SharePoint Designer- Unable to open a workflow - WWF .NET 3.0, must be installed to use the feature

Every day is a learning day and If we don’t learn a new thing today, the day is wasted.

I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday ~ ~Abraham Lincoln 

I would like to write something on the SharePoint Designer 2013 workflow. Recently I started receiving the message from SharePoint Designer 2013 when I open a workflow that was deployed on MS Project Online and workflows is working as expected but I wanted to check the steps in Workflow. The message that received is below and when you click on OK, You see a message that File is deleted from site or site is having issues, try refreshing to resolve but nothing worked.

This was kind of confusing for me as I had the .NET framework 4.5 and that should include all the previous versions of .NET framework. If you go online for solution, you may find many such as installation of Visual Studio 2005 extensions for .NET Framework 3.0 (Windows Workflow Foundation), hot fixes etc but before we try any of the solution, Try below steps.

1. Exit SharePoint Designer (if you have it open in your machine) and Delete the SharePoint Designer Cache. Use below commands in CMD

rmdir "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WebsiteCache\" /s /q

rmdir "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\SharePoint Designer\ProxyAssemblyCache\" /s /q

2. Restart the SharePoint Designer.
3. Open the Site and Click Workflows in site objects
4. Workflow should be opened and should be editable.

Happy learning.

Project Online- Bulk Edit Free on Office Store

Project Server Bulk Edit add-in

Project Server Bulk Edit add-in enables the quick updating of project fields directly from PWA. Bulk Edit is designed from the ground up to take advantage of the features of SharePoint and Project Server 2013, 2016 and Project Online for fast performance and easy edits of hundreds of projects at once.

Usage

Once installed from the SharePoint App Store, the Bulk Edit icon becomes available on the Project Centre ribbon menu under Apps.

Bulk Edit supports updating of all project level Enterprise Custom Fields for all projects that you can access.

Features Include

• Support for Project Online and On-premises deployments

• Selection of multiple Built-in and Enterprise Custom Fields for editing (only some built-in fields can be edited)

• New: Deferred updates, if you prefer you can now make your changes then select Apply to apply all changes at once

• Excel style drop filter / sorting from column menus.

• Cut and Paste of values

• Excel style fill-down editing of field values

• AJAX / JSOM Driven for fast viewing / updating of hundreds of projects at once

Note on On-Premises Installation

The Bulk Edit app fully supports on-premises Project Server 2013 and Project Server 2016 deployments, in order to install the app you may need to request from your SharePoint Administrator to install the SharePoint App Management Service, and / or request that this app be approved for installation by your administrator.

Reference- https://store.office.com/en-us/app.aspx?assetid=WA104148561&rs=en-US&ui=en-US&ad=US&appredirect=false

Details

Provider: Nearbaseline Solutions Pty Ltd
Version: 1.2.0.15
Released: 11/1/2013
Languages:

English

This add-in requires one of the following applications:

• SharePoint 2013 or later
• SharePoint Online

Project Online- Bulk Calc and Publish app - free on Office store

Bulk Calc and Publish

Free:
https://store.office.com/en-us/app.aspx?assetid=WA104380657&rs=en-US&ui=en-US&ad=US&appredirect=false

This helpful Project Online add-in allows for more efficiency by automatically bulk calculating and publishing your projects. This is especially helpful with calculated fields that use the current date “Now()” function or any other fields that require calculations.

Using this add-in allows you have the power to create a schedule, change the frequency and avoid the manual steps of recalculating and/or publishing your projects.

Here are some reasons our clients are using this add-in:

• Automatically publish all or a subset of your projects within Project Online. If you simply want all your projects published weekly or daily - you can now easily do that. Think about that big Senior Management meeting that you need all project data updated and published - well here you go, this add-in can do that for you.

• Set the Schedule to run when you want it to. With the Bulk Calc and Publish add-in you can automate and save time by avoiding the manual steps of forcing your project to recalculate and publish.

• Ensure the latest project data for Reporting. You can confirm that all projects have been published so your dashboards and reports reflect the latest project updates.

