that can be seen in Project Professional The rate for the work on an assignment that is scheduled during the regular working hours of an assigned resource.

To establish variable rates, open the enterprise resource in Project Professional and set this information in the Cost Rate tables. The rate for the work on an assignment that is scheduled beyond the regular working hours of an assigned microsoft project server 2010 accounts free.

The percentage of time that the resource is available for assignments. The current max units is tied to the early and late availability dates, if set. The per-use cost of the resource if applicable.

For work resources, a per-use cost accrues every time that the resource is used. For material resources, a per-use cost is accrued only one time. Select the Synchronize Tasks check box if you want to enable task synchronization by using Microsoft Exchange Server for this user.

Exchange integration must be configured for task synchronization to function. For more information about how to configure task synchronization with Exchange Server, see Deploy Project Server with Exchange Server. Use the Departments section to define whether the user is a member of a particular department. You microsoft project server 2010 accounts free departments for your organization by populating the Departments custom lookup table. If the user is a member of a department, click the expand button … and select the department from the displayed hierarchy.

Use the Security Groups section to specify the user's membership in security groups. To add the user to a security group, select the group in the Available Groups list, and then click Add.

The Available Groups list contains the groups that the user is currently not a member of. The Groups that contain this user list contains the groups that the user is currently a member of. Use the Security Categories section to specify the user's membership in security categories. To add the user to a category, select the category in the Available Categories list, and then click Add.

To modify the category permissions for this user in a category, select the category in the Selected Categories list, and then select Allow for the permissions that you want to enable. Important: We recommend that you do not set category permissions for a single user. Instead, assign the user to a group and set category permission for the group. This allows for easier maintenance. The Available Categories list contains the categories that the user is not a member of.

The Selected Categories list contains the categories that the user is a member of. The Set permissions with Template option can be used to prepopulate a set of category permissions based on a predefined template for the user's role such as Executive or Project Manager. Use the Global Permissions section to configure global permissions for the user. To allow or deny a global permission for the user, select the Allow or Deny check box for the permission.

We recommend that you do not configure global permission for a single user. Instead, configure permissions at the group level and add users to the appropriate group. Doing this allows for much easier administration and helps in troubleshooting permissions issues. For a complete list of global permissions, see Project Server global permissions.

Use the Group Fields section to define group microsoft project server 2010 accounts free cost information for the user. Group fields are not tied to Project Microsoft project server 2010 accounts free security, but are a way to specify that a user belongs to a particular group in your organization.

These fields appear in the Project Server reporting database and can be microsoft project server 2010 accounts free for reporting. If your organization uses group names, codes, or cost center information for people, type the information in the Group Fields area. The values available for Cost Type are those that are defined in the Cost Type custom lookup table.

By default, the Group field is synchronized with Active Directory if you use Active Directory synchronization. Use the Team Details section to define a team association for the user. To use teams, you must first do the following:. You can use teams to pool assignments under a single resource where they can be later reassigned to other resources. For example, you could create a team resource named "Development" to which you assign software development tasks.

By microsoft project server 2010 accounts free this resource to the Development team and selecting the Team Assignment Pool check box, you enable other users on the Development team to see any tasks assigned to the Development resource and to accept the assignments in PWA. You could also select Team Assignment Pool for a team lead and have all assignments go through that person for distribution to team members. The System Identification Data section displays user microsoft project server 2010 accounts free, such as when the account was created, updated, or checked out.

In the System Identification Data section, type additional identifying information for the user in the External ID box. This information can be used to link the person to corresponding information elsewhere in the organization, or to facilitate the consolidation of reporting of resource use beyond what Microsoft project server 2010 accounts free Server provides.

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