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(Hinders TFS Integration – but I know MS Project) IMPORTANT - Help me when I am too quick
It appears the only way forward is to open Read-Only.
This message box comes up when you add a TFS User Story and then open Project straight away... (it is still processing a record from TFS).
Suggestion:
- It would be better that the default button is 'Retry', with a 'Open Read-Only' as another button.
- Another option is to say "Close Project, wait 30 seconds and open again"
- Figure: Continue read-only!!! Let me know the better option is to close and re-open
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(Hinders TFS Integration – but I know Project Server) Bug – Fix rounding error
I would love to know how this one got through testing... mmm
Fix the rounding errors eg. Remaining work – it should be 36 in this case
- Figure: Rounding bug
- Figure: Here is the proof
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(Hinders TFS Integration – but I know MS Project) Help me be able to have an innocent "look around" without a complicated Close dialog
I open a project file, look around but make no changes.
I close it and I have to study this dialog (and think "what, did I check out! Sorry I didn’t mean to, so what do I do now?")
PS: For the 2nd question, add another choice "Undo Checkout"
- Figure: I did not make changes!
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(Hinders TFS Integration – but I know Project Server) – Why do I have to open Microsoft Project and then Publish
...to see this field update?
- Figure: Can this figure update automatically? (I seem to have to open MS Project and press 'Publish')
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Show me the processing history
- Figure: I would like to see all the past records for this work item + a hyperlink to the Project Server web UI
- Figure: I would prefer these records from the Project Server Integration, be moved to the 'Project Server' tab... so change to a grid on the other tab
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(Hinders TFS Integration – but I know MS Project) Remove the 100% surprise
When I double click on this, I get a surprise when I see 3 x 100% figures.
My suggestion is to work out the percentage per person (or remove the data in this column – it looks wrong)
- Figure: The 100% figures, give a surprise
- Figure: Use the figures to work out the percentage
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Don't give me three portals (Team Project Portal, TFSWA and PWA)
I would love to see some integration between all the portals. One portal to rule them all that allows:
- Entering Timesheets
- Viewing and editing work items
- Viewing Source control
- Viewing Reports
- Viewing the Project Timeline
Acknowledgements
Adam Cogan