Details

Provider: PPM Works Inc.
Version: 1.2.0.0
Released: 12/2/2016
Languages:

English

This add-in requires one of the following applications:

• SharePoint 2016 or later
• SharePoint Online

Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint Server 2007 and 2010 June 2012 CU

The latest Cumulative Updates (CU) for Project and Project Server 2010 and 2007 have been released.  Feel free to open a support case if you have any questions around this or need assistance getting these patches deployed.
Feel free to join us in July for a TechNet webcast to go over these patches in greater detail.  The information for this event is below:
TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft Project and Project Server Cumulative June Update (Level 200)
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032454430&CountryCode=US
Project and Project Server 2010
This include a number of fixes, so Microsoft strongly recommends that you test this in a test environment based on your production environment before putting this fix live in production.
There was an issue found with one of the other Office Server products which needed to be addressed before release.  The issue has been fixed and the Server Rollup Packages are being rebuilt.  We expect the patch to be released the first week of July.
Please note that the issue was not with the Project Server Individual Package so  the Project Server CU (KB2598375) can be used for testing and/or rapid deployment for organizations who cannot wait for the Server Rollup Patch to be released.
The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.
You can read about the fixes included in the Project and Project Server June CUs from the following articles:
Server Rollup Package(Recommended):
ETA:  First week of July
Description of the Project Server 2010 cumulative update package (Project server-package): June 26, 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598355
Individual Project Server Package:
Only required if you do not install the Server Rollup.
Description of the Project Server 2010 hotfix package (Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): June 26, 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598375
Project Client Package:
Description of the Project 2010 hotfix package (Project-x-none.msp): June 26, 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598351
More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:
The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.
Updates for Project Server 2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/projectserver/gg176680.aspx
As Project Server 2010 is now based on SharePoint Server 2010 we strongly recommend that you install the Project Server 2010 Server Rollup Package as there are a large number of individual server packages for SharePoint Server. The Project Server 2010 Server Rollup Package contains all the patches released in this Cumulative Update for SharePoint Foundation Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2010 and Project Server 2010.
For those accustomed to Project Server 2007 Cumulative Updates, you should note that the MOSS Server Rollup Package does not contain the Project Server patches.   As in Project Server 2007, the Server Rollup Packages are much larger but they will greatly simplify your Project Server patch deployment.
Client Installation:
Installation of the client patch is straightforward and is the same as it was in Project 2007. The instructions for installing the client patch are below.
NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.
1. Download the hotfix from the link in the KB Article.
2. Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.
3. Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard client.
Project and Project Server 2007
This include a number of fixes, so Microsoft strongly recommends that you test this in a test environment based on your production environment before putting this fix live in production.
You can read about the fixes included in the June CU from the following articles:
Server Rollup Packages:
Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 cumulative update server hotfix package (WSS server-package): June 26, 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687257
Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (MOSS server-package): June 26, 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687256
Individual Product Packages:
Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package (Sts-x-none.msp): June 26, 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598389
Description of the Project Server 2007 hotfix package (Pjsrvapp-x-none.msp, Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): June 26, 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687258
Description of the Project 2007 hotfix package (Project-x-none.msp): June 26, 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687253
More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:
The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.
Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2007)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd239177.aspx
Server Pack 3 for Project and Project Server 2007 has been released.  While not required for the June CU, we strongly recommend that you install it as it contains a number of patches to improve performance and reliability.  The following blog goes into more detail about SP3.
Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007 Service Pack 3 Availability
http://blogs.technet.com/b/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2011/10/25/office-2007-and-sharepoint-2007-service-pack-3-availability.aspx
SP3 may be optional, however, Service Pack 2 for both WSS and Office Servers 2007 are required for this Cumulative Update. The KB articles below provide information on how to download and install SP2 if you have not already done so.
Description of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 and of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953338
Description of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 2 and of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Language Pack Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953334
The Server CU is released in two different versions. The first version is in Individual Packages specific to a particular product like WSS and Project Server. These are smaller downloads but they do not include language packs or patches for other products so patches for those products would have to be downloaded and installed separately.
The second version is the Server Rollup Packages. This is a set of two rollup packages which contains all the fixes for WSS, Project Server and MOSS. These packages should be used when MOSS is part of the deployment and/or you have language packs installed. The Server Rollup Packages are much larger but they will greatly simplify MOSS patch deployment.
Client Installation:
In order to install this hotfix, you will need to have Microsoft Project 2007 SP2 installed on the client.
Description of Office Project 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and of Office Project Language Pack 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953326
Once we know that SP2 is installed, you will install the hotfix by performing the following steps:
NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.
1. Download the hotfix from either the KB Article.
2. Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.
3. Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard SP1 client.
Ref: http://blogs.technet.com/b/projectadministration/archive/2012/06/29/microsoft-project-server-and-sharepoint-server-2007-and-2010-june-2012-cu-announcement.aspx

Project Server 2010 : bug with deliverables

if you create a new deliverable from Project site (site teamplate is customized..) using the grid row option (you can enter the deliverable name, start & finish), No deletion/update of columns in deviverables but other lists are custiomized. Once deliverable is crated a small message shows "Server is processing the changes to this row". (First screenshot) ANother way to create a new deliverable using the "New Item" form. so I created one more using this option. (Second screenshot) Now, I have two deliverables (D1 & D2) . When I open the MS project, I can see only one (D1) which is created via adding record using row option.(see the last screenshot). So Issue seems to be with the New Item form which doesn't sync the data to server. Looks liks a bug to me.

