Automatically add new resources and tasks

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\general

Value name: auto add resources

Enabled: auto add resources = 1

Disabled: auto add resources = 0

Description

Automatically adds new resources to the resource pool and assigns them default values whenever a new resource name or new resource's initials are added. If you enable this setting, new resources and tasks are automatically inserted into the project. If you disable this setting, users are alerted whenever a new resource or task is created when making a new assignment. If you do not configure this setting, the user's default setting is used.