FileNet P8 Rendition Engine, Version 5.2            Operating systems:  Windows

Configuring Microsoft Project for publishing

To publish Project documents to PDF, install Microsoft Project and configure it to run without user intervention in your Rendition Engine environment.

Restriction: Start of changeTo publish with Microsoft Project 2013, the Rendition Engine server must be running Windows Server 2012 R2 and Rendition Engine 5.2.0.2-P8RE-FP002 or later.End of change

To configure Microsoft Project:

  1. Configure Microsoft Project 2007:
    1. In Microsoft Project, navigate to Tools > Options.
    2. In the View tab, clear the Project Screentips option.
    3. In the General tab, clear the Advice from Planning Wizard field.
    4. In the General tab, click Service Options, and then complete the following steps:
      1. In the left pane, select Customer Feedback Options.
      2. Under Customer Experience Improvement Program, select No, I don't wish to participate.
      3. Click OK.
    5. In the Interface tab, clear Display Project Guide.
    6. In the Edit tab, clear the Ask to update automatic links option.
    7. In the Schedule tab, clear the Show scheduling messages option.
    8. Click OK.
  2. Configure Microsoft Project 2010.
    1. In Microsoft Project, click the File tab, and then click Options.
    2. In the General tab under User Interface options, set ScreenTip style to Don't show ScreenTips.
    3. Select Schedule, and clear the Show scheduling messages option.
    4. Select the Advanced tab and clear the Advice from Planning Wizard option.
    5. Clear the Ask to update automatic links option.
  3. Start of changeConfigure Microsoft Project 2013.
    1. In Microsoft Project, click the File tab, and then click Options.
    2. Update the following options:
      Option Subsection Action
      General User Interface options
      • Set ScreenTip style to Don't show ScreenTips.
      Schedule Schedule
      • Clear Show scheduling messages.
        Schedule Alerts Options
      • Clear Show task schedule warnings.
      Advanced General
      • Clear Set AutoFilter on for new projects .
      • Clear Prompt for project info for new projects.
      • Clear Show add-in user interface errors.
        Planning Wizard
      • Clear Advice from Planning Wizard.
        General options for this project
      • Clear Automatically add new resources and tasks.
        Edit
      • Clear Ask to update automatic links.
    End of change
  4. Select Trust Center.
    1. Under Microsoft Project Trust Center, click Trust Center Settings.
    2. (Project 2013) Click Macro Settings and select Enable all macros. Under Developer Macro Settings, select Trust access to the VBA project object model.
    3. (Project 2013) Click Legacy Formats and select Allow loading files with legacy or non-default file formats.
    4. (Project 2007, Project 2010) Click Privacy Options and clear Sign up for the Customer Experience Improvement Program.
    5. (Project 2013) Click Privacy Options and clear all privacy options.
    6. Click OK to save and close Trust Center.
  5. Click OK to save and close Project Options.


Last updated: October 2015
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