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Service Pack 1 Overview
EPM 2007
Adrian Jenkins| Microsoft
Supportability Program Manager
Christophe Fiessinger| Microsoft
Technical Product Manager
Agenda
Overview & Service Pack 1 (SP1) content
Download locations
Deployment guidelines
Post SP1 hot fix rollup
Questions and Answers
What SP1 is
Hot fixes and DCRs
Customer reported problems
Crashing problems reported
Microsoft internally reported issues
Postponed issues found near the original
2007 ship date
Security fixes
What SP1 is not
A service pack based heavily on support
call data
The size and depth that would normally be
expected for a first service pack
For more information:
KB Article
Title
936984
Description of the 2007 Office System servers Service Pack 1
936988
Description of the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Service Pack 1
Description of the Microsoft Office Project 2007 Service Pack 1
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937961
940850
Description of the Office 2003 Web Components Service Pack 1
for the 2007 Microsoft Office System
Description of Microsoft Office Language Interface Pack 2007
Service Pack 1
List of SP1 Fixes
Themes:
Lookup Table & Custom Fields
Active Cache
Queue
Timesheet & Statusing
Performance
Stability
KB Article
Description
942386
Issues fixed in Project 2007 by 2007 Office suite Service Pack 1
942387
Issues fixed in Project Server 2007 by Office 2007 Servers Service Pack 1
942388
Issues fixed in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 by Windows SharePoint
Services 3.0 Service Pack 1
Issues fixed in Office SharePoint Server 2007 by 2007 Office System
servers Service Pack 1
Issues Fixed in Microsoft Project Portfolio 2007 Service Pack 1
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Where to download SP1?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads
Office
Office Language Packs
Office Web Components
Project
Project Language Pack
Servers (MOSS, Project, Forms, Groove)
Server Language Packs, x86
Server Language Packs, x64
Windows SharePoint Services
Windows SharePoint Services Language Pack
Windows SharePoint Services Language Pack, x64
Windows SharePoint Services with SP1 (slipstream)
Windows SharePoint Services with SP1, x64 (slipstream)
Deployement Guidelines
Deploy software updates for Office Project Server 2007
Deploy software updates for Windows SharePoint
Services 3.0
Planning and Deploying Service Pack 1 for Microsoft
Office SharePoint Server 2007 in a Multi-server
Environment
Deploy in pre-production/test platform first,
and validate specific fixes you were
expecting in SP1. Validate your typical
usage scenarios prior to any deployment
into production.
Post SP1 Hot fix Rollup Patch - 1
What is it?
Hot fixes made after the SP1 code base was
locked down and up until SP1 is released
Typically released 4 to 8 weeks after a SP
Leverage your Microsoft representative to get it
Should I wait for its release prior to
deploying SP1?
Depends if it contains specific fixes that are
specific to your deployment.
Post SP1 Hot fix Rollup Patch - 2
Project Client:
KB Article
941657
941657
941657
941657
941657
924679
941657
941657
Description
Error 458 appears when using the ProjectBeforeTaskChange or
ProjectBeforeTaskChange2 VBA event
Project crashes intermittently while connecting to Project Server and
products such as Black Ice Firewall are installed
Booking type of resources within a project get changed during the
migration process
Assignment booking type does not make it into the
ASSN_BOOKING_TYPE column in dbo.MSP_ASSIGNMENTS table
Project may keep crashing when a user tries to save a project back to
Project Server
Script error appears when closing a project while the Save Baseline or
List project guide is open
Users are able to save baselines on imported plans despite being denied
in security settings
Project may crash when grouping a resource view by RBS level
Post SP1 Hot fix Rollup Patch - 3
Project Server:
KB Article
941426
941426
941426
941426
941426/941657
941426
941426
941426
941426
941426
941426
941426
941426
941426
941426
941426
941426
941426
Description
Adding more work to a task that has progress and is tracked on a % Complete basis
incorrectly adds work to the task
A crash may occur when updating tasks on multiple summary tasks via PSI
OLAP cube dimensions do not work properly for the MSP_Project_Timesheet cube
Build Team: Default Assignment owner is not changed after resources substitution in PWA
Status manager field not updated when saved from a template
UpdateUserSyncSetting tool not working properly
Need ability to clear rejected task assignment via PSI
Self assign with actuals appears as one request in approvals.
'Start Date' for tasks shows as NA in Applied Requests and Errors
Updating custom field via PSI may cause ProjectSchedulingEngineException error
Error when users are set to a high a RBS level
IE has encountered a problem with an add-on and needs to close - PJGRID12.ocx
Synching to WSS Root site can take a long time depending on the number of users being
synchronized. An option now exists to disable sync
Self assign to an existing task with an assignment incorrectly shows an update is needed to
the resource the was originally assigned to the task
Project Owners dropdown in Edit Project Properties does not take RBS into Account
Updating tasks in PWA may cause failure to load projects in Project Professional
Need the ability to remove themselves from a task with actual work is already applied
Outline codes are not indented in Grouping views
Questions & Answers - 1
Will SP1 break existing customization?
It depends! If you’ve changed standard PWA
pages, database schema and stuff like that,
then you could run into problems. Otherwise,
things should be OK.
Have there been any changes or fixes to
PSI methods?
No changes to the methods. There haven’t
been any major fixes.
Q&A-2
Have there been changes to PSMigrate?
Not really. It has been recompiled to match
Winproj.exe. There is a post SP1 rollup fix that
does fix an issue with resource booking types.
Can I migrate from PS 2003 to PS 2007 +
SP1?
Yes, you can apply SP1 on your target
environment. PS 2003 SP3 is NOT a prerequisite nor is it necessary.
Does SP1 contain any additional tools?
No. There are no tools, for example, to check
whether or not MPP files have become
corrupted and so forth.
Q&A-3
Are there any fixes that are specific to
localized languages?
No. When we were looking at the fixes to put
into SP1, we were unaware of issues that were
specific to a localized build.
When will the SP1 language packs, 64-bit
and 32-bit versions be shipped?
All at the same time.
Q&A-4
Are there any dependencies between the
SP1 client and server versions?
No. We test with RTM clients against SP1
servers and vise versa. However, with all of
the fixes that are in SP1, it is a great idea to
have both the server and client upgraded to
SP1.
There are also no dependencies between
Office desktop applications. For example, you
can install Project 2007 SP1 and still have
Office 2007 at the RTM level.
You will need to install WSS 3.0 SP1 before
installing Project Server SP1, however.
Q&A-5
Are there any database schema changes?
A few minor changes. There are a lot of stored
procedures and index changes to improve
performance.
Have any fixes been made that will help
master and sub projects work better
together – especially those that have been
imported?
Yes, there was a hot fix done for this and it is
included in SP1.
Q&A-6
Where can I get Project Portfolio Server SP1?
PPS SP1 should be released next week
Does SP1 contain updates to PWA’s ActiveX
controls?
Yes, they will have to be redeployed on the desktops.
Please note that the hot fix rollup package will contain
updates as well.
How do we verify the version number of the client
and the server?
In Project go to Help/About MS Office Project (6215)
On the server go to Central Admin/Operations/Servers
in Farm (6219)
Q&A-7
Is the CodePlex Timesheet Tied-Mode solution
starter included in SP1?
No, here’s a link: Timesheet Tied-Mode v1.0
What’s the plan for SP2?
No target date so far, driven based on feedback. If you
have issues continue to work with Microsoft Support to
get a hot fix.
What about compatibility with the next version of
Windows Server 2008 and the next version of
SQL Server 2008?
Issues are being addressed with beta versions of these
products.
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