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Does the Subproject’s Wbs reflect the WBS numbering flow in the master or does the Subproject retain its Wbs numbering?
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The subproject will retain the WBS numbering. Only the Summary Subproject Task will have a calculated WBS based on his position in Master Project.
Please give me more information about Drive 365.
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My Projects-Drive 365 is a feature that allow users to seamlessly store their MPP files to a personal folder without creating a cloud storage account.
What is an Email Attachment?
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An Email Attachment is a computer file sent along with an email message.
What is a Share Link?
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A Share Link is an URL of your project. This is the reason why the project needs to be saved on a cloud storage platform in order to be able to generate it.
How do I see who else is viewing the project at the same time in Real-Time Collaboration?
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The list of users who are in real-time collaboration mode at the same time is shown above the grid.

How can I change the collaboration timeout?
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You can customize the inactivity period before the file in real-time collaboration mode closes. In order to do that, go to the File menu and select Options. Select the Advanced tab and from General Options, customize the Collaboration Timeout as you desire. For changes to take effect, click OK. The minimum value for the collaboration timeout option is 5 minutes and the maximum is 120 minutes.

What happens if I assign a user twice on the same subscription?
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You cannot assign a user twice on the same subscription.

Can one of my assigned users renew his subscription?
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If a user is assigned to a subscription owned by someone else, he cannot renew the existing subscriptions or purchase more subscriptions. 

Can I create a new project directly from the Online Portal?
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In order to create a new project from the https://www.projectplan365.com/ups/Account, click on "Projects" button then on "New Project" button. You will be redirected to our https://www.projectplan365.com/projectviewernow/tViews.aspx.

Can I assign to a user the Editor role and Read-Only role?
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You cannot assign to a user both Editor and Read-Only role.

Can I assign my subscription to someone else?
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You can assign a subscription to a different user in Team Members page from our Online Portal. Remove a team member or change the role to Read-Only for an existing user and assign the remaining subscription to another team member.

Can I assign more people even though I bought less subscriptions?
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You can assign more team members into your organization than purchased subscriptions. The only condition is that the role for the new added team members to be Read-Only. If you want to add an Editor, you need to purchase another subscription.

Why I cannot share the MPP file?
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The Share functionality is available only for Editor team members.

Is the Team Planner view available on the Standard license or only on the Business license?


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The Team Planner view is available for both Standard and Business Subscription.

What is Priority field?
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The Priority field indicates the level of importance given to a task, which in turn indicates how readily a task or assignment can be delayed or split during resource leveling. Priority levels range from 0 - 1000. The lowest priority is 0. The default priority is 500.

How do I find a task?
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To find a specific task or word, click on the Task menu – Find – select the desired information in the dialog box and click Find Next.

How do I enter a per-use cost resource?
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To enter a per-use cost resource click View - Resource Sheet. In the entry table click on column Type select Cost. After this, assign that resource of type cost to a task using the Task Information dialog. In Resources tab select the cost resource and enter the cost, then click on the OK button.

What does the “Show bar splits” functionality do?
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The Project Plan 365 app shows the splits (small delays between working times) of a task by default. Most of the time it is useful to see the splits. If they become too distracting, please uncheck the “Show bar splits” feature. 
What does the “Round bars to whole days” functionality do?
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The “Round bas to whole days” functionality allows to round out durations in the timescale to whole days. The durations in the grid area are still exact.
What does the “Hide rollup bars when summary expanded” functionality do?
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The “Hide rollup bars when summary expanded” functionality allows you to hide rolled up bars when the summary task is expanded.
What does the “Always roll up Gantt bars” functionality do?
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The “Always roll up Gantt bars” functionality allows to roll-up tasks so that a projection of the subtasks Gantt bars is displayed at the summary task. 
Any project can be shared with other team members?
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Only the projects that are saved in a cloud service can be shared with other team members. When you click on Share button, if the project isn’t save to the cloud, the application will redirect you to save the project in My Projects - Drive 365 cloud service.
On what platforms can I import team members from Resource Sheet view?
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You can import team members from Resource Sheet view only on Windows, Mac, iOS and web application.
How do I distinguish if a resource is already a team member or not?
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To distinguish if a resource is already a team member, look at the Indicators column in Resource Sheet view. A specific icon will appear for resources that are already part of your team.
How do I group resources in Resource Sheet view?
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To group the resources in Resource Sheet view, please go to menu Project - Group. 
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