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Is 'Project Online Desktop Client' another name for 'Project Pro for Office 365' ?
Yes, they renamed "Project Pro for Office 365" to "Project Online Desktop Client" recently. You would still use the ProjectProRetail option in your configuration.xml file.
Yes, they renamed "Project Pro for Office 365" to "Project Online Desktop Client" recently. You would still use the ProjectProRetail option in your configuration.xml file.
Confusing: I understand that I now need to move to the subscription version (formerly Project Pro for Office 365, now Project Online Desktop Client) in order to get thelatest Timeline features (label swimlane and show progress on the time line). The new name confused me because I will not be using the newly branded client for anything on-line.
I wish I didn't have to uninstall my existing MSP Pro 2016 desktop client in order to get the Timeline features I need.
My understanding is that you cannot order standalone Project anymore as a subscription offering. They bundled it in the Project Online Professional and Project Online Premium licensing SKU's. Both of those are Project Online offerings so you'd have a Project Online tenant somewhere to get it in the first place. Then it is up to you if you want to use it 'offline'.