Name of Product: / Microsoft® Office Project Server 2007
Contact for more Information: / http://www.microsoft.com/office
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Microsoft® Office Project Server 2007
Office Project Server 2007 is the server product that provides the platform for the Microsoft® Office Enterprise Project Management Solution. It is used with Microsoft® Office Project Professional 2007 and Microsoft® Office Project Web Access to centrally store project and resource information. With Office Project Server 2007, you can share this centralized information online with your entire project team through Office Project Web Access, centrally manage and optimize resources, standardize project reporting, and conduct scenario-based portfolio modeling and analysis.
Office Project Web Access is the browser–based portal, or client, that project team members and stakeholders use to access and update information stored in Office Project Server 2007 —without having to install Office Project Professional 2007 on their computers. You must have an Office Project Server 2007 Client Access License (CAL) to use Office Project Web Access. In this document, much of the functionality of Office Project Server 2007 is described in the context of its Web browser-based portal, Office Project Web Access.
Some functionality of Office Project Server 2007 is accessed through Office Project Web Access using a Web browser. Therefore, where appropriate, the information below refers to Office Project Web Access, the Web-based portal of Office Project Server 2007. Office Project Professional 2007 is addressed in a separate VPAT report.
Summary Table
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
Criteria / Supporting Features / Remarks and explanationsSection 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems / Supported. Please refer to the attached VPAT.
Section 1194.22 Web-based internet information and applications / Supported. Please refer to the attached VPAT. / Office Project Server 2007 has a Web-based client (a portal) called Office Project Web Access.
Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products / Office Project Server 2007 is not considered a telecommunications product according to the definition in Section 1194.23.
Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Products / Office Project Server 2007 does not use multimedia except as covered in section 1194.21.
Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products / Office Project Server 2007 is not a self-contained product according to the definition in Section 1194.25.
Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers / Office Project Server 2007 is software as defined under section 1194.21.
Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria / Supported. Please refer to the attached VPAT.
Section 1194.41 (a) Information, Documentation and Support / Supported. Please refer to the attached VPAT.
Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
Some functionality of Office Project Server 2007 is accessed through Office Project Web Access using a Web browser. Therefore, where appropriate, the information below refers to Office Project Web Access, the Web-based portal of Office Project Server 2007.
Criteria / Supporting Features / Remarks and explanations(a) When software is designed to run on a system that has a keyboard, product functions shall be executable from a keyboard where the function itself or the result of performing a function can be discerned textually. / Supported with exceptions:
Keyboard access is provided with minor exceptions. The core functionality in Office Project Web Access, the Web portal of Office Project Server 2007, is keyboard accessible. / Office Project Web Access, the Web client of Office Project Server 2007, uses an ActiveX grid control to display various pieces of information. Note that though the ActiveX grid is still used in Office Project Server 2007, it is not used as prevalently as in previous versions. For example it is no longer used for Tasks and it is not required to log in to PWA.
Some of the functionality in this grid control cannot be accessed via the keyboard, including selecting, sorting, and filtering columns. The grid control can also display a Gantt Chart-type view; in this view it is not possible to scroll the timescale in the Gantt chart using the keyboard. Customization to bar shapes in the Gantt chart in Office Project Web Access, and to grouping formats in the ActiveX grid cannot be made without the mouse as well.
Much of the functionality of the Server-Side Event Handler Configuration page under Server Settings cannot accessed via the keyboard.
(b) Applications shall not disrupt or disable activated features of other products that are identified as accessibility features, where those features are developed and documented according to industry standards. Applications also shall not disrupt or disable activated features of any operating system that are identified as accessibility features where the application programming interface for those accessibility features has been documented by the manufacturer of the operating system and is available to the product developer. / Supported with exceptions:
Office Project Server 2007 and Office Project Web Access support the accessibility settings of the host operating system with minor exceptions. / In high contrast mode, certain areas of Office Project Web Access (the ActiveX grid) do not display scaled up fonts.
(c) A well-defined on-screen indication of the current focus shall be provided that moves among interactive interface elements as the input focus changes. The focus shall be programmatically exposed so that Assistive Technology can track focus and focus changes. / Supported with exceptions: / Office Project Web Access pages using the Office Web Components (OWC) can lose focus when tabbing to certain links. Workaround is to Alt+Tab through open windows to re-select the Office Project Web Access window.
(d) Sufficient information about a user interface element including the identity, operation and state of the element shall be available to Assistive Technology. When an image represents a program element, the information conveyed by the image must also be available in text. / Supported with exceptions: / Office Project Server 2007 uses Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) to expose information. There are a few places where information is not correctly exposed (see below) in non-core scenarios:
• In Office Project Web Access pages that use the Office Web Components such as Model Projects, the OWC does not expose its name properly via the MSAA Name property.
