Several services can be managed from the Services dialog box on the computer running Project Server 2003.

The Services dialog box.

To start or stop a Project Server service

1. On the computer running Project Server 2003, from the Start menu, point to Programs, then Administrative Tools, and then select Services.
2. In the Services dialog box, double-click a Project Server service in the list of services to open the Properties dialog box for the service that you want to start or stop, and then do one of the following:
   • If the Project Server service is not running, click the Start button under Service status. If the Project Server service is already running, Service status will specify Started.
   • If the Project Server service is running, click the Stop button under Service Status. If the Project Server service is already stopped, Service status will specify Stopped.

      Note   You can also Start, Stop, Pause, Resume, or Restart a Project Server service by right-clicking the service in the list of services in the Services dialog box.

3. Click Apply and then click OK to close the Properties dialog box.

Project Server Session Mgr Service (PjSessionMgr)

The Project Server Session Mgr Service maintains session state information for Project Web Access users. Each user is issued a session ID when they log on to Project Web Access. This ID is used to save and retrieve session-specific information, such as which panes are displayed, or to identify recently viewed pages. This service runs at Normal priority by default.

Project Server Tracing Service (PjTraceSvc)

The Project Server Tracing Service is installed during Project Server Setup and is set to start automatically. If it is not turned on, you must start the service in order to enable logging of Project Server events and errors by using the Event Viewer or as a text output file. You can use the Project Server SetTracing tool (SetTracing.exe) to specify the format of the output from the Project Server Tracing service.

When the Project Server Tracing service generates a text file of the Event Log and the output file points to a language in an NTFS partition, the Project Server Tracing Service will not be able to create the output file because LocalService does not have write permissions to the NTFS partition.

 Note   For more information about the SetTracing tool, see Project Server SetTracing Tool in Appendix B, Project Server Administrative Tools, of the Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Administrator's Guide.

Project Server Views Notification Service (PjViewNotify)

The Project Server Views Notification Service processes requests to publish projects and enterprise resources to the Project Server database. The service listens for operating system events to know when files have been dropped to the ViewDrop folder on the computer running Project Server 2003. When a file is dropped, the service processes the content, opens the project by using the OLE DB Provider, and publishes it to the View tables in the Project Server database. When the process is finished, the XML data is deleted from the ViewDrop folder. If this service is not running properly, resources will not be available in the Resource Center and projects will not be available in the Project Center. By default, this service runs at below-normal priority and thread priority, which regulates the use of the processor by the service.

The Views Notification service is also involved in the process of updating and building the OLAP cube used by the Portfolio Analyzer. The OLAP cube building process begins with an update of the resource availability tables, which is handled by this service. After the resource availability tables have been updated, this service is no longer involved in the process of building an OLAP cube.

When this service is distributed to another server, it is appropriate to change its priority setting to higher than Below Normal.

Project Server Scheduled Process Service (PjSchSvc)

This service starts several scheduled processes, including the Notification Processing Engine for Project Server e-mail notifications and reminders, Views Notification services for OLAP cube generation, and Active Directory synchronization. By default, the Project Server Scheduled Process Service polls for eligible processes every thirty minutes. The Project Server Scheduled Process Service uses the Log On As permission to determine access to the service; it is recommended after the installation of Project Server 2003 to assign to the Log On As permission associated with the Project Server Scheduled Process Service a domain user account that has permission to read from Active Directory .

Project Server Connector Service (PjConnectSvc)

The Project Server Connector Service supports the Service for Enterprise Data Maintenance (EDM), a component of the Project Data Service (PDS). The Service for EDM relies on XML as its data format and uses the PDS to provide an easy way to exchange data between Project Server 2003 and other applications through a file-drop mechanism as well as a SOAP programmatic interface.

An organization might have several Line of Business (LOB) applications in place, in addition to Project Server 2003 as the Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solution. Other LOB applications might include human resources (HR), financial, professional services automation (PSA), customer relationship management (CRM), and skills learning portal systems. Many LOB applications have the ability to drop a formatted XML file to a designated location on a regular basis. In other cases, a developer can easily add a SOAP call or HTTP Post that directly accesses the Service for EDM.

 Note   For more information about the Service for Enterprise Data Maintenance, see the chapter Service for Enterprise Data Maintenance in the Project Server Data Reference on MSDN.