Adding Linked Items to Project Management via Script

[rsbishop]

Hello,

I'm having some problems adding a linked item to the Project Management tab via a script.  I have the relationship set up properly and I'm able to add them manually. 

Here's the line of code that should be adding the linked item:

item.project.addTask(mechItem);

mechItem is defined earlier in the code and successfully finds the workspace record.

This is the error that is thrown:

com.dms.scripting.exceptions.ScriptModelException: Could not save new tasks: []

Any ideas?  Thanks!

[D3GoTeam]

For Linked Items in a Project tab, you first need to create the Item.

There should be a createNewItem Library Script that has some instructions on how to call it.

Then once your new items is created you can add it to your project.

Here is an example:

Remember to import the CreateNewItem library script.

var prjItem = null;
var newItemProps = []; //Array of Properties for your new Linked Item

var _start = new Date();//Today
var _duration = 3;//Days
var _end = new Date(_start.getTime() + _duration*24*60*60*1000);//Add _duration to _start

//TODO: Change this to match the system name of your task worksapce
var taskWSName = 'WS_PROJECT_TASKS';

//Build the array of Field Names for your new Item
newItemProps.NAME = 'Some New Name';
newItemProps.DESCRIPTION = 'Some Description';
newItemProps.START_DATE = _start;
newItemProps.END_DATE = _end;
newItemProps.SOME_OTHER_FIELD = 'Some Value';
//TODO: Add any other fields you want to set on your new Lined 

//Create the new Linked Item
prjItem = createNewItem(taskWSName, newItemProps);

item.project.addTask(prjItem , _start, _end, '0');

//Once you create and add your Task (prjItem) you can add Milestones to it or other info, 
//but I'd put that in an OnCreate script vs. this one.

[rsbishop · Accepted solution]

I ended up solving the problem.  The script was looping through items and attempted to add the same item to project management twice.  I added some logic to ensure it only tries to add each item once and it works as intended now.

Thanks