Resolution for Project
Server 2002 and 2003
Project Web Access provides a utility for deleting
enterprise projects from the Project Server database. Complete the steps below
to delete an enterprise project and all of its associated Risks, Issues, and
Documents:
1. Log into to Project
Web Access with administrator permissions.
2. Click Admin - Clean
up Project Server database.
3. Select the Projects
and To-do Lists option.
4. Select the Delete the
SharePoint team Web site for the specified project option.
5. Select the project
you wish to delete in the data grid.
6. Click the Delete
button.
Warning: There is no undo process to reverse
the deletion of a project. The only way to retrieve a deleted project is to
restore your Project Server database from the latest backup.
Note: To perform a mass deletion of projects or
resources in Project Server 2003 only, download and use the Project Server
Cleaner tool, available at the following link:
Download Project Server Cleaner Tool
Resolution for Project Server
2007
Complete the following steps to delete an enterprise
project from the Project Server database, along with its associated Project
Workspace (including Risks, Issues, Documents, and Deliverables):
1. Log into to Project
Web Access with administrator permissions.
2. Click Server Settings - Delete
Enterprise Objects.
3. Select the Projects, Proposals, and
Activities option at the top of the page, if necessary.
4. Select the Delete projects from Draft
and Published databases option.
5. Select the Delete the associated
Windows SharePoint Services sites.
6. In the list of projects, select the
option checkbox to the left of each project you want to delete.
7. Click the Delete button.
8. Click the OK button to confirm the
deletion.
9. Wait a few moments and then press the
F5 function key to refresh the page and confirm the project deletion process is
successful.
Warning: There is no undo process to reverse
the deletion of a project. The only way to retrieve a deleted project is to
restore your Project Server database from the latest backup. If you backed up
the project using the built-in Schedule Backup or Administrative Backup tools,
you can also restore the project using the Administrative Restore tool from the
Archive database.