Christophe Fiessinger's Blog
The latest news you need to know about Microsoft Enterprise Social & Project Portfolio Management
Microsoft RML Utilities for SQL Server
Handy tool for your WSS/MOSS/EPM deployments. Brief Description Tools to help database...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 12/18/2007
Forms Based Authentication in Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 & SharePoint SDK Update
FYI two important updates from the SharePoint world: Forms Authentication in MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 12/18/2007
Project Server 2007 on Windows Server 2008 RC1
FYI I have just completed the install of Project Server 2007 + Service Pack 1 (and Office Server...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 12/17/2007
Project Server Log File Report & Queue Watch Tool released on CodePlex
Two new Project Server 2007 tools have been released today on CodePlex: EPM 2007 Log File Report...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 12/17/2007
December update of the Project SDK is published!
Project Developer Portal: https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905469.aspx SDK Online: Project...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 12/12/2007
Announcing the release of EPM 2007 Service Pack 1
On December 11th, 2007 Microsoft released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for the 2007 Microsoft Office System....
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 12/11/2007
Deploy software updates for Office Project Server 2007
Must read before deploying any software update (Service Pack 1 for instance!) to your EPM farm:...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 12/10/2007
Simple Effective Rights Tool
For your information, Phil Smail (Program Manager from the EPM Product Group) has just released this...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 12/04/2007
Sharepoint Logging Spy on CodePlex
New useful tool released on CodePlex: https://www.codeplex.com/sharepointloggingspy, it's a...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 11/30/2007
Preview into WSS 3.0 SP1 and SharePoint Server Service Pack 1
It's all here:...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 11/30/2007
EPM 2007 Test Data Population Tool released to CodePlex
The EPM 2007 Test Data Population Tool solution starter was published on CodePlex today:...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 11/27/2007
EPM Connect Version 2.0 is Live!
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new version of EPMConnect: www.EPMConnect.com...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 11/21/2007
Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework are here!
On Monday, Nov. 19, Microsoft announced that Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 were...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 11/20/2007
WinDirStat
Do you ever run out of disk space and wonder where to start the cleanup? WinDirStat is a great tool...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 11/20/2007
Timesheeting and Statusing Data Flow Diagram
Please find attached a Visio 2007 diagram that shows the standard data flow for time tracking and...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 11/20/2007
Timesheet & My Tasks Solution Starter On CodePlex
Due to popular request we have published today an EPM 2007 solution starter that introduces Tied...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 11/15/2007
Upgrading an EPM database server
Are you considering upgrading your EPM database server to improve performance (more CPU, more RAM,...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 11/15/2007
Tool to help you deploy/remove custom event handlers
Mike Shughrue from MCS' EPM Worldwide Center of Excellence (COE) has written an extremely useful...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 11/07/2007
Upgrading SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Customizations to SharePoint Server 2007
FYI two articles just got published on that subject: Part 1 Part 2
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 11/07/2007
Sample Code to Create/Update/Submit/Approve Timesheets
Following my presentation last week at the Project Conference on Timesheet and Statusing API, please...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 11/05/2007
Trial Versions Available on TechNet
FYI trial versions of Project Professional 2007, Project Server 2007, and Project Portfolio Server...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 11/03/2007
Managing timesheets in Microsoft Office Project Server 2007
FYI documentation on this subject was published this week on TechNet: Using the My Timesheets page...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 11/02/2007
Figuring out the ChangeXML format when using the 'UpdateStatus' method
The Statusing web service (Project Server Interface) in EPM2007 contains a powerful method called...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 10/31/2007
Project Server Extended Report Pack from Project Conference
Following my presentation yesterday on reporting at the Project Conference in Seattle, please find...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 10/30/2007
How to track EPM Resource field changes in your Reporting Database
Leveraging the EPM 2007 Eventing service as well as the Reporting database here is a way of tracking...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 10/25/2007
EPM Database Maintenance Tasks
After you deploy EPM 2007 in your production environment, I highly recommend you have a SQL...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 10/25/2007
Blog Using Windows Live Writer
Thanks to Brian Smith, I started using this tool today: Windows Live Writer instead of Copy &...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 10/23/2007
Using a PSI Data Source in SQL Server Reporting Services
SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 (SSRS) has the ability to query data from XML data sources and...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 10/23/2007
Sample Code to Update a Resource’s Custom Field
Please find below a code sample I wrote that updates a Resource's Custom Field of type Flag. You can...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 10/23/2007
Project Server Virtualization
A hot IT trend these days is running software applications on virtual environment, but before...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 10/11/2007
How to extract and view Timesheet Audit Data?
In EPM 2007 you have the ability to audit all timesheet transactions using the following flag:...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 10/10/2007
See You All at the Microsoft Office Project Conference!
The Project Conference in Seattle is three weeks away. I’m sure you have all registered! If not do...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 10/09/2007
EPM & SharePoint Performance Counters
Following Joel Oleson’s blog post on SharePoint performance counters please find below a list of EPM...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 10/08/2007
New EPM University Courses for Partners and Customers
https://www.msepmu.com Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) University is pleased to offer...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 10/04/2007
Controlling the project workspaces list
By default when provision a Project Web Access site, the home page contains a webbox called “Project...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 10/03/2007
How to change service accounts and service account passwords in SharePoint Server 2007 and in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
It’s all explained in this official MS knowledge base article:...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 10/02/2007
PerformancePoint Server 2007 is RTM!
Yes the other PPS (not Project Portfolio Server J) has just been released. PerformancePoint Server...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 09/26/2007
New Section in the EPM SDK: Visual How Tos
Quoting Jim Corbin who is in charge of the EPM SDK: “The online Project SDK now has “Visual How Tos”...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 09/26/2007
EPMsync tool between Project Server and Portfolio Server has been released on CodePlex
“Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 (Project Server) and Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 09/25/2007
Project 2003 Service Pack 3
It's now available and ready for download:...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 09/18/2007
Customizing Analysis Services Cube Using Analysis Management Objects (AMO)
This post describes the steps required to perform SQL Analysis Services 2005 Project Server 2007...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 08/06/2007
Sample COM Add-in code for Project Professional 2007
Please find below sample code (thank you Mike Shughrue) in C# for a Project Professional 2007 COM...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 08/03/2007
Lessons Learned from writing a PSI Extension
After writing a PSI extension recently, Mike Shughrue and I learned the following lessons: ¾ Follow...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 08/01/2007
Scenarios for PSI Extension
The Project Server Interface (PSI) for Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 can be extended with...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 07/31/2007
Publishing and Synchronizing Excel 2007 Tables to SharePoint Lists
Excel 2007 Add-in: Synchronizing Tables with SharePoint Lists:...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 06/27/2007
Managing Project Professional’s Active Cache Size and Location
Two parameters help you manage the size and location of Project Professional 2007’s Active Cache...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 06/26/2007
EPM is an Enterprise Application that Requires Enterprise Resources!!!
Yes EPM (Enterprise Project Management) is an Enterprise application and it needs to be treated as...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 06/21/2007
Operations for the STSADM command-line tool in Microsoft Office Project Server 2007
Must read if you are an administrator and enjoy running scripts instead of navigating a User...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 06/19/2007
Team-Based Development in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
If you are planning to do SharePoint/EPM development/customisations, this document is a good review...
Author: Christophe Fiessinger Date: 06/12/2007