Policy
Automatically add new resources and tasks
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.
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HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\general\auto add resources (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\general\auto add resources (disabled) = 0Policy notes
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.