Resolving an Odd SharePoint Issue
The other day I was working on configuring a new installation of Project Server. The client had requested multiple instances of Project Server; that is, a different instance for each department. I was extending the base fields for Issues for one of the instances and wanted to test it. When I attempted to save the issue, I got the following error message:
This was particularly odd as I had not tried to link tasks, or issues, or risks or anything. The issue did save though, so I opened it up and attempted to link it to some tasks on my project plan just to see what would happen. I was not able to select any tasks but rather I was presented with the following locked-down window:
Despite the fact that the project had tasks, I could not select any. The entire window except for the Cancel button was disabled.
It turns out these symptoms were caused by an incorrect URL in the "Server intranet address" on the "Server configuration" page in the Administration section. I had left the URL pointing to the original base instance of Project Server instead of the department-specific URL.
So despite what the webpage implies (that the address is only displayed in notifications), it does impact the functionality of the system in other ways.
