Master File

J

Jack Shearer

I am using MS Project 2003 as a personal planning tool to estimate the time
and approximate expense to revovate a property I own. I will be completing
much of the work myself with extra assistance as required.

I have set up a master file comprised of six sub-projects (for want of a
better term) and one shared resource file. These files are all on my local
PC and share common resource/s and are inter-related in that some tasks
cannot be started/finalised until some tasks in other projects are
completed. I chose to go the Master project option because it was just too
unwieldly having the one file.

My question is-- if I only open and amend one of the sub-project files and
the Resource file - will teh changes still be saved back to the Master file
or must I have it open as well? If so do I also have to have the other
subproject files open or only if they are directly altered by the
amendements?

Odd question I know
 
J

Jan De Messemaeker

Hi,

The master file is just a shell containing the links to the subprojects.
As soon as you open it, and you show the details of the subprojects' tasks,
it will open the latest version of the subprojects.
HTH
 
J

Jack Shearer

Thanks
Jan De Messemaeker said:
Hi,

The master file is just a shell containing the links to the subprojects.
As soon as you open it, and you show the details of the subprojects' tasks,
it will open the latest version of the subprojects.
HTH

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Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/index.htm
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