Read-only prompt on Open... from PWA

[Conrad Santiago]

You can select multiple projects in Project Center and click on Open... to
create a consolidated file. When selecting 10 or more projects, a prompt
comes up giving you the option to open the projects read-write or read-only.

When you select less than 10 projects, the prompt doesn't pop up, and it
opens up the files read-write.

Is there a way to set it so that PWA prompts you on any number of files,
even one project, whether to open read-write or read-only?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

--Conrad Santiago

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

Conrad --

There's no way to set this option. If you wish to create a master project
with the subprojects as Read-Only, I would suggest you do this in the
Microsoft Project client by opening a new blank project, clicking Insert -
Project, selecting a project, and then clicking the "Read only to view"
option. You will need to repeat this process for each project you select.
Hope this helps.

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Conrad:

The system prompts you because if you go read/write, you end up loading a
lot more data than read only, and thus save yourself some performance
frustration. There's no way to change the system behavior or the prompt
threshold.

 

[Conrad Santiago]

Thanks for the info. I was afraid that was the case. I load as many as
60-80 projects in a consolidated file, so the project-by-project method is
not an option for me. The PWA method is much easier to load a consolidated
file.

Anyhow, It's good to know, though, what I can or can't do.

The reason this came up was a department head in our company wanted to
generate some reports on a few (less than 10) projects. We were wondering
why PWA didn't give him the read-only option. I'll direct him to get in and
out quickly so that he doesn't have the projects checked out for too long or
to load the files read-only via MS Project Insert.

--Conrad Santiago