Direct Answer: Enable Autosave in the Work Plan
To enable Autosave in the Work Plan in OnePlan, open a plan of the desired Plan Type, go to Work Plan > List, select the ellipsis (...) menu, and select Configure. On the Configure tab, check Autosave in the General section, then select Save. Once enabled, changes made to non-schedule Work Types save automatically — no manual confirmation needed — as long as that Work Type has 200 or fewer items. If a Work Type grows past 200 items during your current session, Autosave keeps saving your changes until you navigate away; the next time you open that Work Type, Autosave is disabled and a banner prompts you to save manually.
What This Article Covers: Autosave
This article explains what Autosave does in the OnePlan Work Plan, how to enable it, and the limitations that determine when it applies: Autosave only works for non-schedule Work Types, and is disabled for a Work Type once it exceeds 200 items and you reopen it.
What you will accomplish
After reading this article, you will be able to enable Autosave for non-schedule Work Types, and understand what happens once a Work Type exceeds 200 items.
Before You Begin: Autosave
- Owner (administrator) permissions in OnePlan
- The Work Plan app installed
- Access to the Plan Type you want to configure
Why This Matters: Autosave
Context: The Save Button Is Enabled by Default
The Save button in the Work Plan is enabled by default in OnePlan and does not need to be turned on by an administrator. It lets you manually review and commit changes before they're saved, which helps with performance in large plans and gives you control over when changes are finalized.
Context: Autosave Reduces Manual Steps for Non-Schedule Work
For non-schedule Work Types — types that don't rely on the scheduling engine, such as Backlog items or custom Work Types — enabling Autosave removes the need to manually select Save after every change. Changes made to these Work Types save automatically as soon as they're made.
Context: Why Schedule Work Types Are Excluded
Autosave does not apply to schedule Work Types, such as Tasks. Schedule Work Types use the scheduling engine, which recalculates dependencies, rollups, and summary dates whenever a change is made — an operation administrators generally want to control deliberately rather than trigger on every keystroke. Schedule Work Types always require a manual Save, regardless of the Autosave setting.
Context: The 200 Item Threshold Takes Effect the Next Time You Open a Work Type
Autosave applies to a non-schedule Work Type as long as it has 200 or fewer items. If you add items past 200 during your current session, Autosave keeps saving your changes for the rest of that session. The threshold is enforced the next time the Work Type is opened: if it still has more than 200 items at that point, Autosave is disabled for that Work Type, and a warning banner appears:
⚠ Autosave has been disabled. This Work Type exceeds 200 items. Please save manually to preserve your changes.
While this banner is showing, you must use the manual Save button to preserve changes to that Work Type — Autosave will not resume until the item count is back at or below 200.
Step-by-Step: Enabling Autosave in the Work Plan
Task: Access Work Types Configuration
- Go to a plan of the desired Plan Type, then open Work Plan > List.
- In the toolbar, select the ellipsis (...) menu, then select Configure. The configuration panel opens to the Configure tab.
Task: Enable Autosave
In the General section at the top of the Configure tab, check Autosave.
Once saved, Autosave is active for all non-schedule Work Types in this Plan Type. There is no per-Work-Type toggle — Autosave applies to all eligible non-schedule Work Types at once.
Task: Confirm Autosave Is Working
- Open a non-schedule Work Type — for example, Risks, Issues, or a custom list type — with 200 or fewer items.
- Confirm that the Save button is not available.
- Make a change to a work item, such as editing a field value and confirm the change is preserved.
Task: Respond to the 200 Item Warning Banner
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If a non-schedule Work Type has grown past 200 items and you reopen it, look for the warning banner near the toolbar:
⚠ Autosave has been disabled. This Work Type exceeds 200 items. Please save manually to preserve your changes.
- While this banner is showing, select Save manually after making changes — Autosave will not preserve them for you.
- To restore Autosave for that Work Type, reduce its item count to 200 or fewer — for example, by archiving or deleting items you no longer need.
Note: If you're actively working in a Work Type and cross the 200-item threshold during that same session, Autosave continues saving your changes until you leave. The banner and manual-save requirement only appear the next time that Work Type is opened while still over 200 items.
Frequently Asked Questions: Autosave
Q: Do I still need to enable the Save button separately?
A: No. In OnePlan, the Save button is enabled by default and does not require separate configuration. Autosave is an additional setting for non-schedule Work Types — it does not replace the Save button, which remains available and is still required for schedule Work Types.
Q: Does Autosave work for Tasks?
A: No. In OnePlan, Autosave only applies to non-schedule Work Types. Tasks and other schedule Work Types always require manual Save, since changes there trigger schedule recalculation.
Q: What happens if a non-schedule Work Type grows beyond 200 work items?
A: In OnePlan, if you add items past 200 during your current session, Autosave keeps saving your changes until you leave. The next time that Work Type is opened, if it's still over 200 items, Autosave is disabled and a banner reads: "Autosave has been disabled. This Work Type exceeds 200 items. Please save manually to preserve your changes." Manual Save is required from that point until the item count is back at or below 200.
Q: Will I lose changes if I go over 200 items while working?
A: No. In OnePlan, Autosave continues to save your changes for the rest of that session even after you cross 200 items. The manual-save requirement only takes effect the next time you open that Work Type, if it's still over the threshold.
Q: Can I enable Autosave for one non-schedule Work Type but not another?
A: In OnePlan, Autosave is enabled at the Plan Type level and applies to all eligible non-schedule Work Types under that Plan Type. (Needs SME review — confirm whether per-Work-Type scoping is available.)
Q: Who can enable Autosave?
A: In OnePlan, only Administrators and Owners can enable Autosave, from the same Configure tab used for Work Types and Baselines.
What to Do Next: Autosave
Continue configuration:
Related Work Plan behavior:
Understand the feature:
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