Policy

Update manually scheduled tasks when editing links

This policy setting will allow the update of manually scheduled task dates when predecessor links are created or updated. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, manually scheduled task dates will be updated when predecessor links are created or updated. If you disable this policy setting, manually scheduled task dates will not be updated when predecessor links are created or updated.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Project 2016 / Project Options / Schedule / Scheduling options for 'Project1'
Policy ID2e104961d16e
Internal nameL_UpdateManuallyScheduledTasksWhenEditingLinks

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\scheduling\updatemanuallyscheduledtaskswheneditinglinks (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\scheduling\updatemanuallyscheduledtaskswheneditinglinks (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting will allow the update of manually scheduled task dates when predecessor links are created or updated. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, manually scheduled task dates will be updated when predecessor links are created or updated. If you disable this policy setting, manually scheduled task dates will not be updated when predecessor links are created or updated.

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