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After the upgrade, the change to the .ms-globalbreadcrumb class and the newly added class will be gone because the application goes back to the original
class.
10. Can I change the master page to point to another CSS file?
After you upgrade to PM Central R1.8 or older versions, you will lose this customization because during the upgrade, the application will replace the old
master pages with the new master pages from the new build and will reference the CSS files from the new build.
11. Can I save PM Central sites as site templates and then use them to create new sites?
Yes, you can save the project site as a site template, but there are future implications if you customize the site using SharePoint Designer.
Any new site that is created from a site template that is derived from the original PM Central site needs to access the required site definitions. If you create a
site in the same Web Application where PM Central is installed, you shouldn't have any problems. However, if you create a new site in a different farm or Web
Application, you need to install PM Central on that farm first. This is because the site templates contain pages with the Bamboo Web Parts, and these Web
Parts were deployed to the original Web Application, not the new Web Application.
For more information about templates and site definitions, read this Microsoft MSDN article.
12. Can I modify the site and save it using SharePoint Designer?
If you use SharePoint Designer to further customize your site, it will be disconnected from the site definition. SharePoint will store the site in a database
instead of using the template in hive 12 when the site is rendered. (See our SharePoint Branding for the KB Accelerator article for more information.)
When this happens, future upgrades to PM Central site definition will no longer be reflected in your site. During the
upgrade, the application will activate some
features using the references in the site definition. As explained in the Site Definition section above, the site definition file,
webtemp.BambooProjectCentral.xml, contains IDs that are associated with the site template. During the upgrade, the application uses what is in the site
definition to upgrade and to activate the features on the pages. However, customizations that you have made and saved using SharePoint Designer are saved
in the database, not the site definition. Therefore, customizations are lost after the upgrade because the application reads the site definition and the IDs, not
the database. Customizations are lost after an upgrade because they no longer exist in the site definition.
13. Can I upgrade an existing site when future releases of PM Central become available?
Yes, you can. Our installation will upgrade the site definition and Web Parts when a new release
becomes available. For sites that are created based on the old
site definition, we will provide a feature that will perform the upgrade. However, please note that the upgrade program will be based on our base template.
The upgrade could fail if you make nonapproved changes to the site such as adding a new class to the CSS file, renaming the columns in the list, renaming
the master page to another master page, referring another CSS file with a different name, and so on.
Read the following section, Don'ts When Customizing PM Central, and be aware of any unsupported modifications made to the site. See Question #12,
modifying and saving a site using SharePoint Designer, for information on why you may not see your customizations after an upgrade.
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The following is a list of items that you should not change from the base application.
Be aware of the harmful effect of using SharePoint Designer to edit the site directly. Doing so will disconnect the site from the site definition. The upgrade process
will automatically activate the features. However, your original changes that you made using SharePoint Designer will be gone.
Do not change the site definition in hive 12.
Do not modify the following column names in these lists. The columns use aggregated data and perform business logic, and any changes will result in unpredictable
behavior.
Master Pages: Do not delete the JavaScript code at the bottom of the master page.
CSS Files: Do not change the supplied CSS file name. The templates will not work if the CSS file
names are changed. You can modify the CSS tags, but this will
change the look of the site. Your changes to the CSS tags will be gone after the upgrade
because the upgrade will back up your CSS files and replace them with
the CSS files from the new build.
Project Health List: If you modify the following columns, you will break the List Rollup Web Part.
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