Clarity PPM and MSP integration known defects - Support Technical Document Index

Article Id: 15956
Status: Published
Updated On: 02-04-2020 16:30
Products:
STARTER PACK-CLARITY PPM , Clarity PPM On Premise , Clarity PPM SaaS
Issue/Introduction:

This article includes the list of bugs/defects related to the Clarity PPM and Microsoft Project (MSP) integration including the version fixed.

Environment:

Release: All Supported Releases
Component: PPMMSP, ODMSP

Resolution:

Important: In order to see any CA PPM MSP Interface fixes, after upgrading CA PPM, the latest MSP New Driver version will also need to be installed.

  • Before upgrading the MSP Interface, first uninstall the existing CA PPM MSP Interface components from the workstation which include:
    • CAClarityAddin, CA PPM Schedule Connect, CA PPM Microsoft Project Interface
  • The latest MSP New Driver can be installed from PPM in Home->Account Settings->Software Downloads.  (Ensure the bit level installed matches that of Microsoft Project.)


Defects fixed in 14.3

  • The ETC is doubling when a project is saved back from MSP to PPM for Expense and Material Resources (4275) 
  • Installation of MSP interface on 14.2 results in a SilentInstallAddin error (31129)

Defects fixed in 14.4

  • In MSP New Driver with MSP2010, Tasks that have assignments with 0 ETC, export to MSP as Completed and 100% Complete (35401) 
  • Unable to Save Projects back to PPM from MSP if the Project Team has More than One Instance of the Same Role (44475) 
  • In the MSP New Driver, Tasks with assignment at 100% complete change to milestones at 99% complete with duration of 0 days (36442)
  • MSP New Driver: Cleared baseline in MSP doesn't remove baseline in PPM after save (4164) 
  • MSP New Driver - Fixed Duration Milestones marked as 100% complete export to MSP as 99% (32750)
  • In the MSP New Driver, Rates do not calculate Correctly in MSP for a Material Role (32845) 
  • In the MSP New Driver, saving project back from MSP to PPM causes multiple issues with duplicate roles (31352) 
  • Project opened in MSP2013 throws Schedlink MFC Application has stopped working error (33180) 
  • MSP: Save back to CA PPM fails using the 14.3 new driver on a project created and baselined with team and assignment in MSP (32162)

Defects fixed in 15.1

  • Material and Expenses roles change their ETC when opened in MSP (4333) 
  • Unexpected results when doing a role replace using the Legacy MSP Driver (32862) 

Defects fixed in 15.2

  • MSP XML Driver does not honor task dates for a fixed duration task with 0h work (70529) 
  • In MSP New driver, when exporting a Project from PPM to MSP, incorrect settings in File-> Options are Exported (44324)
  • In MSP New Driver, ETC, Units and Cost are reduced for Material and Expense roles depending on ETC and Duration amount (4672) 
  • CA PPM is not exporting dependencies to MSP predecessors column when is setting to Spanish language (New Driver) (43671) 
  • In the MSP New Driver, As Of date is deleted in PPM when the project is saved back to PPM (4750) )
  • In MSP New Driver, resource allocation dates get changed to the Project Start / Finish Dates (4097)
  • In the MSP New Driver, Master Projects cannot be saved back after a Resource's Calendar is Modified (6886) 
  • CA PPM is not exporting all dependencies to MSP predecessors column when using non-English language (New Driver) (6405) 
  • In the MSP New Driver, the Standard Calendar is not respected when a project includes resources using multiple Calendars (7061) 
  • When using the New Driver, Not All Task Dependencies are Exported to MSP (15504) 
  • In the MSP New Driver, non-latin characters are replaced with question marks (7025) 

Defects fixed in 15.3

  • In the MSP New Driver baseline hours change in the Timescale (5446)
  • In MSP New Driver, Durations for Fixed Duration Tasks with Dependencies increase each time a Project is Saved to PPM and exported back to MSP (4290)
  • Some Resource Calendars do not show in MSP (6064)
  • In the MSP New Driver, Constraints for External Dependencies are not exporting to MSP (7139)
  • In the MSP New Driver, Incorrect Rate Dates are being Exported, Preventing Projects from Opening (6930) 
  • MSP New Driver: Task Durations are incorrect if the PPM Base Calendar is not set to 8 hour days (4188)
  • Team Start and Finish Dates are no longer blank after two roundtrips with MSP using New Driver (7047) 
  • In the MSP New Driver, Baseline Work Timescale data is blank for Tasks (5781)
  • In the MSP New Driver, a Save message appears when opening a Master Project (7131) 
  • In MSP New Driver, Baseline Duration and Duration Variance are incorrect (7084)
  • In the MSP New Driver, Dependency Lags decrease on Save back to PPM if Hours Per Day is less than 8 Hours (4432)
  • In the MSP New Driver, Actual Hours get divided by 3600 for Material Resources (6914)
  • Priority on all tasks is getting reset to 1000 in MSP when using the New Driver (6831)

Defects fixed in 15.4

  • Max % Load is not exporting to the MSP New Driver when Windows regional setting is not English (KB000007561)
  • In the MSP New Driver, Work Hours change in the Timescale for Resources with Calendar shifts not Equal to 8 hour per day (KB000007486)
  • MSP New Driver: Project hangs when opening at "writing to XML" step (KB000009080)
  • In the MSP New Driver, % Complete for a Summary Task changes to 0% when the project is opened from PPM (KB000008682)

Defects fixed in 15.4.1

  • In the MSP New Driver, Actuals submitted on Saturday or Sunday are pushed out to the next Day (KB000009114)
  • MSP Error: 'We're sorry. There seems to be a problem with this file' due to issue with Notes (KB000091838)

Defects fixed in 15.5

  • In MSP New Driver, Resource Calendars don't properly update in Microsoft Project (KB000044916)
  • MSP New Driver: Actual Work on the Time Scale shows a 0 for a Period when All Timesheets are in Open Status in PPM (KB000113506)


Defects fixed in 15.6

  • MSP New Driver: Task Start Dates are changing to Actual Thru Date for Resource even though Constraints are Set (KB000112714)
  • File and Product Versions incorrectly show as 14.3.0 on the mspsetup.exe (KB000121365)
  • Saving a Project back from MSP changes Booking Status to Mixed (KB000121596)

Defects fixed in 15.7.1

  • Cannot open project in MSP: A project dialog box opens with a list of projects - 138248
Defects fixed in 15.8
  • MSP Legacy Driver still available to be installed even though not supported in 15.6.1 and higher - 142542
  • MSP Tasks changing to Fixed Units instead of Fixed Work - 187033 (Reported in 15.3, tested and verified fixed in 15.8)
  • % Complete changes for tasks without assignments in certain scenarios when exported to MSP - 142492
Defects that are currently under Engineering review
  •  MSP % Complete changes with tasks with no assignments if % Complete >0 and <100 - 187944

Additional Information:

  • Clarity PPM and MSP integration - List of knowledge documents (KB: 71385)
  • List of Clarity PPM KB articles related to issues opening projects in MSP (Article: 138671)
  • See 141061 - How to search for known Clarity PPM Issues using Self Service