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Michael Shea's avatar
Michael Shea
Copper Contributor
Jan 12, 2018

Project Online / SharePoint Modern UI

Are there any options for using the SharePoint modern UI with Project Online?  It would be nice to be able to utilize a modern page 1) on the PWA landing page, and 2) on the home page for each of the...
Teemu Strand's avatar
Teemu Strand
Iron Contributor
Feb 19, 2019

After over an year this is still relevant question but answers are missing.

 

It would be nice to hear how to modernize current classic Project Online project sites. And how to get  Teams connected to them. I can create Teams for my project and then O365 Group and SPO site will be provisioned but then PWA project site will be kind of an orphan. And then my project team has two Sharepoint sites - PWA project site and Teams connected Sharepoint site.

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Melody Shults
Copper Contributor
Apr 09, 2019

Teemu Strand 

Hi,

I am going to answer the question however i work in Project Web App online.

1. If you go to manage features in the PWA settings and activate Site Pages will give you the modern page option in PWA.

2.  For Teams it is a bit of a work around. You need to create your Team as you normally would, delete the default site and then connect to the Project Site. 

  • Scott_Tromley's avatar
    Scott_Tromley
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 24, 2019

    Melody Shults 

    2.  For Teams it is a bit of a work around. You need to create your Team as you normally would, delete the default site and then connect to the Project Site. 

    This is very useful, as getting everything standardized in one place on sharepoint is something I'm currently working on. Can you please tell me how you "Connect to the project site?"

    • Jason Maclauchlan's avatar
      Jason Maclauchlan
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 05, 2019
      Did you ever get a response to your question? Im trying the same thing and not getting anywhere.
      • Scott_Tromley's avatar
        Scott_Tromley
        Copper Contributor
        Nov 05, 2019

        Jason Maclauchlan That response I got wasn't particularly useful. The upshot is that I had to settle not using sharepoint with Project Online, and instead just had to rely on syncing the project with a sharepoint list. We are using modern sites connected to a project hub, and then syncing the project with a task list on the modern site.

  • PLDS's avatar
    PLDS
    Copper Contributor
    May 30, 2019

    Melody Shults after activating Site Pages where do I find the modern page option? I cannot seem to locate any option that is different to the current look and feel under the 'change the look' setting.

    Thanks

    • Melody Shults's avatar
      Melody Shults
      Copper Contributor
      Jul 11, 2019

      PLDS 

      Sorry for the long delay in answering. However in you site pages library under new should show option for Site pages.  

      Mel

  • Teemu Strand's avatar
    Teemu Strand
    Iron Contributor
    Apr 12, 2019

    Thanks Melody Shults for your comments! That "activating Site Pages" is definitely a workaround but I was hoping that PWA project sites, which are provisioned automatically with the project, would soon be modern. To avoid avoid manual interventions and get them O365 Group connected but I understand the PWA permission model is setting some limitations here.

    • Ian Bruckner's avatar
      Ian Bruckner
      Iron Contributor
      Apr 16, 2019

      Teemu Strand , would you please let us know if that worked for you? I have that option checked mentioned by Melody Shults and still no modern site pages :(

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