Registry Strings for Enabling Simple or Automatic Check-in from Office Applications
You can enable simple or automatic check-in of documents in each integrated Office application as necessary, by configuring certain strings in the registry for each application. Simple check-in replaces the standard ProjectWise Check In dialog (that opens when you close a checked out document) with a simple Yes/No confirmation dialog that prompts you to check in the document. Automatic check-in checks in the document silently (no dialogs open) when you close the checked out document.
The SimpleDialog and ShowConfirmation registry strings control the document check-in behavior in integrated Microsoft Office applications.
- Set both SimpleDialog and ShowConfirmation to True to enable simple check-in. When simple check-in is enabled and you close a checked out document, the standard ProjectWise Check In dialog is replaced with a simple confirmation dialog that prompts you, "Check in closed document?". You can then click Yes or No.
- Set SimpleDialog to True and set ShowConfirmation to False to enable automatic check-in. When automatic check-in is enabled and you close a checked out document, the document is automatically checked in without any prompting.
The following table shows where these strings need to be
added in the registry for each application.
| Application | Registry Key |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Word | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS Word\ODMA64\Dialogs\CheckIn |
| Microsoft Excel | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS Excel\ODMA64\Dialogs\CheckIn |
| Microsoft Outlook | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS Outlook\ODMA64\Dialogs\CheckIn |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS PPoint\ODMA64\Dialogs\CheckIn |
| Microsoft Project | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS Project\ODMA64\Dialogs\CheckIn |
| Microsoft Visio | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS Visio\ODMA64\Dialogs\CheckIn |
Example: Enable simple check-in for Microsoft Word
- Open your Windows Registry Editor.
- Create the following the
registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS Word\ODMA64\Dialogs\CheckIn
- Under that, create a string called SimpleDialog, and set the value to True.
- In the same location, create a string called ShowConfirmation, and set the value to True.
- Close the Registry Editor.
Example: Enable automatic check-in for Microsoft Word
- Open your Windows Registry Editor.
- Create the following the
registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PW MS Word\ODMA64\Dialogs\CheckIn
- Under that, create a string called SimpleDialog, and set the value to True.
- In the same location, create a string called ShowConfirmation, and set the value to False.
- Close the Registry Editor.