Project Server 2010 cumulative update package August 30, 2011

Hello EPM Guys,

Got the Information from MS Support abou the August 2011 CU for Project Server 2010.
Please visist the below link for Project Server 2010:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553047

Issues that this hotfix package fixes

This cumulative update package resolves the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles:

· 2553031  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553031/ ) Description of the SharePoint Foundation 2010 hotfix package (sts-x-none.msp): August 30, 2011

· 2553037  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553037/ ) Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 hotfix package (Osrchwfe-x-none.msp): August 30, 2011

· 2553038  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553038/ ) Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 hotfix package (Dlc-x-none.msp): August 30, 2011

· 2553042  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553042/ ) Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 hotfix package (Ifswfe-x-none.msp): August 30, 2011

· 2553045  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553045/ ) Description of the PerformancePoint Services for SharePoint Server 2010 hotfix package (Ppsmawfe-x-none.msp, Ppsmamui-xx-xx.msp): August 30, 2011

· 2553046  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553046/ ) Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 hotfix package (Wasrvwfe-x-none.msp):August 30, 2011

· 2553047  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553047/ ) Description of the Project Server 2010 hotfix package (Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): August 30, 2011

· 2553048  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553048/ ) Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 cumulative update package (SharePoint server-package): August 30, 2011

· 2553050  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553050/ ) Description of the SharePoint Foundation 2010 cumulative update package (SharePoint Foundation server-package): August 30, 2011

· 2553117  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553117/ ) Description of the SharePoint Foundation 2010 hotfix package (Wssmui-xx-xx.msp): August 30, 2011

Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint 2007 and 2010 August CU 2011

August 2011 CU for Microsoft Project and Project Server 2010

Server Rollup Package(Recommended):
Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 and Project Server 2010 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (MOSS server-package, Project server-package): August 30, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553049
Individual Project Server Package:
Only required if you do not install the Server Rollup.
Description of the Project Server 2010 hotfix package (pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): August 30, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553047
Project Client Package:
Description of the Project 2010 hotfix package (project-x-none.msp): August 30, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2584056
More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:
The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.
Updates for Project Server 2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/projectserver/gg176680.aspx
As Project Server 2010 is now based on SharePoint Server 2010 we strongly recommend that you install the Project Server 2010 Server Rollup Package as there are a large number of individual server packages for SharePoint Server. The Project Server 2010 Server Rollup Package contains all the patches released in this Cumulative Update for SharePoint Foundation Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2010 and Project Server 2010.
For those accustomed to Project Server 2007 Cumulative Updates, you should note that the MOSS Server Rollup Package does not contain the Project Server patches. You will need to make sure that you install the MOSS + Project Server Rollup Package (the link is provided below). As in Project Server 2007, the Server Rollup Packages are much larger but they will greatly simplify your Project Server patch deployment.
Client Installation:
Installation of the client patch is straightforward and is the same as it was in Project 2007. The instructions for installing the client patch are below.
NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

1. Download the hotfix from the link in the KB Article.
2. Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.
3. Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard client.

August 2011 CU for Microsoft Office Project and Project Server 2007

Server Rollup Packages:
Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 cumulative update package (WSS server-package): August 30, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553022
Description of the Office SharePoint Server 2007 cumulative update package (MOSS server-package): August 30, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553020
Individual Product Packages:
Description of the Office SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package (sts-x-none.msp): August 30, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553019
Description of the Office Project Server 2007 hotfix package (pjsrvapp-x-none.msp, pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): August 30, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553024
Description of the Office Project 2007 hotfix package (project-x-none.msp):August 30, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553105
More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:
The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.
Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2007)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd239177.aspx
Service Pack 2 for both WSS and Office Servers 2007 are required for this Cumulative Update. The KB articles below provide information on how to download and install SP2 if you have not already done so.
Description of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 and of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953338
Description of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 2 and of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Language Pack Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953334
The Server CU is released in two different versions. The first version is in Individual Packages specific to a particular product like WSS and Project Server. These are smaller downloads but they do not include language packs or patches for other products so patches for those products would have to be downloaded and installed separately.
The second version is the Server Rollup Packages. This is a set of two rollup packages which contains all the fixes for WSS, Project Server and MOSS. These packages should be used when MOSS is part of the deployment and/or you have language packs installed. The Server Rollup Packages are much larger but they will greatly simplify MOSS patch deployment.
Client Installation:
In order to install this hotfix, you will need to have Microsoft Project 2007 SP2 installed on the client.
Description of Office Project 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and of Office Project Language Pack 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953326
Once we know that SP2 is installed, you will install the hotfix by performing the following steps:
NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

1. Download the hotfix from either the KB Article or by using the information at the end of this email.
2. Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.
3. Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard SP1 client.