(e) When bitmap images are used to identify controls, status indicators, or other programmatic elements, the meaning assigned to those images shall be consistent throughout an application's performance. / Supported:
(f) Textual information shall be provided through operating system functions for displaying text. The minimum information that shall be made available is text content, text input caret location, and text attributes. / Supported:
(g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes. / Supported with exceptions: / High Contrast exceptions noted in the Compatibility Section (section 1194.21 (b))
(h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user. / Supported
(i) Color coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element. / Supported
(j) When a product permits a user to adjust color and contrast settings, a variety of color selections capable of producing a range of contrast levels shall be provided. / Supported
(k) Software shall not use flashing or blinking text, objects, or other elements having a flash or blink frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. / Supported
(l) When electronic forms are used, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues. / Supported / Forms in Office Project Web Access are HTML-based and use standard HTML controls. They are fully accessible via the keyboard, expose information via MSAA and meet the other requirements outlined in sections (a) – (k) above.
Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet information and applications - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
The information provided below applies to Office Project Web Access, the Web-based portal of Office Project Server 2007.
Criteria / Supporting Features / Remarks and explanations(a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content). / Supported / Alternative (ALT) text is provided for all images in Office Project Web Access pages.
(b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation. / Not Applicable
(c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup. / Supported
(d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet. / Supported / Office Project Web Access pages are readable without an associated style sheet. There are a few places where text is slightly cropped without a style sheet.
(e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active region of a server-side image map. / Not Applicable
(f) Client-side image maps shall be provided instead of server-side image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape. / Not Applicable
(g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables. / Not supported
(h) Markup shall be used to associate data cells and header cells for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers. / Not Applicable / Office Project Web Access does not use HTML data tables with two or more logical levels of row or column headers. Instead, Office Project Web Access uses an ActiveX grid control to display most of its tabular data. This grid control supports MSAA.
(i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation / Not Applicable / Office Project Web Access does not use frames, but does use iframes to host other pages. The hosted pages have their own titles.
(j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. / Supported
(k) A text-only page, with equivalent information or functionality, shall be provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes. / Not Applicable / Office Project Web Access meets the standards 1194.22(a) – 1194.22(j), so it is not necessary to provide text-only pages as an alternative solution.
(l) When pages utilize scripting languages to display content, or to create interface elements, the information provided by the script shall be identified with functional text that can be read by Assistive Technology. / Supported
(m) When a web page requires that an applet, plug-in or other application be present on the client system to interpret page content, the page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with §1194.21(a) through (l). / Supported / Some features in Office Project Web Access require ActiveX. The primary ActiveX control is a grid control to display and edit information in a tabular format. This grid control supports MSAA and meets the guidelines specified in 1194.21, with the exceptions noted in sections 1194.21 (a) and 1194.21 (d).
(n) When electronic forms are designed to be completed on-line, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues. / Supported / Office Project Web Access forms use standard HTML controls, and therefore are accessible. Access keys are provided for most elements. Tab order is logical in most places apart from some minor exceptions.
(o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links. / Supported / ALT+ J allows the user to skip repetitive links.
Additional common ACCESSKEYS provide quick access to other common controls. For example, ALT+. (period) jumps to the grid. More information on these shortcuts can be found in product help.
(p) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required. / Supported / The only place where a timed response is used is session timeouts for Office Project Web Access pages accessing Office Project Server 2007. The administrator can set the session timeout on the server; this setting applies to all users.
Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
(a) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user vision shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired shall be provided. / Supported / Commonly-used Assistive Technology (AT) may be used with Office Project Server 2007 and Office Project Web Access. Users of AT should contact their AT vendor to assess the compatibility of their product with Microsoft products and to learn how to adjust their settings to optimize interoperability.*
(b) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require visual acuity greater than 20/70 shall be provided in audio and enlarged print output working together or independently, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are visually impaired shall be provided. / Supported with exceptions: / Minor exceptions noted in sections 1194.21.
Users of Windows® operating systems can change the DPI settings or access Magnifier in the Accessibility Options or via the Ease of Access section.
An assistive aid may also be used.*
(c) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user hearing shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be provided / Supported
(d) Where audio information is important for the use of a product, at least one mode of operation and information retrieval shall be provided in an enhanced auditory fashion, or support for assistive hearing devices shall be provided. / Not Applicable / Office Project Server 2007 and Office Project Web Access do not use auditory information.
(e) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user speech shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people with disabilities shall be provided. / Not Applicable / Office Project Server 2007 and Office Project Web Access do not require user speech.
(f) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require fine motor control or simultaneous actions and that is operable with limited reach and strength shall be provided. / Supported with exceptions / Features that require fine motor control are also accessible via keyboard. Keyboard access provides all of the functionality in Office Project Server 2007 and Office Project Web Access, except for the instances called out in Section 1194.21(a).
In addition, an assistive aid may be used.*
Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation, and Support - Detail