Using Guest Access: How to Restrict Access of Multiple Users to Read-Only

Gastzugang: How to Use Guest Access in Merlin Project

With Merlin Project you have an easy way to restrict access of multiple users to read-only. A step-by-step guide.

Merlin Project Support

If you share project files with various project stakeholders, you've probably already used the ,Is User' option on your resources. And in doing so, you've maybe defined individual permissions for each user, or restricted the access to read-only for some.

Is there an easier way to restrict access of multiple users to read-only?

Yes!

Here we go

  • Open your project file.
  • Select a resources view (Resources > Entry).
  • Select the ,Default Resource'.
  • Make sure that at least one other resource is set as ,Is User' with permision to ,Read & Write'.
  • Enable the ,Is User' option for the ,Default Resource'.
  • Set permissions to ,Read'.
  • Save and close your project file.
  • Quit Merlin Project.
  • Open your project file with Merlin Project.
  • Choose ,Guest' for access.

Any stakeholder logging in as ,Guest' accesses the project file now in read-only mode. You as project manager don't need to define further user-resources to restrict individually permissions to read-only .

Resources view

If you have any questions about this blog article or would like to discuss it, we look forward to your contribution in our forum.

Run projects that actually ship.

One app for your project plan, native on every Apple device.