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===== Set up the MS Project import schema ===== | ===== Set up the MS Project import schema ===== | ||
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+ | This step only needs to be executed once during the very first import. | ||
Data from Excel can be directly imported into MS Project. The information which column holds which attribute can be stored in a MS Project import scheme. You can either create this yourself (see below in [[: | Data from Excel can be directly imported into MS Project. The information which column holds which attribute can be stored in a MS Project import scheme. You can either create this yourself (see below in [[: | ||
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To install the pre-defined scheme into your global MS Project preferences, | To install the pre-defined scheme into your global MS Project preferences, | ||
- | * Download | + | * Download |
* Open this plan in MS Project | * Open this plan in MS Project | ||
* Go to '' | * Go to '' | ||
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The process data can be exported via the '' | The process data can be exported via the '' | ||
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===== Run the MS Project import ===== | ===== Run the MS Project import ===== | ||
- | Open MS Project and select '' | + | To import the process data into MS Project follow these steps: |
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+ | * Open MS Project and select '' | ||
+ | * Switch from the "XML Format" | ||
+ | * Select either '' | ||
+ | * Select " | ||
+ | * Check the import preview. If necessary, adjust the attribute mappings and save the import scheme. | ||
+ | * If import errors occur, you can either click " | ||
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+ | As a result, your imported process will show up in MS Project. | ||
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+ | For example, you can see that | ||
- | Select either "Use Existing Scheme" | + | <font inherit/ |
- | Select " | + | **<font inherit/ |
- | Check the import preview. If necessary, adjust the attribute mappings | + | <font inherit/ |
- | If import errors occur, you can either click " | + | <font inherit/ |
- | Your imported process will show up in MS Project. | + | With this capability, the project managers can start planning the tasks in MS Project |
===== Supported MS Project versions ===== | ===== Supported MS Project versions ===== | ||
- | This procedure has been successfully tested with | + | The concept of exporting data to Excel and importing it should be rather portable. |
* Microsoft Project 2016 | * Microsoft Project 2016 | ||
- | The concept of exporting data to Excel and importing it should be rather portable. Please let us know when you were able to make it work also with other versions or tools, then we will add those to this list. | + | It will surely work also with other MS Project versions. Please let us know when you were able to make it work also with other versions or tools, then we will add those to this list. |