Plan the client tier
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Topic Last Modified: 2016-11-14
This article identifies the key components of the client tier and helps you to distinguish from the parts of the other tiers in the EPM solution.
The client tier of the Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution includes Microsoft Office-based applications, a Web-based client, and any custom applications that are specific to your organization.
Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007
Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 is a desktop application that is designed to enable project managers to create, publish, and manage projects. In addition to scheduling and tracking tools, Office Project Professional 2007 provides project managers with enterprise resource and portfolio management capabilities.
Microsoft Office Outlook
Office Project Professional 2007 provides integration with Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 or Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. Users can receive e-mail reminder notifications for tasks that they are assigned in projects that are stored in the Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 database. Additionally, by downloading the Microsoft Office Project 2007 Add-in for Outlook, users can import tasks from projects saved to the Office Project Server 2007 database directly into Outlook. The tasks are then visible in the Outlook calendar.
Windows Internet Explorer
Microsoft Office Project Web Access is a rich Web-based client that is designed for users who are not project managers, such as resource managers, viewers, and team members. These users access project information in Office Project Web Access by using Windows® Internet Explorer®. Office Project Web Access provides access to timesheets, project views, status reports, document libraries, and risks. It is a set of Web Parts built by using ASP.NET 2.0.
Third-party and line of business applications
Many organizations use line-of-business client applications or develop business-specific applications. These applications call Office Project Server 2007 by using the Project Server Interface — an extensible set of Web services — and must also be integrated with a Microsoft Windows–based platform.
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