Background Information
There are numerous times when project managers or administrators need to edit project-level custom fields for multiple projects. Using Project Web Access you must edit one project at a time, however it is possible to edit multiple projects in a datasheet type view within the Microsoft Project client.
Resolution
-
Logon to Project Web Access using credentials that allow you to open and save the projects you want to edit
-
Make sure that the Project client is closed
-
Navigate to the Project Center page and select the header row for projects that you want to edit using any standard multi-select technique
-
Click the Edit button on the toolbar
-
The system opensthe Project client and opens the projects in a temporary Master Project
-
Insert the custom fields you want to edit in a task view such as the Gantt chart, or apply a view which already contains these fields
-
Without expanding the inserted projects, make your required edits to the project custom field values
-
Save changes to all files, discard the master project
-
Choose to check-in the projects as you require
Note: You can also build the temporary master project by inserting the projects using the Insert menu in Project.