Checking in Enterprise Projects

Microsoft Project Professional prevents users from overwriting each other’s schedules by automatically checking out projects for the user if read/write access is requested.

While a project is checked out, other users can only read it—they can’t modify it. A user can save a read-only file with a different filename or version, but he or she cannot overwrite the original file.

If a user does not correctly check a project back in, the administrator can force the project to be checked in. To force a check-in of a project, follow these steps:

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Log in to a Project server as an administrator.
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Select Admin, Manage ...

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