ProjectServerManager.UpdateProject

UpdateProject(Project)

Updates existing project in Project Server\Project Online instance using default save options. The existing project will be overwritten.

public void UpdateProject(Project project)
ParameterTypeDescription
projectProjectThe project to save to Project Server\Project Online instance.

Exceptions

exceptioncondition
ProjectOnlineExceptionIn case of communication error or error returned by a server.

Remarks

Project’s property ‘project.Get(Prj.Guid)’ should be a valid guid of a project which exists in Project Server account \ Project Online instance.

Examples

In this example the project is loaded from Project Online account, modified and saved back to Project Online account.

[C#]
var credentials = new ProjectServerCredentials("https://xxxxxx.sharepoint.com", "yyyyy@xxxxxxx.onmicrosoft.com", "password");
ProjectServerManager manager = new ProjectServerManager(credentials);
var projectList = manager.GetProjectList();
var projectGuid = projectList.First().Id;
var project = manager.GetProject(projectGuid);
var task = project.RootTask.Children.Add("New task");
manager.UpdateProject(project);

Shows how to update project on Microsoft Project Online.

const string URL = "https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/pwa";
const string Domain = "CONTOSO.COM";
const string UserName = "Administrator";
const string Password = "MyPassword";

var windowsCredentials = new NetworkCredential(UserName, Password, Domain);
var projectServerCredentials = new ProjectServerCredentials(URL, windowsCredentials);
try
{
    var manager = new ProjectServerManager(projectServerCredentials);

    ProjectInfo projectInfo = null;
    foreach (var info in manager.GetProjectList())
    {
        if (info.Name == "My project")
        {
            projectInfo = info;
        }
    }

    if (projectInfo == null)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Project 'My project' not found in working store of Project Online account.");
        return;
    }

    var project = manager.GetProject(projectInfo.Id);
    project.Set(Prj.FinishDate, new DateTime(2020, 03, 01));

    var task = project.RootTask.Children.Add("New task");
    task.Set(Tsk.Start, new DateTime(2020, 02, 26));
    task.Set(Tsk.Duration, project.GetDuration(2, TimeUnitType.Day));

    manager.UpdateProject(project);
}
catch (ProjectOnlineException ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Failed to update the project. Error: " + ex);
}

See Also

UpdateProject(Project, ProjectServerSaveOptions)

Updates existing project in Project Server\Project Online instance using the specified save options. The existing project will be overwritten.

public void UpdateProject(Project project, ProjectServerSaveOptions saveOptions)
ParameterTypeDescription
projectProjectThe project to save to Project Server\Project Online instance.
saveOptionsProjectServerSaveOptionsInstance of ProjectServerSaveOptions class.

Exceptions

exceptioncondition
ProjectOnlineExceptionIn case of communication error or error returned by a server.

Remarks

saveOptions.ProjectGuid should be set to a guid of a project which exists on Project Server\ Project Online instance.

Examples

In this example the project is loaded from Project Online account, modified and saved back to Project Online account.

[C#]
var credentials = new ProjectServerCredentials("https://xxxxxx.sharepoint.com", "yyyyy@xxxxxxx.onmicrosoft.com", "password");
ProjectServerManager manager = new ProjectServerManager(credentials);
var projectList = manager.GetProjectList();
var projectGuid = projectList.First().Id;
var project = manager.GetProject(projectGuid);
var task = project.RootTask.Children.Add("New task");
manager.UpdateProject(project, new ProjectServerSaveOptions
{
    ProjectGuid = projectGuid
});

Shows how to update project on Microsoft Project Online with an usage of Project Server save options.

const string SharepointDomainAddress = "https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/pwa";
const string UserName = "admin@contoso.onmicrosoft.com";
const string Password = "MyPassword";

var credentials = new ProjectServerCredentials(SharepointDomainAddress, UserName, Password);

try
{
    var manager = new ProjectServerManager(credentials);

    ProjectInfo projectInfo = null;
    foreach (var info in manager.GetProjectList())
    {
        if (info.Name == "My project")
        {
            projectInfo = info;
        }
    }

    if (projectInfo == null)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Project 'My project' not found in working store of Project Online account.");
        return;
    }

    var project = manager.GetProject(projectInfo.Id);
    project.Set(Prj.FinishDate, new DateTime(2020, 03, 01));

    var task = project.RootTask.Children.Add("New task");
    task.Set(Tsk.Start, new DateTime(2020, 02, 26));
    task.Set(Tsk.Duration, project.GetDuration(2, TimeUnitType.Day));

    var options = new ProjectServerSaveOptions { Timeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5) };

    manager.UpdateProject(project, options);
}
catch (ProjectOnlineException ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Failed to update the project. Error: " + ex);
}

See Also

ProjectServerManager.GetProjectRawData