Good morning. I am a MOPS 2007 noob, and I have a quick question concerning Project Archiving.
From what I have read, the ProjectServer_Archive database is where projects go when ever the are "Deleted" when the "Delete Enterprise Objects" option is chosen from PWA Database Administration. So, they are really not deleted, they are moved to another database.
Also, a new Project Status could be created to reduce the visibility of a Project for specific Roles so tha the Project "feels" archived.
I was hoping Project Server 2007 provides a command line utility that allows an individual Project to be exported external the database for true archiving. However, I have not read of such a utility.
Now for my question: I would like to be able to provide my upper management with the ability to report against past (preferrably archived) Projects as well as published Projects.
Are there any best practices for archiving individual Projects in such way thay there metrics are still avaible for reporting along side current Published Projects? Think "two project types"; New Projects and Maintenance Projects. How can I archive old Projects (regardless of thier type) so that I can generate reports showing the cost associated with Maintaining a Project contrasted against the cost of a New Project?
Many thanks,
SCI/Don Ashworth