Resolution
The Project Server administrator must determine the subweb number of the project in question by completing the following steps:
1. Log into Project Web Access with administrator permissions
2. Click Admin - Manage Windows SharePoint Services
3. Click the Manage SharePoint Sites link in the sidepane
4. Locate the site for the project in question and then write down the Project ID number for that project
The Project Server administrator must delete the project without deleting the SharePoint subweb by completing the following steps
1. Click the Clean up Project Server database link in the sidepane
2. Select the “Projects and To-Do Lists” option
3. Do not select the "Delete the SharePoint team Web site for the specified project" option
4. Select the project from the data grid and click the Delete button
5. Click the Yes button when prompted
The Project Server administrator must import the new project into the Project Server database by completing the following steps:
1. Launch Microsoft Project Professional and log into Project Server with administrator permissions
2. Click Tools - Enterprise Options - Import Project to Enterprise
3. Select the new project and import it, taking care to match resources in the project with enterprise resources
4. Click Collaborate - Publish - All Information
5. Close the project and exit Microsoft Project Professional
The Project Server administrator must connect the newly-imported project to the subweb of the deleted project by completing the following steps:
1. In Project Web Access, click Admin - Manage Windows SharePoint Services
2. Click the Manage SharePoint Sites link in the sidepane
3. Select the new project and click the Edit Site Address button
4. In the SharePoint site URL, remove the ID current number and enter the ID number of the old site (written down in step #4 above)
5. Click the OK button
6. Click OK when prompted
7. Select the new project and click the Synchronize button
8. Click the Yes button to synchronize the users for the site
Finally, the Project Server administrator should set the manager of the new project as the Owner of the project by completing the following steps:
1. Click the Projects menu in Project Web Access
2. Click the row header for the new project and click the Edit button
3. Click the Owner field pick list and select the manager of the project
4. Click the Save and Close button
After completing the above sets of steps, the project manager for the new project should do the following to take over as the manager of the project:
1. Launch Microsoft Project Professional and log into Project Server
2. Open the project in question
3. Click Collaborate - Publish - Republish Assignments
4. Select the "Become the manager for these assignments" option
5. Click OK