FAQ Project Plan 365

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What does the "Open iCloud Drive" functionality do?
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The "Open iCloud Drive" functionality allows you to open a .mpp file stored on iCloud Drive service, enabling distributed teams to work in an efficient way.

Does Project Plan 365 utilize iCloud drive for Mac users?
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​Project Plan 365 for Mac has the iCloud Drive feature available.
I have a XML file exported from MS Project. How can I import it?
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To import a XML file go to menu File - Open - Computer. Select your XML file and press OK button.
What is a Sample Project?
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A Sample project is project available by default within Project Plan 365 that has the main purpose of reflecting the functionalities available in the application.

How do I see a sample project?
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To open the provided Sample Project from the app click on File - Open - Sample Project.
What are Recent Files?
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Recent Files are files that have been opened or edited in the recent past.
How do I open the last project I worked on?
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To open a project that has been recently used go to File - Open - Recent Projects.
How do I change the number of files that appear in the recently used files?
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To change the number of files that appear in the list of recently used files click on File - Options - Advanced - click the number of files you want to display.
How to clean recent files list in Project Plan 365?
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To clear the Recent Files list go to menu File - Options - Advanced tab and uncheck the Recently used file list. Then, restart the application.
How to open a file from Web Server using the path in your web application?
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To open a file from other web application, insert the location of your file on the following link:
https://www.projectplan365.com/projectviewernow/tViews.aspx?mppfile=

What does the "Open MPP from other web applications" functionality do?
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The “Open MPP from other web applications” feature allows you to open MS Project files (.MPP) stored in other web applications from other Web Servers.

What does the "Open from SharePoint Task List" functionality do?
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The "Open from SharePoint Task List" functionality allows you to add tasks, assign resources to tasks, update the progress on tasks, and view the task information on bars that are displayed along a timeline in your SharePoint task list.
What is a SharePoint Task List?
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A SharePoint Task List displays a collection of tasks that are part of a project.
If I modify my Task List and press save will it be updated ?
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A Task List can be saved when it is opened and updated just by pressing the "Save" button. Both the Task List and its associated .MPP file in the "Site Assets" directory will be updated.
How do I save a file as SharePoint Task List?
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To save a project to SharePoint Task List click File - Save As - SharePoint - SharePoint Task List. When you select SharePoint Task List you will be asked first to authenticate into your SharePoint site which is stored by the application. If the Office 365 authentication is successful, a dialog will appear asking to enter a name for the new SharePoint Task List.
Can I open a TaskList from SharePoint within the application?
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To open a Task List from SharePoint go to File menu - Open SharePoint - SharePoint Task List. Enter the URL address of the SharePoint Task List in the dialog box. The URL for the Task List can be taken from the browser when accessing the SharePoint Task List.
What is SharePoint?
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SharePoint is a web-based platform and a document management and storage system.
What is SharePoint Online?
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Microsoft SharePoint Online is a collection of cloud and web-based technologies that eases storage, sharing and managing information within an organization.
When I put the URL in the SharePoint option it says 'URL Invalid'.
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To open a file from SharePoint online, please make sure that the URL does not contain the full path to your file you want to open. The URL must be only the link to your SharePoint site.
How to open file from SharePoint 2013 hosted on premise?
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You can not open files from SharePoint 2013 hosted on premise, only .mpp file from SharePoint Online.​

What is OneDrive?
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OneDrive is a cloud storage service that is free for all the owners of a Microsoft account.

Can we enforce how Project Plan 365 is used between end users that have OneDrive accounts?


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Project Plan 365 does not have a mechanism to enforce, restrict or set policies on how files are saved or shared. This may be achieved via your internal network policies.

Does opening a file from local device on the free viewer (web version) cause data to be sent over the internet, or does it remain within my network?


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Data is sent over a secure SSL encrypted connection to our web server, processed on the server then deleted from the memory. Data is not stored on the server.

What is a local device?
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A local device is a physical device such as hard disk or printer that is not attached at some other point on the network as remote devices.
How do I open a project saved on my local device?
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To open a project from your local device is the same as opening in any program. Select File - Open - Computer and choose the desired project then click Open.
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