Custom Activity Editor dialog box

Use this dialog box to add or edit a Project Center custom activity, such as a website or Windows application that you can add to the Project Home activity center.

Activity Center

Name

Enter a name for the custom activity.

Description

Enter a description of the custom activity.

Change Icon

Click to access the Open dialog box to select an image icon for the custom activity.

The following formats are supported: .PNG, .JPEG, .JPG, .BMP, and .GIF. If you do not see the file you are looking for, type *.* in the File Name field, then click Open.

Action

Open a Website

Choose this option to add a website to the list of custom activities.

Website Address

Enter the full website address.

Launch a Windows Application

Choose this option to add a Windows application to the list of custom activities.

Program

Enter the full path to the application. If you do not know the full path, click the icon to locate the application.

Command Line

Enter a command to run when the application is opened from the Project Home activity center. For example, to open Microsoft Excel with a particular spreadsheet that is located in a folder on the network, enter the full path to the spreadsheet file in the Command Line field. The example at the bottom of this topic shows how to set up this configuration.

Important: If there are spaces in the command line, the items will be broken into multiple command line arguments with enclosing quotes. To prevent this, use quotes in the command line if a single argument is desired. For example:

Entering A B C in the Command Line field will yield three command line arguments: "A" "B" "C"
Entering "A B C " in the Command Line field will yield one command line argument: "A B C"

Fields

Select the field from the drop-down list that you want to run in the Website Address or Command Line field. See the field definitions and example below.

Insert Field

Click to add the field to the Website Address or Command Line field.

Field definitions

Parameter	Description	Where the value is set	Notes
ProjectNumber	The number of the current project.	Edit Project Settings dialog box
ProjectName	The name of the current project.	Edit Project Settings dialog box
ProjectFolder	The path of the primary folder of the current project	Edit Project Settings dialog box	UNC path
Description	The text description of the current project	Edit Project Settings dialog box
Client	The client name for the current project	Edit Project Settings dialog box
Phase	The phase of the current project	Edit Project Settings dialog box
Manager	The manager of the current project	Edit Project Settings dialog box
Address	The address of the location of the current project	Edit Project Settings dialog box
Longitude	The longitude of the location of the current project	Edit Project Settings dialog box	The DMS (Degrees/Minutes/Seconds) value specified in the Edit Project Settings dialog box is converted to a decimal value.
Latitude	The latitude of the location of the current project.	Edit Project Settings dialog box	The DMS (Degrees/Minutes/Seconds) value specified in the Edit Project Settings dialog box is converted to a decimal value.
CurrentUserName	The logged-in user's name.	Edit My Profile dialog box	First name and last name, or email address if no names.
CurrentUserEmail	The logged-in user's email address.	Edit My Profile dialog box
MapLocation	A value representing the current project's location that is suitable for use with Google Maps.	Edit Project Settings dialog box
EarthLocation	Path to a KML file representing the project location that is suitable for use with Google Earth.	Edit Project Settings dialog box
ServerName	The name of the Project Center Server for the current project.	Edit Project Settings dialog box
ProjectID	A unique identifier representing the current project.		In GUID format
ProjectIssueCode	A five-digit code representing the current project.		The project code is issued by the legacy Outlook Add-in.
Location	The current project's location.		Obsolete. Used for compatibility with previous custom activity centers.
SharePointSite	The project's SharePoint site URL.	Edit Project Settings dialog box
ProjectStatus	The current project's status.	Edit Project Settings dialog box
ProjectType	The current project's type.	Edit Project Settings dialog box
ProjectConfidential	Indicates whether the current project is confidential.	Edit Project Settings dialog box
ProjectStatusLabel	Descriptive addition for existing statuses.	Edit Project Settings dialog box
Desktop	Files stored on the user's desktop	%USERPROFILE%\Desktop
NIXServerName	The name of the Info Exchange Server for the current project.		The Info Exchange Server for each Project Center Server is specified in the Project Administration activity center.
Programs	User-specific "(All) Programs" groups and icons	%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs
MyDocuments	User's documents	%USERPROFILE%\My Documents (WinNT line) C:\My Documents (Win98-ME
Favorites	User's Favorites	%USERPROFILE%\Favorites
Startup	Applications that start when Windows starts
Recent	User-specific "My Recent Documents"	%USERPROFILE%\Recent
SendTo	User-specific "Send To" menu items	%USERPROFILE%\SendTo
StartMenu	User-specific "Start Menu" items	%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu
MyMusic	User's music	%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Music
DesktopDirectory	Files stored on the user's desktop	%USERPROFILE%\Desktop
Templates	User-specific document templates	%USERPROFILE%\Templates
ApplicationData	Per-user application-specific files	%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data
LocalApplicationData	User-specific and computer-specific application settings	%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data
CommonApplicationData	Gets a path name pointing to the application's data in the \Documents and Setting\All Users\ApplicationData directory.	%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs
System	The Windows system directory	%windir%\system32
ProgramFiles	User-specific "(All) Programs" groups and icons
MyPictures	User's pictures	%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Pictures
Personal	The folder that serves as a common repository for documents	%userprofile%\Documents
InternetCache	The folder that serves as a common repository for temporary internet files	%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
Cookies	The folder that serves as a common repository for Internet cookies	%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
History	The folder that serves as a common repository for Internet history items	%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History
MyComputer	The My Computer folder
SourcePrimaryKey	The ID of the source project being imported into Project Center.	Excel spreadsheet template	The ID of the source project becomes the SourcePrimaryKey.
SourceDescriptor	The system from which the project is being imported into Project Center, for example, "System".	Excel spreadsheet template
CommonProgramFiles	The file system directory that contains the directories for the common program groups that appear on the Start menu for all users.

Example

The following example shows how to create a custom activity that runs Google Maps.

The following example shows how to create a custom activity that runs Microsoft Excel and opens a spreadsheet that is located in a folder on the network.

To access this dialog box

Click New or Edit from the Manage Custom Activities dialog box.

Table of Contents

Index

Search (English only)

Back