Having a master project open locks all subprojects, even though we did not 'link to project'

Question

Hi, I am having two issues with microsoft project...

For context: We are using MSP to track a large project so we have multiple subprojects worked on by different teams, which are saved to SharePoint to allow everyone to access them. Once a week we create a 'snapshot' of the data by putting the sub-projects into a master plan. When I insert the sub-projects into the master, I uncheck the box 'link to project' as we had issues where this would cause all of the sub-projects to open 'read only' when the master plan is open.

1 - When I have the master plan open, there don't seem to be any issues with the sub-projects, but for one or two members of the team, when they have the master project open, it makes all of the sub-projects 'read-only' as well as the actual master that they have just opened. I'm very confused why this would happen if the sub-projects are not 'linked' to this master in any way, and also why the file itself that they have opened suddenly becomes read-only for them?

2 - Often people will try to open a sub-project and it will be 'read only' even though no-one else has the file open. Also, we keep finding that when people make updates to their sub-project, these are lost even after they have saved - and sometimes updates they have made do not appears for others, but when they open the file again they can see their updates (almost as though there are different versions of the file opening for different people).

Any help is much appreciated!

Answer 1

Hi, @Bekcy ,

For your question, it seems to be more about Project while it is not supported in Microsoft Q&A. I will suggest you to post on the Project Tech Community. It is a forum focusing on Project and having many experts providing help.

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Answer 2

@Jerry Xu-MSFT thankyou, for the link! I thought I had posted in the project area, but will do that now :)