For other organizations that want to allow their users to invite guests you can use the “Allow external users who accept sharing invitations and sign in as authenticated users.” Once the user accepts the invite, the account gets added to Azure Active Directory as a guest account.įigure 5: Site Collection Sharing Options We think most organizations would want to control which guest users are invited, so selecting the second option, “Allow sharing only with the external users that already exist in your organization’s directory,” will make the most sense for typical organizations. You then are presented with several sharing options for people outside your company. Then select the checkbox for the site collection for your Project Web App instance and click the Sharing button in the ribbon.įigure 4: Site Collection Sharing Setting To access the site collection settings, go to the Office 365 Admin Center portal > Admin Centers > SharePoint. Your Office 365 global administrator or SharePoint administrator will need to perform this action. Next, your site collection instance for Project Online needs to have Sharing turned on. This is done from the Office 365 Admin Center portal > Settings > Security & privacy > Sharing.įigure 3: Tenant Level Sharing Setting Configure Sharing for Project Web App Within the Office 365 tenant, your global administrator will need to allow Sharing to have this functionality enabled.
You can obtain a free Microsoft account that is tied to any email address or phone number at and select No account? Create one!įigure 2: Create a Microsoft Account Tenant Sharing Prerequisite The guest user will need to have either an account in their own Azure Active Directory (AAD) or have a Microsoft Account (MSA). The intention of this blog post is intended to give a more detailed procedure for getting this to work in your environment. There was an article posted by Microsoft recently on this feature. It now shows up in the Office 365 Roadmap as ‘Launched’ as of January 04, 2018. Microsoft released the ‘External users support for Project Online’ feature recently without much exposure or formal announcements. This new functionality will allow these users to connect to Project Online using their existing accounts and work seamlessly within Project Online.
Previously, organizations would have to create an account in their Azure Active Directory and maintain the user account and password policies. to participate in their Project Online environment.
VIDEO: Project Management in Office 365 and Microsoft Teamsĭownload: Power BI Template for Project OnlineĮxternal users within Project Online will allow organizations to add guest accounts, such as vendors, partners, etc.