Enterprise calendars in MS Project Server

Contents:

1. Managing enterprise calendars in MS Project Server
2. Editing the enterprise calendar in MS Project Server
3. Setting the enterprise calendars in MS Project Server
4. Chat

Managing enterprise calendars in MS Project Server

In MS Project Server, calendars are used to describe working and non-working times. You can create an unlimited number of calendars.

MS Project uses enterprise calendars for:

• Projects. The project calendar defines the default working time for the entire project (for all project resources and tasks);
• Resours. The resource's calendars are used for individual resources or for groups of resources that have individual work schedules;
• Tasks. The task's calendars are used for tasks that may be performed during times other than the standard project calendar.

Steps to manage enterprise calendars in MS Project Server:

1. Click the "Server Settings" item in the left menu.
2. Click the "Enterprise Calendars" like in the "Enterprise Data" block.
3. To create a new enterprise calendar click the "New Calendar" button.
4. To create a new enterprise calendar based on an existing calendar, select the calendar click the "Copy" button.
5. To edit the enterprise calendar, select the calendar and click the "Edit" button.
6. To delete he calendar, select the calendar and click the "Delete" button.

Editing the enterprise calendar in MS Project Server

Steps to edit the enterprise calendar in MS Project Server:

1. Click the "Server Settings" item in the left menu.
2. Click the "Enterprise Calendars" like in the "Enterprise Data" block.
3. To edit the enterprise calendar, select the calendar and click the "Edit" button.
4. Edit the enterprise calendar name in the "For calendar:" field.
5. You can set holidays and specific working day and working time in calendar in the "Exaptions" tub. (Read more "Edit calendar holidays and weekends in MS Project Pro")
6. You can set work day and work time in calendar in the "Work Weeks" tub. 
7. To save click the "Save" button.

Setting the enterprise calendars in MS Project Server

Steps to set up the enterprise calendars in MS Project Server

1. Open the MS Project Pro.
2. Click the "File" item in the top menu.
3. Clic the "Info" item in the left menu.
4. Click the "Organizer" button.
5. Click the "Open Enterprise Global" item.
6. Click the "Schedule" item in the left menu by the "Project Options" window.
7. You can set up enterprise calendars:
   • You can set day start of week in the field "Week starts on:".
   • You can set a mounth of fiscal year starts in the feild "Fiscal year starts on:".
   • You can set time of start working day in field "Default start time:".
   • You can set time of end working day in field "Default end time".
   • You can set number of working hours in day in field "Hours per day:".
   • You can set number of working hours  in week in field "Hours per week:"
   • You can set number of working day in month in field "Day per month:"
8. Click the "Ok" button.