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Project Templates in Project Operations

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Hi,

Business requirement:

Use project templates to populate projects - like functionality Project templates from PSA

Create a project template structure and use this templates in projects copy all the info

Project templates atributes to copy:

Project Tasks;

generic Resources assigned to tasks; 

Other project entity atributes - custom fields (Multiple line texts)

1st attempt:

use PA to update the entity and create directly project tasks - It´s not possible to create or update project taks directly

2nd attempt:

PA to call the action: msdyn_copyprojectv3 - example: Project Templates in Dynamics 365 Project Operations | proMX

and

Workflow to call the action: msdyn_copyprojectv3

But without sucess: the process of copy stuck in projet task create: "the copy of project tasks it´s in progress... and don´t advance from this.....

If I use the standard buttom in the ribbon copy project works fine but creates another project

Any suggestion? I need your expertise to build the best strategy to develope the best away to accomplish this requirement

  • PabloC Profile Picture
    PabloC on at
    RE: Project Templates in Project Operations

    Sorry wrong link, here is one little more advanced option that may help:

    daytodaydynamics365.com/.../

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    Juan Simon Profile Picture
    Juan Simon 996 on at
    RE: Project Templates in Project Operations

    Hi Pablo,

    What do mean by workaround?

    In the link above, you are calling the same function that is presenting the issues that we discussed above. In a customization sense that is a workaround from the COPY PROJECT button but you will find the same error.

    I ask that you click on 'Yes' to close this question on the Forum please.

    Thanks!

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    PabloC Profile Picture
    PabloC on at
    RE: Project Templates in Project Operations

    Found a workaround here:

    promx.net/.../

  • Juan Simon Profile Picture
    Juan Simon 996 on at
    RE: Project Templates in Project Operations

    No problem!

  • JSilva Profile Picture
    JSilva 485 on at
    RE: Project Templates in Project Operations

    Yaps, let´s see the response of microsoft team about my ticket - but will be the same.

    This option that you present don´t works for me:

    Unfortunatle that option will not work.

    In my company the projects start in Sales Process: With a request from opty manager - they do this request in the beginning of process, after requirement specification phase. So after this action we have a PA that create a project from the OPTY and a lot of information that are in OPTY goes to the new Estimate/"project". 

    In this way it´s not possible to create a new "copied" project - first a lot of fields the buttom dont copy (like my custom fields - multiline text field). 

    It´s a huge requirement that We have. And for now without a solution

    Thanks in advance your collaboration and efforts 

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    Juan Simon Profile Picture
    Juan Simon 996 on at
    RE: Project Templates in Project Operations

    No, not Yet! I suggest using the Copy Project button.

    Include a view called Template, and surface the projects that are 'Templates' there so users go to a specific view to COPY them.

    Microsoft will come up with updates on this functionality.

    Please, mark this as answered!

  • JSilva Profile Picture
    JSilva 485 on at
    RE: Project Templates in Project Operations

    Hi,

    Thanks for your feedback, I have a ticket, Today I have a meeting with microsoft to see this problem.

    Do you solved the situation in your side?

  • Juan Simon Profile Picture
    Juan Simon 996 on at
    RE: Project Templates in Project Operations

    Hi JSilva,

     

    I have had the same issue recently, it worked fine in the beginning but it gets stuck in that process and it never finishes.

    Open a ticket with Microsoft.

    They are studying this case as we speak to bring an update.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Juan Simon

    Please, mark this as answered.

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